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Line 50: The third [[WarShip]] class to be named after the famous [[Rear Admiral]] [[Adelaide Lola]], the '''''Lola III''''' first entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force|Star League Navy]] in [[2662]]. Designed to be quick and inexpensive to build, the ''Lola III'' was strong enough to provide escort duty in the [[Periphery]], and dependable enough for extended picket duty within the [[Terran Hegemony]]. It is the most heavily armed and armored destroyer designed, due in part to [[Boeing Interstellar]]'s consultation with [[BattleMech]] designers to implement "baffled space", a concept that uses a cushion layer between the inner and outer hull to absorb hits. However, this construction technique increased the ship's weight which, in combination with its oversized engines, continued the earlier Block I and Block II vessels' cramped living conditions.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO57210>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 210–211: ''Lola I & II (Destroyers)''</ref> The third [[WarShip]] class to be named after the famous [[Rear Admiral]] [[Adelaide Lola]], the '''''Lola III''''' first entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force|Star League Navy]] in [[2662]]. Designed to be quick and inexpensive to build, the ''Lola III'' was strong enough to provide escort duty in the [[Periphery]], and dependable enough for extended picket duty within the [[Terran Hegemony]]. It is the most heavily armed and armored destroyer designed, due in part to [[Boeing Interstellar]]'s consultation with [[BattleMech]] designers to implement "baffled space", a concept that uses a cushion layer between the inner and outer hull to absorb hits. However, this construction technique increased the ship's weight which, in combination with its oversized engines, continued the earlier Block I and Block II vessels' cramped living conditions.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO57210>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 210–211: ''Lola I & II (Destroyers)''</ref> − [[Boeing Interstellar|Boeing Interstellar's]] [[Galax]] yards were one of the few [[Star League]] production facilities found outside of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="BSs27">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 27</ref> These yards produced ''Lola IIIs'' until the [[Amaris Civil War]], which a large number of the 470 launched did survive,<ref name="BSs54">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 54</ref> and were the second-most numerous WarShip class within the [[Exodus Fleet]]. The [[Clans]] were able to improve the class thanks to their technological advancement, primarily increasing available space and reducing crew requirements. Following their subsequent return to the [[Inner Sphere]], the ''Lola III'' has continued to serve in most Clan naval ''[[touman|toumans]]'', though it was inaccurately reported in 3057 that [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] had none of the vessels.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/>+ After the [[Amaris Civil War]], a large number of the 470 produced ''Lola III''s survived,<ref name="BSs54">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 54</ref> and were the second-most numerous WarShip class within the [[Exodus Fleet]]. The [[Clans]] were able to improve the class thanks to their technological advancement, primarily increasing available space and reducing crew requirements. Following their subsequent return to the [[Inner Sphere]], the ''Lola III'' has continued to serve in most Clan naval ''[[touman|toumans]]'', though it was inaccurately reported in 3057 that [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] had none of the vessels.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/> [[Comstar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] maintained a handful of ''Lola'' vessels until the splinter sect's destructive [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> Clan Nova Cat lost the [[Triumphus|last of their]] ''Lolas'' in the creation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark]] converted [[Caleuche|theirs]] to an [[Tiburon Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Aimag]] base, leaving few examples of the once numerous class in use in the [[IlClan (Era)|IlClan]] era. [[Comstar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] maintained a handful of ''Lola'' vessels until the splinter sect's destructive [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> Clan Nova Cat lost the [[Triumphus|last of their]] ''Lolas'' in the creation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark]] converted [[Caleuche|theirs]] to an [[Tiburon Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Aimag]] base, leaving few examples of the once numerous class in use in the [[IlClan (Era)|IlClan]] era.
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The third [[WarShip]] class to be named after the famous [[Rear Admiral]] [[Adelaide Lola]], the '''''Lola III''''' first entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force|Star League Navy]] in [[2662]]. Designed to be quick and inexpensive to build, the ''Lola III'' was strong enough to provide escort duty in the [[Periphery]], and dependable enough for extended picket duty within the [[Terran Hegemony]]. It is the most heavily armed and armored destroyer designed, due in part to [[Boeing Interstellar]]'s consultation with [[BattleMech]] designers to implement "baffled space", a concept that uses a cushion layer between the inner and outer hull to absorb hits. However, this construction technique increased the ship's weight which, in combination with its oversized engines, continued the earlier Block I and Block II vessels' cramped living conditions.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO57210>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 210–211: ''Lola I & II (Destroyers)''</ref> | The third [[WarShip]] class to be named after the famous [[Rear Admiral]] [[Adelaide Lola]], the '''''Lola III''''' first entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force|Star League Navy]] in [[2662]]. Designed to be quick and inexpensive to build, the ''Lola III'' was strong enough to provide escort duty in the [[Periphery]], and dependable enough for extended picket duty within the [[Terran Hegemony]]. It is the most heavily armed and armored destroyer designed, due in part to [[Boeing Interstellar]]'s consultation with [[BattleMech]] designers to implement "baffled space", a concept that uses a cushion layer between the inner and outer hull to absorb hits. However, this construction technique increased the ship's weight which, in combination with its oversized engines, continued the earlier Block I and Block II vessels' cramped living conditions.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO57210>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 210–211: ''Lola I & II (Destroyers)''</ref> | ||
| − | + | After the [[Amaris Civil War]], a large number of the 470 produced ''Lola III''s survived,<ref name="BSs54">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 54</ref> and were the second-most numerous WarShip class within the [[Exodus Fleet]]. The [[Clans]] were able to improve the class thanks to their technological advancement, primarily increasing available space and reducing crew requirements. Following their subsequent return to the [[Inner Sphere]], the ''Lola III'' has continued to serve in most Clan naval ''[[touman|toumans]]'', though it was inaccurately reported in 3057 that [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] had none of the vessels.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/> | |
[[Comstar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] maintained a handful of ''Lola'' vessels until the splinter sect's destructive [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> Clan Nova Cat lost the [[Triumphus|last of their]] ''Lolas'' in the creation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark]] converted [[Caleuche|theirs]] to an [[Tiburon Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Aimag]] base, leaving few examples of the once numerous class in use in the [[IlClan (Era)|IlClan]] era. | [[Comstar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] maintained a handful of ''Lola'' vessels until the splinter sect's destructive [[Jihad]].<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> Clan Nova Cat lost the [[Triumphus|last of their]] ''Lolas'' in the creation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark]] converted [[Caleuche|theirs]] to an [[Tiburon Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Aimag]] base, leaving few examples of the once numerous class in use in the [[IlClan (Era)|IlClan]] era. | ||