Babylon 5 Laser Weaponry

Laser technology is considered to be the highest form of energy-based weapon technology in most of the younger spacefaring races’ arsenals. By taking a tremendous amount of energy siphoned from the fusion reactor and alternate power supplies, and focusing it through a series of lenses and chemical gases, the device can project a powerful beam of tremendous heat and longevity capable of shearing through armored hulls like warm butter.

It was the Centauri’s spread and withdrawal across the galaxy that made laser technology so prevalent in one shape or another. They left behind or traded away many of their earlier versions to many League worlds, and later – after the first occupation of Narn – it was the Regime who spread the new and more dangerous ‘heavy laser’ technology to some races. Among them were the Humans during the Earth-Minbari War, although it did little to aid them.

Laser technology is as advanced as most races will ever get with their weaponry, but with the efficiency that laser weapons can dish out damage at extreme ranges there is little need for much else. A solid and sustained hit from a laser weapon inflicts terrible damage to an outer hull and can sometimes even penetrate to central decks.

Name	Scale	Weight	Cost	Space Range	Rate of Fire	Damage
Light Laser Cannon	Starfighter	4.75 mt	8,000	1-3/12/25	1	6D+1
Medium Laser Cannon	Capital	600 mt	50,000	1-15/35/75	1	4D
Heavy Laser Cannon	Capital	975 mt	130,000	1-15/35/75	1	6D
Battle Laser	Capital	862.5 mt	200,000	1-15/35/75	1	12D
Combat Laser	Capital	300 mt	24,000	1-3/12/25	1	3D
Laser/Pulse Array	Capital	1,450 m	60,000	1-15/35/75	1	4D