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{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Lola I_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Lola III''
| manufacturer = [[Boeing Interstellar]]<ref name=TR50>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 130–131</ref>
| Use = Destroyer
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
| Cost = 6,656,410,600 C-Bills<ref name=MUL/>
| Introduced = [[2662]]
| production year=2662
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>{{cite web|url=https://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4533/lola-iii-destroyer-2662|title=MUL entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}''|website =Master Unit List|access-date=2025-03-23}}</ref>
| Mass = 680,000 tons<ref>The vessel's mass was originally given as 678,000 tons in ''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 130, and ''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 142. However, this was later amended to 680,000 tons in ''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 140, following changes to the design rules for spacecraft that necessitated changes to the stats of a number of units. The [[MUL]] confirms 680,000 tons as the correct mass for all iterations of the ''Lola''.</ref>
| Length = 653 meters
| Sail Diameter = 1,100 meters
| Fuel = 1,200 tons
| Burn Rate = 39.52
| Safe Thrust = 2 g
| Top Thrust = 3 g
| Sail Integrity = 4
| KF Drive Integrity = 14
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = <span></span>
* 12x [[NL55]]
* 4x [[NL45]]
* 16x [[NAC/10]]
* 2x [[White Shark]]
* 5x [[Barracuda]]
| Armor = 322 tons [[Boeing D-Span]] [[Ferro-Carbide]] 
| DropShip Capacity = 0
| Crew = 218<ref name="TRO:3057Rp140">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 140–141: "Lola III (Destroyer)"</ref>
* 38 Officers
* 143 Enlisted
* 37 Gunners
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(Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/>
*50 Pilots / Engineers<br/>
*41 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)<br/>
*63 Secondary Engineers<br/>
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Bay Personnel: 32 
| Grav Decks = None
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 8/0
| Heat Sinks = 742 [[double heat sink|double]]
| Structural Integrity = 50
| BV (1.0) = 59,501<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 294</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 
}}

==Description==
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/>

[[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.

==Armament==
The ''Lola III'' carries twelve [[Hellion-55]] Naval Laser 55s located in four turrets spaced evenly to cover all firing arcs and provide long-range firepower. A pair of [[White Shark]] missile launchers are located in the ship's fore section, and four [[Barracuda]] missile launchers are divided between its port and starboard sides, with a fifth Barracuda launcher covering the ship's rear firing arc. Sixteen [[Luxor-10]] Naval Autocannon/10s and four [[Maxell-45]] Naval Laser 45s are framed around both entrances to the ship's hangars, providing additional broadside coverage. When fully stocked, a ''Lola III'' carries twelve White Shark missiles, twenty Barracuda missiles, and 400 rounds of autocannon ammunition.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/>

==Cargo==
The ship has three cargo bays, allowing it to carry a total of 117,178 tons of cargo. The first bay typically carries six [[aerospace fighters]], while the second carries four [[Small Craft]], leaving the third to carry general cargo. The loss of 2 bay doors from the previous Blocks is notable, though the doors of the small craft and fighters are interchangeable.<ref name=TR50/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/>

*Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighter]] (6), 1 door
*Bay 2: [[Small Craft]] (4), 1 door
*Bay 3: Cargo (117,178 tons), 1 door

==Variants==
*; Clan : Begun in [[2841]],<ref name=MULc>{{cite web|url=http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4534/lola-iii-destroyer-clan|title=MUL entry for the ''Lola III Destroyer (Clan)''|website =Master Unit List|access-date=2025-03-23}}</ref> the Clans upgraded ''Lola III'' makes several modifications to the original version. Most notably, an advanced computer system decreased the number of crew from 254 to 220. This allows the ship to carry ten aerospace fighters and ten [[Small Craft]], providing it additional protection against enemy fighters, though more than doubling the number of bay personnel and their bunk crew accommodations. The ship has also been fitted with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] at the cost of armor tonnage (286.5 tons) and cargo bay size (108,613.5 tons).<ref name=TRO:3057Rp140/>

==Related WarShips==
* ''[[Lola I]]'' and ''[[Lola II]]'' - previous iterations of the ''Lola'' class.

* ''[[M-5 "Caspar" Capital Drone|M-5 Drone]]'': The ''Lola II'' served as the basis for the WarShips of the Terran Hegemony's [[Space Defense System]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 61: "The drones were automated warships that packed the punch of a battlecruiser in the frame of a Lola destroyer."</ref> Popularly known as the ''Caspar'' drone, these ships were the main combat unit of the SDS.<ref name=TLoT1p168>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 168: M-5 "Caspar" Capital Drone</ref>

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Individual Lola III-class WarShips]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Lola I TRO2750.jpg|''Lola'' Entry in ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
Lola II (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|''Lolas'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]''
Lola III (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Lola III (Clan)'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
CBS Blood Fury.jpg|''Lola III''-class (Clan refit) CBS ''Blood Fury'' in combat on ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' cover 
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Luzerne]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
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