Draconia

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Draconia is the flagship of the Draconian Empire in 2491.

While on a fake mission of peace to Earth, Princess Ardala and the ship's commander, Kane, use Draconia to launch Hatchet fighters to disrupt the Earth's food supply lines. This faux peace, along with the deployment of Hatchet fighters, is a prelude to invasion.

En route to Earth, Hatchet fighters intercept Ranger 3 and its preserved occupant, Captain William "Buck" Rogers, bringing the 500 year old relic to Draconia. After reviving and debriefing the occupant, as well as fitting the ship with a transmitter, Ranger 3 and Rogers depart from Draconia en route to Earth.

Rogers is able to infiltrate the ship and later aid in its destruction, thwarting the Draconian Empire's plans (BR25: "Awakening").

Other Draconia-type craft are later used by Princess Ardala, suggesting that this is a primary ship class in the Draconian Empire's fleet (BR25: "Escape from Wedded Bliss", "Ardala Returns", "Flight of the War Witch").

Launch Bays

Snub superiority fighter crafts, such as the Hatchet fighter, launch from irregular pentagon shaped tubes connected to an interior hangar bay deeper within the ship.