Lar'shi Class Cruiser
The Lar'shi Class Starship — codenamed "Hero" — was born out of the Damocles Gulf Crusade.
History
During that conflict, the Tau had been shown first-hand where the Kor'vattra was lacking, and attempted to design a ship that could match the Imperium's Lunar Class Cruiser. Although the resulting vessel was still no match for a comparable Imperial warship, the vessel that resulted was nonetheless a credible ship of the line.[1]
As a purebred combat ship, the Lar'shi is significantly more effective in a straight-up firefight than its Gal'leath and Il'fannor predecessors. In its primary Vash'ya configuration, the Lar'shi packs a great deal of firepower in the form of a forward Gravitic Launcher, a forward Railgun turret, two launch bays for Barracudas and Mantas, and a pair of Ion Cannon turrets, the latter of which are replaced by slightly weaker but longer-ranged Railgun batteries in the less-common Tolku variant. Both versions are protected by a Deflector that enhances their forward armour, allowing them to survive a head-on confrontation and bring their weapons' overlapping fields of fire to bear on an enemy.[1]
Notable Lar'shi Class Starships
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Lar'shi Class
Sources
- 1: Battlefleet Gothic Resources: Tau Fleets, pg. 103 (accessed 2010.11.30)
- 2: Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2
| Tau Navy | |
|---|---|
| Battleships | Gal'leath • Or'es El'leath |
| Cruisers | Il'fannor • Lar'shi • Il'Porrui • Lar'shi'vre |
| Escorts | Kir'qath • Skether'qan • Kass'l • Kir'la • Kir'shasvre |
| Other | Il'Emaar |
| Attack Craft | Manta • Barracuda • Tiger Shark • Remora Fighter • Orca • Sun Shark • Razorshark |
| Allied | Kroot Warsphere • Nicassar Dhow • Stronghold Class Commerce Vessel • Bastion Class Commerce Vessel Vespid Nest Vessel • Greet Lineship • Greet Stealther • Domati Wyrmship • Ostense Council Winged Disc |
