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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kronos182" data-source="post: 7930820" data-attributes="member: 6668634">Magellan ClassThe Magellan is the main battleship of the Earth Federation of the Gundam universe, heavily armed and armoured, with a hull loosely based on Earth naval ships. These ships were armed with seven dual barreled mega particle cannons as its main armaments, along with four missile launchers, and fourteen dual barreled machine guns for point defense. Magellans also carried a deployable shuttle to allow crew to travel to a planet's surface. They were not designed to carry mobile suits, or mechs, and any carried must be attached to the outside, with the pilots in their vehicles. While the Magellans are potent, they were no match for the Zeon ships with their compliment of mobile suits and mechs.Once the Earth Federation stabilized after the 23 Hours, and formed alliances, it began replacing some of its fleet of Magellans with newer and better ships, with older models being sold to lower tech allies.Magellan (PL 5-6)Type: Subtype: BattleshipSize: Colossal (-8 size)Tactical Speed: 3500Defense: 2Flat-Footed Defense: Autopilot Defense: Hardness: 30Hit Dice: 350d20 (7000 hp)Initiative Modifier: Pilot's Class Bonus: Pilot's Dex Modifier: Gunner's Attack Bonus: Length: 1073 ftWeight: 63,400 tonsTargeting System Bonus: +3Crew: 120Passenger Capacity: 10Cargo Capacity: 2000 tonsGrapple Modifier: +16Base PDC: 62Restriction: Mil +3Attack:Mega Particle Cannon -5 ranged 15d20 energy, x4, 7000 ft;Or Multi-Shot CHE missile launchers -5 ranged, 6d12. ball, 19-20.Attack of Opportunity: Point defense system -5 ranged (3d12x10 ballistic)Standard PL(5-6) Design Spec: ventral mounted re-entry shuttle (standard shuttle)Engines: fusion torch drive, thrustersArmour: vanadiumDefense Systems: autopilot, radiation shielding, point defense systemSensors: Class III, targeting systemCommunications: Radio & Laser transceiversWeapons: fire-linked mega particle cannons (7), 4 Multi-shot CHE missileGrappling Systems: NoneNotes: The layout of the mega particle cannons allows the Magellan to bring up to 2 cannons to bare on a single target if necessary, or allow it to fire almost every round in almost any directly with a single cannon as other recharge. Firing multiple cannons at a single target is similar to fire-linking, 2 turrets dealing 45d20. The multi-shot CHE missiles can be fire-linked in groups of 2 or 4.Mega Particle CannonThese cannons uses the same principles as beam weapons used on mobile weapons, only on a larger scale. Unfortunately, while these weapons are devastating, they have a slow rate of fire, able to fire once every other round.Mega Particle Cannon (PL6)Damage: 10d20Critical: x4Damage Type: EnergyRange Increment: 6000 ftRate of Fire: once every 2 roundsMinimum Ship Size: ColossalPurchase DC: 42Restriction: Mil +3Multi-Shot CHE LaunchersThese are CHE launchers that can fire up to 6 missiles at once. If fired at a single target, treated as a fire-linked and battery of 3 missiles, dealing 9d12 ballistic damage, +2 to attack roll. Or can target up to 6 individual targets using a single attack roll at -5 for all targets. If less than 6 targets are selected, one additional missile will strike a random target already targeted by a missile. Carries enough missiles to fire 10 times before requiring reloading.Magellans carries 4 additional reloads, but takes 1d4x5 rounds for each reload.Magellan mk2An upgraded version of the Magellan was developed after the One Year War, replacing the machine gun turrets with lasers for improved point defense systems, increased armour and improved engines to offset the added weight. The missile magazines were expanded and a pair of torpedo launchers are added for heavier strike capability. Six external ranks that hold two mechs or three RB-79 Ball units allow the Magellan mk2 to carry some mobile suits. The cargo bay is modified to retrieve and reload a single mobile suit or two RB-79s at once, but takes 2 rounds to enter or leave the bay. Although with these improvements, it still wasn't much of a match for Zeon ships.Make the following changes to a Magellan to make it a mk2:Add 10d20 die (+200 hit points);Point Defense system deals fire damage (upgraded to lasers);Add 2 additional reload for the Multi-Shot CHE Launchers;Add two torpedo launchers with 6 mk1 torpedoes each, can fire fire-linked or individually;Reduce cargo capacity to 1000 tons;PDC +1Torpedo Mk1The first series of torpedoes were large, slow, took a long time to acquire a target lock, but had decent armour penetration and high damage. These torpedoes took between 5 and 10 seconds to lock on target, and once launched, weren't very quick, allowing anti-missile systems a chance to destroy them, or for enemy fighters to intercept and destroy them. This required the launching ship to fire the torpedoes at point blank range, putting the ship in range of many ship anti-fighter weapons.Torpedo Mk1 (PL6)Damage: 2d100Critical: 20 x3Damage Type: fireRange Increment: -Rate of Fire: 2 roundsMinimum Ship Size: GargantuanPurchase DC: 41 for 4 torpedoes.Restriction: Mil (+4)Note: Point defense systems gain a +20% chance to hit torpedo. Requires two rounds to fire, one round to aim, requiring the firing ship to keep steady, either sitting still, or flying straight at the target, making no pilot checks except when hit by weapons fire (Pilot check DC 20) to remain steady, making an attack roll in the first round. The next round the pilot makes another attack roll with a +2 bonus to confirm target lock to launch the torpedo. If the first attack roll fails, the lock isn't established, or if the firing ship is attacked and the pilot fails the Pilot check, the lock is lost and must start again with another full round aiming then firing on the second around.Enemy fighters can attack launched torpedoes, Def 11, 20 HP, hardness 10.</blockquote>

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