Lusankaya

The Lusankaya is the Executor’s sister ship, with keel laid and final rivet finished at the same time as Vader’s flagship. By having all expenses for the Lusankaya attributed to the construction of the Executor, the Empire kept the existence of the second Super Star Destroyer secret from the galaxy at large. The Lusankaya was covered in a superframe of girders and electronics, then lowered onto Coruscant disguised as a massive planetary shield generator and its repulsorlift cradle. the fact that a Super Star Destroyer was at the “heart” of the generator was kept secret, allowing the Lusankaya to serve as a secret prison facility. Exactly why the Emperor went to such great lengths to hide a Super Star Destroyer is unknown, though it’s certainly possible that he intended the ship to serve as an emergency command vehicle, should his throne world ever come under siege.

As events occurred, the Lusankaya was used by intelligence officer Ysanne Isard to flee Coruscant after the Emperor’s death. she built a command group around the hip and engaged in such gambits as the Bacta War. Eventually she was defeated and killed, and the Lusankaya entered the service of the New Republic. For twenty years the ship acted as a medical research and quarantine ship, a research vessel, and the command ship of an extensively built-up Rogue Squadron. During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, the Lusankaya suffered extensive damage and was stripped of weapons and turned into a suicide weapon to destroy the largest Vong battle-operational worldship.

Capabilities

When extremely large ships—such as Super Star Destroyers and Mon Calamari Star Defenders—enter the fray of battle, they can pose an incredible threat to other starships. The high number of weapons they can bring to bear makes it statistically probable that several of their attacks will result in critical hits. Smaller ships, such as space transports and starfighters, will almost certainly be wiped out instantaneously thanks to the likelihood of one of these massive capital ships scoring a critical hit, since no size disparity can save them. When using these massive vessels in an encounter, Gamemasters should be careful to limit the number of attacks originating from these ships that are aimed at vessels occupied by player characters, and important NPCs. Instead, consider placing other large, threatening targets on the battlefield for these ships to shoot at. If these massive vessels are tied up attacking one another, they will spare few shots for passing space transports and starfighters, allowing player characters to move about the battlefield without the risk of errant critical hits.

Though the Lusankaya has fewer heavy weapons than a typical Executor-class^[1] Super Star Destroyer, it uses the saved space for extensive personnel quarters. It needs less overall crew and has superior computers (an advantage of constantly receiving computer upgrades while hidden within Coruscant), but can carry more troops and thousands of prisoners. With the addition of point-defense lasers, the Lusankaya is perfectly equipped to single-handedly smash thorough a planet’s defenses and take command of its major cities. Unlike other Super Star Destroyers, which rely on support ships to some degree, the Lusankaya is by itself enough to forge a new, if small, multiplanet government.

Tactical Fire: Super Star Destroyers of all kinds are exceptionally dangerous foes that can eradicate almost any enemy in mere moments. As a standard action, a Super Star Destroyer can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 3-square radius around itself. All allied starships within that area gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls and deal +1 die of damage on a successful attack.

Lusankaya (CL 36)

Starships of the Galaxy, page 138.

Colossal (station) space station

Initiative: −4; Senses: Perception +6

Defenses: Fort 74, Ref 17 (flat-footed 17) ; ++17 armor, Vehicular Combat

Hit Points: 3,000; DR: 20; SR: 350; Damage Threshold: 574

Speed: fly 1 squares (starship scale)

Ranged: 15 heavy turbolaser batteries +15* (see below) and
25 turbolaser batteries +15* (see below) and
25 point-defense laser cannon batteries +15 (see below) and
10 heavy ion cannon batteries +15* (see below) and
8 tractor beam batteries +15* (see below) and
10 heavy concussion missile batteries +15* (see below)

Fighting Space: 2×2 (starship scale); Cover: total

Base Attack: +2; Grapple: 86

Abilities: Str 138, Dex 10, Con —, Int 20

Skills: Initiative −4, Mechanics +6, Perception +6, Pilot −4, Use Computer +6

Crew: 207,381 (skilled); Passengers: 57,000 (troops), 115,000 (prisoners)

Cargo: 250,000 tons; Consumables: 6 years; Carried Craft: 72 starfighters, up to 1,000 other small craft

Payload: 10,000 heavy concussion missiles

Hyperdrive: ×1 (backup ×8), navicomputer

Availability: Military; Cost: not available for sale

* Apply a −20 penalty on attacks against targets smaller than Colossal size.

Heavy turbolaser battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15 (−5 against targets smaller than Colossal), Damage: 11d10×5

Turbolaser battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15 (−5 against targets smaller than Colossal), Damage: 8d10×5

Point-defense laser cannon battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15, Damage: 7d10×2

Heavy ion cannon battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15 (−5 against targets smaller than Colossal), Damage: 5d10×5 ion

Tractor beam battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15 (−5 against targets smaller than Colossal), Damage: — (grapple +86)

Heavy concussion missile battery (5 gunners)
Attack: +15 (−5 against targets smaller than Colossal), Damage: 10d10×5, 4-square splash

Footnotes and References
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↑ The text in the book incorrectly lists the class as Super. This is inconsistent with already established lore as well as the previous mention in the Imperial Star Destroyer section.

[1] The text in the book incorrectly lists the class as Super. This is inconsistent with already established lore as well as the previous mention in the Imperial Star Destroyer section.

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