The Battle of Porta Panama is a conflict of the First Alliance-PLANT War, featured in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Prelude[]
Less than three weeks following their defeat at JOSH-A, ZAFT retaliated by attacking the Panama Base. The goal of the attack was to destroy the Panama Mass Driver, cutting off the Alliance’s supply line to their Lunar Base.[1]
The Battle[]
The ZAFT forces began the battle with a combined surface-to-land missile attack from multiple Vosgulov-class submarines, and an aerial bombardment from several squadrons of AMF-101 DINNs. The initial assault weakened Porta Panama defenses enough for ZAFT mobile suits to be deployed on land. While facing resistance in the air by VTOL Fighters and on the ground by Linear Gun Tanks, they were quickly destroyed by attacking ZGMF-1017 GINNs.
While the ZAFT forces were encircling the base, the Alliance forces deployed their new mass-produced mobile suit, the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, to counter their attackers. The Strike Daggers of the 13th Autonomous Corps engaged ZAFT's mobile suits, and quickly proved to be more than a match against the GINNs in combat, shifting the battle in the Alliance’s favor. In addition to the Strike Daggers, a GAT-01D Long Dagger, piloted by EA Coordinator pilot, Jean Carry, took part in the battle and destroyed several GINNs and DINNs, before engaging Yzak Joule and his GAT-X102 Duel Gundam.[2]
However, ZAFT deployed their new Gungnir EMP weapons. After activating, the Gungnirs disabled all Alliance mobile suits and military equipment in the area and destroyed the Porta Panama mass driver. With no means to fight back, the EA forces surrendered to ZAFT. However, as revenge for the ZAFT personnel perished during Operation Spitbreak, a number of GINN pilots slaughtered the surrendering Alliance soldiers, taking no prisoners.[1] However, Yzak disapproved of the slaughter[1], and chose to spare Jean.[2]
Aftermath[]
With the last mass driver in Alliance hands destroyed, ZAFT had effectively cut off the Alliance's space forces from Earth-based resources. Desperate to re-establish their supply route to their lunar base, the Earth Alliance launched two attempts to gain control of a mass driver. The first attempt was during the Battle of Orb, where after several failed attempts to persuade the nation to join the Earth Alliance, the EA issued an ultimatum, that if Orb did not surrender, they would take the country by force.[3] The EA ultimately won the battle, however, Orb activated the mass driver's self destruct, making the EA's victory a hollow one.[4] After the failure at Orb, the EA attempted to reclaim the mass driver from the Victoria Base. They successfully retook the base and mass driver during the Third Battle of Victoria, and re-established their supply route.[5]
After the battle, Jean Carry, no longer of use to the Earth Alliance, made his way to the Junk Guild, and eventually became a pilot in the Three Ships Alliance.[2]
Gallery[]
Notes & Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- First Appearance; Conclusion
- PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-39, Athrun
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-45, The Opening Door
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
- Manga
- Games
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-41, Trembling World
| Cosmic Era Conflicts and Events | |
| Pre C.E. - C.E. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction War | |
| C.E. 15 | |
| Coordinator Revelation | Jupiter Exploration Mission | |
| C.E. 30’s - C.E. 50 | |
| Coordinator Boom | |
| C.E. 50’s - C.E. 60’s | |
| Assassination of George Glenn | Flaga Estate Burning | Blue Cosmos Attack on Mendel | |
| C.E. 60’s - C.E. 69 | |
| Mandelbrot Incident | Attack on the Junius Colonies | Mendel Accident | |
| C.E. 70 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Tragedy of Copernicus | Bloody Valentine Incident | Invasion of South America | Battle of Yggdrasil | First Battle of Victoria | Operation Uroboros | Battle of Carpentaria | Battle of Coral Sea | First Battle of Jachin Due | Grimaldi Front (Battle of Endymion Crater) | First Battle of Casablanca | Battle of El Alamein | Battle of Nova | First Nova Recapture Operation | October Talks | |
| Unrelated Conflicts First Attack on the Graveyard | |
