Assault Carrier

An assault carrier is a ship whose primary funtion is to deploy and recover Mobile Suits and/or Mobile Armors. These ships are functionally equivalent to the modern day aircraft carrier, and are usually a focal point of the show in which they are depicted. Frequently assaults carriers will be the ships that house the Gundam type mobile suits and their pilots thoughout the duartion of the story.

Assault carriers are unique for several reasons. Typicially, such ships are capable of withstanding atmospheric re-entry, and can be seen operating on Earth or out in space. These ships usually have the series' main protagonist as a crew member, and frequntly become involved in battles with the series' main antagonist. Becasue all assault carriers are designed to carry their Mobile Suits with them at all times they enjoy more freedom than other ships of there respective side, as assault carriers do not need to stick in packs for protection against enemy ships and mobile suits. Generally, the ships of this class share the same basic shape, and have an overall tendency to be painted white, although this is not always the case. Assault carriers have served as flagships for small task forces when battleships or other large naval vessels are unavailable or ill suited for the role.

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