Magellan-class battleships

The Magellan-class battleships were authorized as part of the Year 70 Armament Reinforcement Plan, begun in response to the rapid increase in arms at Side 3. The Magellan-class was developed in conjunction with the Salamis-class cruiser, and at the time of their commissioning the Magellan-class was the most powerful warship in the Earth Federal Space Force. The first Magellans relied on shells and gunpowder to shoot projectiles, but were later refitted with beam weaponry sometime before the One Year War. All Magellan-class ships featured seven twin turret mega particle cannons in all, along with 14 anti-aircraft machineguns, which later be used to help defend the ships against Battle Mech attacks.

At the Outbreak of the One Year War the Earth Federal Space Force fleet commanders were surprised by the NEO deployment of Battle Mechs, which could out distance, out shoot, and out maneuver the Space Fleets ships. Fortunately for the Magellan-class, Federation engineers had installed several anti-aircraft guns on the battleships, but the Magellan fleet still took losses. Early in the One Year War Fleet Admiral Arcturus' flagship Ananke was lost at during the Loum War while attempting to prevent a colony drop. Admiral Tianem, commander of the EFSF 4th Fleet lost its flagship Titan while covering retreating Federal Forces after the Loum War. In September Magellan, Admiral Watkins' flagship, was scuttled at Luna II to allow The Warhammer to escape the facility.

As the One Year War entered its final leg the Federation began mass production of their first crude Battle Mechs. This was a blessing because the Federation's space fleet would now have Mechs to counter NEO Mechs; however, dedicated Mechs fighting ships such as the Pegasus-class assault carriers were few and far between.

Class type: Battleship
Class namesake: In honor of the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Launched: October Universal Century 0070
Preceded by: N/A, First Space Force battleship class
Succeeded by: Birmingham class battleship
Ships of the line: Ananke, Nereid, Phoebe, Titan, Luzar, Hyperion, Hood, Kilimanjaro

General Characteristics
Displacement: 62,900 tons
Length: 327 meters
Width: 102 meters
Height: 96 meters

Armament:
7 2-barrel beam turrets
14 anti-aircraft machine guns
4 Internal missile launchers
Mech Hangers: None
Mech Catapults: N/A
Mech Capacity: 4-6 Mechs on outer hull
Powerplant: Minovsky-Ionesco Fusion Reactor