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Ptolemy requires a large number of staff to maintain its systems and repairs to continue operations. Even though the ship itself was designed to hold a sizable number of crew members, Celestial Being has been managing the ship with a skeleton crew. To compensate for the lack of a full crew, the ship has a large number of Haros and Karels to substitute a human crew. The Karels themselves are low-level thinking maintenance bots, should more complicated tasks are given (ex: Gundam repairs, system repairs), the Haros will dock with the Karels to complete the task. The maintenance-bots themselves are only able of completing a certain level of repairs and ultimately require a human engineer to complete the job. It's why the engineer is often supervising the Haros and Karels during their work; due to their tireless nature, they often complete major repairs in a speedy manner that contributes to the survival of the ship and the Gundams.
 
Ptolemy requires a large number of staff to maintain its systems and repairs to continue operations. Even though the ship itself was designed to hold a sizable number of crew members, Celestial Being has been managing the ship with a skeleton crew. To compensate for the lack of a full crew, the ship has a large number of Haros and Karels to substitute a human crew. The Karels themselves are low-level thinking maintenance bots, should more complicated tasks are given (ex: Gundam repairs, system repairs), the Haros will dock with the Karels to complete the task. The maintenance-bots themselves are only able of completing a certain level of repairs and ultimately require a human engineer to complete the job. It's why the engineer is often supervising the Haros and Karels during their work; due to their tireless nature, they often complete major repairs in a speedy manner that contributes to the survival of the ship and the Gundams.
   
The ship is loaded with an arsenal of weapons for self-defensive/offensive purposes and is able to hold its own without the need of a Gundam. The ship can use high GN particle dispersal for stealth and [[GN Field]] for protection, but also has a holographic camouflage system to avoid detection. When greater firepower, speed<span style="font-style: normal; ">, and defense is needed, the ship can also enter into </span>[[Trans-Am]] mode with or without the Gundam's GN Drives linked to it. Overall, Ptolemy II is a highly formidable and versatile warship.
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The ship is loaded with an arsenal of weapons for self-defensive/offensive purposes and is able to hold its own without the need of a Gundam. The ship can use high GN particle dispersal for stealth and [[GN Field]] for protection, but also has a holographic camouflage system to avoid detection. When greater firepower, speed<span style="font-style: normal; ">, and defense is needed, the ship can also enter into </span>[[Trans-Am]] mode with or without the Gundam's GN Drives linked to it. Overall, Ptolemy II is a highly formidable and versatile warship, Internally there are deployable blast doors concealed all over the Ptolemy that can be activated to stall or halt intruders, and weapon lockers on the bridge and presumably other parts of the ship for crew self-defence against boarding actions.
   
 
==Armaments==
 
==Armaments==

Latest revision as of 19:25, 19 August 2022


CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2 (aka Ptolemy) is the mothership/MS carrier for Celestial Being in season 2 of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and is commanded by Sumeragi Lee Noriega.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

As the successor to CBS-70 Ptolemaios, Ptolemy II is a dramatic improvement over its predecessor. Ptolemy II is a multi-purpose MS transport carrier, capable of operating in space, atmosphere, and sea. Ptolemy II overall is designed to be a self sustainable warship, capable of providing combat support to their Gundams and/or Meisters in various combat situations for extended periods of time. The ship has atmospheric re-entry capabilities and is capable of returning to space on its own. In addition, Ptolemy II is also a submarine. The ship is capable of diving underwater for infiltration and stealth operations.

The ship no longer uses a docking ring for launching Gundams or portable MS containers. They've been replaced with three linear catapults and two fixed large containers. The first deck on the port side is for 00 Gundam and Arios Gundam, the second deck on the starboard is for Cherudim Gundam and Seravee Gundam, and the third central deck is mainly for support crafts. During underwater operations, the bottom of the containers can open for underwater launching or retrieval.

The new bridge is nearly identical to the original, but enhanced with new electronics for optimal performance. The ship also contains a sub-bridge. It's a smaller bridge, fitting only two people for piloting and weapons control. The secondary bridge was meant to ease responsibilities in combat. When the pilots are preoccupied with helm controls, the sub-bridge can take over weapons. It's also meant to be a second place for controls should Ptolemy's main bridge become damaged or destroyed in combat, allowing Ptolemy to continuing functioning even in the most dire situations.

