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Attack on Arctic Base is a conflict featured in the anime OVA Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.

Prelude[]

During the later stages of the One Year War, EFF pilot Amuro Ray had begun showing great prowess as a Newtype, but his abilities were beginning to outpace the RX-78-2 Gundam's capability to respond. In response, the Earth Federation developed the RX-78NT-1 Gundam Alex in hopes of bringing his abilities to their full potential as well as rewarding the SCV-70 White Base with reinforcements from the LMSD-76 Gray Phantom. Thus the Gray Phantom prepared to deliver it by traveling from Jaburo to the Arctic for pickup before taking off into space. However, Zeon's Mobile Assault Force, led by Kycilia Zabi, became aware of this plan and sent the Cyclops Team, principally with the purpose of destroying the Gundam, but ideally, the entire force while it was en route. It was thought that the Federation forces would be most vulnerable at take-off as the take-off point was lightly defended due to the Federation largely being dedicated to Space or Asia and Australia at this point in the war.

The Battle[]

The Cyclops Team inserted by sea into the base with the latest in Zeon aquatic mobile suits: two MSM-07E Z'Gok-Es and two MSM-03C Hygoggs. Upon their attack, their beam weaponry made very short work of their opposition which consisted entirely of RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Types as the Gray Phantom and its crew couldn't effectively fight while in take-off position. Despite the effectiveness of the assault; the Cyclops team was held back from the Gundam, with Andy Strauss mobile suit having been destroyed by GM Cold Districts Type. Ultimately, the team failed to reach the ship before it took off into space.

Aftermath[]

The Gray Phantom traveled to Side 6, Ribo Colony, and prepared to travel to A Baoa Qu where the Gundam was to be delivered to the White Base. Colonel Killing would begin conducting the next phase of the operation with Von Helsing and Cyclops Team would redeploy covertly to Side 6 with new member Bernard Wiseman in hopes of succeeding with the backup plan of attacking the Gundam with the MS-18E Kämpfer.

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