| C.E. 71 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Battle of Kaohsiung | Battle of Heliopolis | Skirmish near Artemis | Battle of Artemis | Second Nova Recapture Operation | Clash at Junius Seven | Skirmish in the Debris Belt | Battle near Junius Seven | Skirmish in the North African Desert | Skirmish towards Earth | Battle of Orbit | Second Battle of Victoria | Blue Cosmos Attack on PLANT | Desert Dawn Campaign (Attack on the Archangel | Attack on Tassil | Retaliation of the Desert Dawn | Blue Cosmos Attack in Banadiya | Battle of Talbadiya) | First Equatorial Skirmish | Second Equatorial Skirmish | Skirmish on an Uninhabited Island | Strait of Malacca Breakthrough | First Battle near Orb | Orb Infiltration Mission | Second Battle near Orb | Battle of the Marshall Islands | Theft of the Freedom Gundam | Operation Spitbreak | Shoot Out at White Symphony | Mission to Recapture the Freedom Gundam | Battle of Porta Panama | Battle of Orb | Assassination of Siegel Clyne | Third Battle of Victoria | Attack on a ZAFT Fleet | Theft of the Eternal | Battle of Mendel | Second Battle of Casablanca | Operation 8.8 (Ayers Rock Landing Operation) | Operation Elvis (Battle of Boaz | Second Battle of Jachin Due) | |
| South American War for Independence Attack on South American Forces Base 12 | Duel at the South American Shore | Battle in the USSA Neutral Zone | Ambush in Low Orbit | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Campaign on the ZAFT Supply Route (Attack on a ZAFT Supply Station | Battle at ZAFT Supply Station 4) | Skirmish at Heliopolis | Pirate Attack on the H.O.M.E. | Recapture of Artemis | Skirmish at Artemis | Second Attack on the Graveyard | Actaeon Hostage Incident | Skirmish at Liteiria | Barnacle Incident | First Attack by the Gundam Astray Gold Frame | First Attack on the Lesseps | Second Attack on the Lesseps | Confrontation in the Deep Sea | Infiltration of the Lesseps | First Battle of the Giga-Float | Second Battle of the Giga-Float | Battle of Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle of the Gundam Astrays | Third Attack on the Graveyard | Find Kira Yamato Operation | Skirmish at Mendel | Raid on the Dreadnaught Gundam’s Transport | Attack on the Serpent Tail Transport | First Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Attack on Supply Station 15B | Escape from Artemis | Assault on Ptolemaeus Port Seven | Attack on the Ortygia | Attack on Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle at the Abandon Colony Zone | Battle at the Mobile Suit Auction | Clash at Mendel | Second Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Assault on the Sahaku Force | Erudou Breakthrough | Third Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | First Battle of GENESIS Alpha | First Attack on GENESIS Alpha | |
| C.E. 72 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Nairobi Peace Conference (Attack on the Junius Treaty Ceremony) | |
| South American War for Independence Battle for South America | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Battle of the Blue Cosmos Asteroid Factory | |
| C.E. 73 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Attack on Armory One | Battle of the Debris Belt | "Break The World" Incident | Battle of Aprilius One | Operation Spear of Twilight | Ambush of the Minerva | Assassination Attempt of Lacus Clyne | Kidnapping of Orb's Chief Representative | Battle of the Indian Ocean | Attack on Lohengrin Gate | Battle of Gulnahan | Battle in Lunar Orbit | Battle of Dardanelles | Skirmish at Lodonia Lab | Lacus Clyne Shuttle Hijacking | Battle of Crete | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Second Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Third Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Second Battle of Genesis Alpha | Attack on Ed the Ripper’s Shuttle |Attack in Fortaleza | Attack on Kirgitz | Declaration of the Sky | Attack on The Clan Space Station | Assault on the Coordinator Refugee Camp | |
| C.E. 74 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Minerva Breakout | Attack on the Bonaparte | Destroy Crisis (First Attack on Eurasia | Second Attack on Eurasia | Third Attack on Eurasia | Battle of Berlin) | Campaign Against Logos | Operation Angel Down | Desertion of Athrun Zala and Meyrin Hawke | Operation Ragnarök | Eternal Chase | Operation Fury | Battle of Requiem Station Gounod | Battle of Daedalus | Assassination Attempt in Copernicus City | Proclamation of the Destiny Plan | Attack on Requiem Station One | Battle of Messiah | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Attack on Toroya Station | Foundation Shock | Freedom Hijacking Incident | |
| C.E. 75 | |
| Blue Cosmos Campaign Battle of Aldrin City | |
| Foundation Conflict Eldore Incident | Moscow Tragedy | PLANT Coup d'état | Millennium Hijacking | Lacus Clyne Rescue Operation | Battle of Requiem | |