Earth Alliance Titan Class Warcruiser EAS Titan pictured Titan Class History During the Earth-Minbari War, the Sharlin became the bane of all Earth Alliance captains. The sight of this Angel Fish shaped starship jumping into the middle of an EF task force usually spelled doom for anyone not prepared to jump out immediately. EarthForce had nothing that could stand toe-to-toe with a Sharlin. A Nova could if it was allowed to get close enough to a Sharlin, but most were destroyed before they could get into range. A new ships was needed, one that could equal a Sharlin in terms of firepower, armor, and speed. The Titan class warcruiser was designed to do just that. Armed with similar weaponary to the Sharlin (6 Heavy Laser Cannons, 18 SPBs, 6 Mk I interceptors, and two squadrons of fighters), it was supposed to be the answer to EF's prayers. As with most other big projects, the Titan class failed to meet all the criteria that Command issued. The Titan was roughly the size of the later Warlock class, but developed fifteen years prior to that ship, hence, technological advancements that would help maneuverability had yet to be developed. In plain english, the ship handled like a drunken elephant on qualudes (in game terms its turn cost is 2xspeed, and its turn delay is 1 3/4xspeed). The Titan, along with her two completed sisters Jupiter and Odin, were launched into EF service towards the end of the war. They, along with the new experimental battleship Medusa, were sent to Earth to defend it. While en route, the Titan received a distress call from a Belt Alliance convoy helping refugees escape to the League of Non-Alligned Worlds. The Titan, along with her escort of Novas and Hyperions, jumped in to help (the Odin continued on to Earth, where the Jupiter was already on station). Most of the crews involved had run from other massacres and wanted revenge. In the fierce and bitter fighting that followed the jump in, the Titan managed to knock out two Minbari vessels before being mortally wounded by flights of Nials launched from a Morshin carrier that had jumped in. With the loss of the Titan, the battle turned into the usual EA vs. Minbari bloodbaths that were characteristic of the war. The remaining ships scattered. At Earth, the Odin and Jupiter were equipped with fighters that were hoped to replace the Aurora Starfury, the Sabre interceptor and the Tornado long-range fighter. The Odin took on 48 Sabres (house rule: light fighters take only half a hangar space) while the Jupiter took 24 Tornados. Alot of good that did. The warcruisers and all the embarked fighters were destroyed. The remaining three Titan class (Apollo, Excelsior, Victory) were destroyed at their moorings when the Minbari obliterated the shipyards. After the war, the Titan was lost for five years. She had drifted into a near by asteroid field and most of the recovery crews had missed her. She was finally recovered and rebuilt to serve as an interim flagship for one of EF's fleets. Rearmed with five railguns instead of six of her SPB's, she could now be that much more deadly to the newer and more powerful warships of the younger powers. She served with distinction in the outer colonies until the Telepath War, where she was destroyed with all hands. A new, enlarged reactor was fitted within the hull to get rid of the initial power deficit and power the new heavy weapons. Titan Class (Alpha Model) SCS Titan Class (Beta Model) SCS