Centauri Republic Primus Class Battlecruiser

Primus Class Battlecruiser

Craft: Centauri Republic Primus Class Battlecruiser
Type: battlecruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 1,586 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 201
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 5D+1; Capital Ship Pilot: 5D+1; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D; Communications: 5D+1; Sensors: 5D+1; Starship Gunnery: 4D; Planetary Systems: 5D+1; Tactics: 5D+1; Command: 5D+1
Passengers: 2,500
Cargo Capacity: 2,500 metric tons
Consumables: 25 months
Hyperdrive: x2
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 0D
Space: 8
Hull: 7D
Sensors

• Passive: 50/1D+2
• Scan: 100/2D+2
• Search: 150/3D+2
• Focus: 5/4D+2

Craft Carried: 2 shuttles, 24 fighters
Weapons

• 6 Battle Lasers

Fire Arc: fore
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/35/75
Damage: 10D

• 13 Particle Arrays

Fire Arc: 5 fore, 3 port, 3 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-8/15/25
Damage: 5D

• 4 MK I Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 fore, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew:
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Damage:

• Intercept: 3D+1
• Offense: D

Secundus Class Battlecruiser

Craft: Centauri Republic Secundus Class Battlecruiser
Type: battlecruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 1,586 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 431
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 5D+1; Capital Ship Pilot: 5D+1; Communications: 5D+1; Sensors: 5D+1; Starship Gunnery: 4D; Planetary Systems: 5D+1; Tactics: 5D+1; Command: 5D+1
Passengers: 3,000
Cargo Capacity: 3,000 metric tons
Consumables: 30 months
Hyperdrive: yes
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 0D
Space: 8
Hull: 7D+2
Sensors

• Passive: 50/1D+2
• Scan: 100/2D+2
• Search: 150/3D+2
• Focus: 5/4D+2

Craft Carried: 2 shuttles, 9 heavy fighters
Weapons

• 17 Particle Arrays

Fire Arc: 9 fore, 3 port, 3 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-8/15/25
Damage: 5D

• 4 MK I Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 fore, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew:
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Damage:

• Intercept: 3D+1
• Offense: 1D

Tertius Class Battlecruiser

Craft: Centauri Republic Tertius Class Battlecruiser
Type: battlecruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 1,586 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 119
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 5D+1; Capital Ship Pilot: 5D+1; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D; Communications: 5D+1; Sensors: 5D+1; Starship Gunnery: 4D; Planetary Systems: 5D+1; Tactics: 5D+1; Command: 5D+1
Passengers: 2,500
Cargo Capacity: 2,500 metric tons
Consumables: 20 months
Hyperdrive: x2
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 0D
Space: 8
Hull: 6D+1
Sensors

• Passive: 40/1D+1
• Scan: 80/2D+1
• Search: 120/3D+1
• Focus: 4/4D+1

Craft Carried: 4 shuttles
Weapons

• 6 Battle Lasers

Fire Arc: fore
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/35/75
Damage: 10D

• 6 Plasma Accelerators

Fire Arc: 4 fore, 1 aft
Crew: 2
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-10/20/30
Damage: 4D

• 12 Particle Arrays

Fire Arc: 3 fore, 3 port, 3 starboard, 3 aft
Crew: 2
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-8/15/25
Damage: 5D

• 4 MK I Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 fore, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew:
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Damage:

• Intercept: 3D+1
• Offense: 1D

Description

Only a fraction smaller than the Octurion, the Primus is the normal flagship of the Centauri navy. They are less expensive and far more commonly seen in the fleet. The Primus is a testament to the might and power the Centauri once wielded in the galaxy. Among the strongest of the frontline vessels designed by the younger races, Primus battle cruisers mount a large number of weapons, permitting them to engage almost any enemy at varying ranges and angles with a good chance of a victorious outcome. Between powerful battle lasers and accurate twin arrays, few ships of lesser stature can hope to survive long against a baseline Primus. It is said to lack the powerful secondary armament usually found in ships of this size, which often leads enemy captains trying to close range when engaging but the powerful battle lasers mounted on the Primus are more than capable of crippling an enemy as he maneuvers and accelerates to do so.

The Primus was the hull of choice when it came to construct the Emperors’ personal cruisers and it has since become one of the most recognizable ships in the Republic’s fleet with several variants ensuring it will remain in service for decades more to come. Unimaginative in naming the first two types of variants – the Secundus and Tertius – the Primus hull had been used to create a very capable assault transport/escort version in the first, and a ship-hunting plasma variant in the latter. These are both tried and true variants that may give up some of the versatility of the Primus, but sit firmly in the niche they were created for.

Source

Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 53-55); thedemonapostle