Magellan Revised Space Use Battleship General Data and Attributes

Manufacturer: Earth Federation Weight: 62900 Metric Tons Armor Materials: Titanium Alloy Crew Compliment: 65 Crewmen Dimensions   • Length 327 meters   • Width 102 meters   • Height 96 meters Attributes   • Class: Space   • Speed: Terrible -   • Maneuverability: Terrible -   • Armor: Good

Design Features   • M Particle Emitters Hangar Capacity   • 2x Cargo   • 3x Infantry   • 8x Ball

Armaments

Anti Vehicle/MS   • 16x AA Laser Turret

Anti Ship   • 3x Fore 2-barrel Large Mega Particle Cannon Turret   • 2x Starboard 2-barrel Large Mega Particle Cannon Turret   • 2x Port 2-barrel Large Mega Particle Cannon Turret   • 4x Rocket Launcher (A)

Technical and Historical Data Developed under the Earth Federation's "70's Rearmament Program" the Magellan-class battleship forms half of the EFSF's navy along with the Salamis-class cruiser. While the Salamis is intended to be a multirole ship capable of combat, reconnaissance, and interdiction, the Magellan is a flat out battlewagon. It serves no purpose other than to put down an extremely heavy field of fire from its multiple main turrets, and it does this quite well. Initial Federal doctrine was slated to have the Magellans serve as fleet flagships, but it was felt that this would be a gross misappropriation of the Magellan's massive firepower, and it wasn't long before the ratio of Salamis to Magellans was breaking two-to-one in many fleets. The Magellan-class is armed with seven powerful double-barreled mega particle cannon turrets, five forward and two aft. A host of antiaircraft machineguns are stippled around its bridge, and four large missile launchers are mounted behind the first primary turret. Combined, these weapons give the Magellan a huge amount of firepower for a ship that's only about 40 meters longer than the Salamis. Magellans are propelled by four giant rocket engines, and have their own re-entry capsule, much as the Salamis does. They also sport much thicker armor and a reinforced hull, allowing them to take a lot more punishment than many would believe. Though the Salamis-class cruisers were sunk like paper cups at Lourm, the Magellans put up much more of a fight, and are credited with all Zeon warship losses at the battle. They were also no easy quarry for Zeon's Zaku mobile suits due to their hard-hitting antiaircraft complement, but that still wasn't enough to carry the battle at the time. When the new class of Salamis ships began production, it was decided that the Magellan could use one too. The Magellan's refit isn't as spectacular as the Salamis', though it does correct a few principle failings. The only noticiable difference is that the Magellan's antiaricraft machineguns have all been replaced with laser turrets, with an additional two mounted on the portruding gunnery stations. This significantly boosts the warship's capability to deal with mobile suits and other fast-moving enemy targets. No other major changes have been made due to the Magellan's already-accomplished track record. Much as with the Salamis, EF strategists plan to have every original Magellan refitted to the newer model by the end of the year. Image Gallery Bridge