John Jellicoe
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John Jellicoe | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | The Medusans |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Admiral |
John Jellicoe was the commanding officer of the Medusans from 3067[1] to at least 3069[2].
History[edit]
He led the unit from the Invader-class JumpShip Canterbury.[1]
When the Medusans were sent to block the Capellan Confederation strike on New Syrtis in 3069, he devised a slingshot maneuver around New Syrtis to propel the Medusans' two assault squadrons into position to launch a deep space ambush against the Capellans. Both squadrons conduct a fast, slashing attack at the Capellan task force. The first warning the Capellans had was when missiles from the Bellerophon's Kraken-T launchers struck a pair of Capellan Union-class DropShips.[2]
The Medusans managed to destroy a Leopard and a Triumph and damaged a number of other Capellan DropShips, but took damage in turn from the Capellan forces led by the Impavido class WarShip CCS Zhejiang, which was escorting the strike force. The Bellerophon took damage that left her main drive in need of a complete overhaul, and with the Word of Blake destroying shipyards across the Inner Sphere as the Jihad intensified the Bellerophon was still waiting for that overhaul in late 3071.[2]