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In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Izumo class battleships were powerful warships of the Orb Union. Elements of their design were also used in the construction of the Earth Alliance's Archangel class assault ships, including their extremely powerful armament of "Lohengrin" positron blaster cannons, "Gottfried Mk. 71" dual beam cannons, and "Valiant Mk. 8" linear cannons, and their extremely durable laminated armor. One feature that remained unique to the Izumo class, however, was its modular design. This allowed them to jettison forward and rear modules containing most of the weaponry, and replace them with a seperate forward module for atmospheric entry and launches back into space, where the weapon modules could be recovered. In addition, the Izumo class battleships had a mobile suit hanger for six mobile suits, such as Orb's MBF-M1 M1 Astray units. While they could not launch as quickly as suits carried by Archangel class assault ships or Agamemmnon class carriers, this compliment still made the Izumo class among the most powerful vessels of their time.At least two Izumo class ships were built by Orb, the Izumo and Kusanagi. The former was used by the Sahaku family, while the latter was commanded by Cagalli Yula Athha and Ledonir Kisaka, and became part of the Clyne Faction .
Specifications
- Length: 290 meters
- Armament: "Lohengrin" positron blaster cannon x4, "Gottfried Mk. 71" 225cm dual high-energy beam cannon x2, "Valiant Mk. 8 linear cannon x2, "Igelstellung" multi-barrel CIWS, missile launchers
- Mobile Weapons: MBF-M1 M1 Astray x6, MBF-02 Strike Rouge x1 (Kusanagi only), MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame x1 (Izumo only)
- Ships of the Line
- Izumo ( class leader)
- Kusanagi
Gundam space vessels
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