SCVA-76 Nahel Argama

In the Universal Century Gundam timeline, during Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, the Nahel Argama is constructed to take the place of the badly damaged Argama which was left by the Anti Earth Union Group on the earth's surface to be used by their partner organization Karaba.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
Same as Argama-class, Nahel Argama is foucsing on supporting MS battle. It has 3 hangers and 5 catapults while Argama only have 2 catapults.

Besides its MS battle supporting ability, Nahel Argama also has strong anti-ship ability as it has many main gun. One of the most strongerst ship-based weapon, Hyper Mega Particles Cannon, is loaded in the Nahel Argama. This weapon is not commonly use in normal battle, but it play a big role for many important action.

Armaments

 * Two-Barrel High-Energy Beam Cannon
 * The main ship-to-ship weapons of the Nahel Argama are four 2-Barrel high-energy beam cannons situated on the dorsal hull forward and aft of the bridge and on the ventral hull beneath the Hyper Mega Particle Cannon and the Minovsky-Ionesco fusion reactor. These guns provide full covering fire in most directions and are a major part of defending the ship given its mass and lack of maneuverability.


 * Single-Barrel High-Energy Beam Cannon
 * Mounted on the outboard tips of the port and starboard mobile suit catapults, these beam cannons are oriented to provide forward fire only. While they have a limited firing arc, these guns are most often used for frontal attacks.


 * Mega Particle Cannon
 * Situated inside the yellow and blue "shield" sections on the sides of the outboard mobile suit hangars, the Mega Particle Cannons deploy through opening doors and are capable of 360-degree rotation but with limited ability to elevate.


 * Hyper Mega Particle Cannon
 * The Hyper Mega Particle Cannon is the Nahel Argama's single largest weapon system and is fixed in place below the central mobile suit catapult and hangar. It has been shown that the Hyper Mega Particle Cannon's power output is enough to be capable of severing the docking arm of a space colony. As of the ship's refit prior to the Laplace Conflict/Third Neo Zeon War, the total power output of this weapon is currently unknown.


 * Two-Barrel Defensive Gun
 * Dotting the surfaced of the ship are twenty eight two-barrel defensive machine gun emplacements. These weapons play a large role in defending the ship from incoming mobile suits and fighters and can put forth fire at an extremely high rate. Despite this, skilled mobile suit pilots are more than capable of dodging these guns' fire as the ship's tracking radar cannot keep up with extremely high-speed targets.

History
First Neo Zeon War

The Nahel Argama was constructed during the First Neo Zeon War for the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG). Unlike the Argama-class, this ship had significantly heavier armaments and could carry more mobile suits than the Argama. The Nahel Argama saw its first action in space when the Neo Zeon ship Endra attacked the La Vie en Rose while the Nahel Argama was docked with it. The Nahel Argama launched from the La Vie en Rose when the attack was still in the beginning and when the Neo Neon mobile suit force from the Endra ran out of missiles they withdrew from the battle. With Beecha Oleg serving as captain, the Nahel Argama makes stops at the Tigerbaum colony picking up an incognito Haman on its way to Core 3. The Nahel Argama, as the only representetive of the AEUG, was caught in the crossfire of Glemy Toto's rebellion against Haman's Neo Zeon forces. Eventually the rebellon ended with the deaths of Haman and Glemy.

Char's Counterattack/Second Neo Zeon War

Within the 5 year gap between the First and Second Neo Zeon movements, it is presumed that the AEUG leadership decided to rejoin the Earth Federation. During this time, Char Aznable, returning after a seven year absence, declares war on the Earth Federation. The Federation taskforce known as Londo Bell is assigned to stop this rebellion. Interestingly, the Nahel Argama is not seen in this renewed movement

Laplace Conflict/Third Neo Zeon War

Three years after the Second Neo Zeon movement, the Nahel Argama is assigned to the Londo Bell taskforce and is now captained by Otto Midas. The ship's rear engines had been modified to resemble those of the Ra Cailum and hull has been extensively upgraded, now classifying it as an assault landing ship. Due to its poor maneuverability and low hull compatibility due to it being a unique vessel, the Nahel Argama mainly operates alone under covert operations. It is assigned to intercept the Neo Zeon remnants known as "The Sleeves" at the Industrial 7 space colony. After a battle erupts in and outside the colony, the ship launches its remaining RGZ-95 ReZEL units to prevent the opening of "Laplace's Box". After most of the Nahel Argama's mobile suits are destroyed by the NZ-666 Kshatriya, it received support from the ECOAS special forces unit and the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam which singlehandedly drove the Kshatriya back.

Upon retreival of the RX-0, the Nahel Argama fell back to a nearby colony remnant debris field to analyze the systems of the RX-0 and determine its next move. While planning their next destination, the Nahel Argama came under attack by the Rewloola and Full Frontal in his MSN-06S Sinanju. Realizing that the mobile suits of the Nahel Argama are outmatched, Banagher Links sorties in the RX-0 in an attempt to destroy the Sinanju. During this battle, the Sinanju is backed up by the Kshatriya and the RX-0 is disabled due to the incapacitation of Banagher, leaving the RX-0 in the hands of Neo Zeon.

After the retreat of the Neo Zeon forces in possession of the RX-0, the Nahel Argama is resupplied by the Earth Federation Forces Supply Corps and receives reinforcements in the form of four additional RGM-89D Jegans, one modified RGM-89S Stark Jegan, and the MSN-001A1 Delta Plus. Once the asteroid mining facility of Palau had been determined to be the location of the escaped Neo Zeon forces, the Nahel Argama heads out to conduct a hostage rescue operation in order to free Banagher and re-acquire the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam.

Gallery
=External links=
 * The World-Wide Gundam Informational Network
 * MAHQ
 * Library of Londonion (ship names & fates)