Ptolemy requires a large number of staff to maintain its systems and repairs to continue operations. Even though the ship itself was designed to hold a sizable number of crew members, Celestial Being has been managing the ship with a skeleton crew. To compensate for the lack of a full crew, the ship has a large number of Haros and Karels to substitute a human crew. The Karels themselves are low-level thinking maintenance bots, should more complicated tasks are given (ex: Gundam repairs, system repairs), the Haros will dock with the Karels to complete the task. The maintenance-bots themselves are only able of completing a certain level of repairs and ultimately require a human engineer to complete the job. It's why the engineer is often supervising the Haros and Karels during their work; due to their tireless nature, they often complete major repairs in a speedy manner that contributes to the survival of the ship and the Gundams.

The ship is loaded with an arsenal of weapons for self-defensive/offensive purposes and is able to hold its own without the need of a Gundam. The ship can use high GN particle dispersal for stealth and GN Field for protection, but also has a holographic camouflage system to avoid detection. When greater firepower, speed, and defense is needed, the ship can also enter into Trans-Am mode with or without the Gundam's GN Drives linked to it. Overall, Ptolemy II is a highly formidable and versatile warship, Internally there are deployable blast doors concealed all over the Ptolemy that can be activated to stall or halt intruders, and weapon lockers on the bridge and presumably other parts of the ship for crew self-defence against boarding actions.

Armaments

  • GN Large Missile Launcher
These large missile launchers all face directly forward, in four clusters of three launchers each. They fire large GN Missiles suitable for use against warships or large fixed structures.
  • GN Missile Launcher
Ptolemy 2 also has a total of 38 smaller vertical missile launchers. The launchers are arrayed in four rows of four (located on the top of the aft section, just forward of the engines), two rows of five (on the underside of the aft section, directly below the topside launchers), and two rows of six (on the underside of the forward section, just aft of the torpedo launchers). The GN Missiles fired are multi-purpose ordinance, capable of being modified for specific purposes in a combat situation. The explosive cluster-jamming missiles are a recent addition to the ship's arsenal. The ship can prepare missiles loaded with mines. When fired, they detonate at a specified distance and release a large minefield in the path of the incoming enemy. A particle beam can ignite the field and incinerate everything within the mine field. The missiles can also be prepared to unleash a smokescreen along with the mines. The traditional ordinance are tracking missiles, loaded with GN particles that disperse on contact to cause an enemy MS frame to explode in seconds.
  • GN Torpedo Launcher
The torpedo launcher is located at the bottom-front area of Ptolemy 2, in between the MS container bays. The weapons platform is a 4-tube launcher, but can fire torpedoes individually if necessary. Just like GN Missiles, the torpedoes can be prepared to fire specific types of ordinance for underwater and underwater-to-surface firing. The torpedoes can traditionally track and detonate on contact or be modified as a countermeasure, such as concentrated GN particle dispersal and/or smokescreen.
  • Large GN Cannon
Two large GN Cannons are located on the top of each catapult launchers. The design and firing capabilities are similar to that of GNR-001 GN Arms. The Large GN Cannons are fixed stationary weapons, and depend on the helm of Ptolemy to change the angle of the ship to adjust their firing solutions against enemy units.
  • Small GN Cannon
Four small GN cannons are mounted on the sides of the ship's forward section, just aft of the GN Large Missile Launchers. They are movable and can fire at enemies at the rear
  • GN vulcan
These small caliber beam guns are intended for anti-aircraft/anti-MS defense. Six of them are clustered around the Ptolemy 2's nose.

Special Equipment & Features

Ptolemy II was designed to utilize the power of Trans-Am through their solar furnaces. The ship itself does have a Trans-Am system, utilizing the pre-stored particles in its particle storage tanks; it can be used only for a very brief period of time. For the ship to maintain Trans-Am at extended time period(s), at least one Gundam (and more) is needed to supply additional particles to power the carrier. The Gundam's particle generation can be redirected to temporarily improve the performance of any specific system(e.g. engines, GN Field etc.). It's unclear what the ship's particle output and tolerance are when utilizing such high GN particle energies, but Ptolemy II was designed to siphon GN particles from all four Gundams for maximum potential.
Ptolemy II Optical Camouflage

Ptolemy II Optical Camouflage

When utilizing Trans-Am, the ship's hull integrity, GN Field, speed, and weapons are temporarily enhanced. Trans-Am is used to help the ship return to space at incredible speeds and can repel powerful particle beams; Trans-Am power is still limited to the duration of the Gundam's GN particle expenditure. Once Trans-Am deactivates on the Gundams, the ship's power return to normal or below parameters until recharged.
An optical camouflage deployment function is installed as a countermeasure for surveillance satellites, and the surrounding landscape can be displayed on the upper part of the hull to hide the figure of the ship.

History

Development

Little was explained about the creation of Ptolemy 2. Though a successor to Ptolemy, it was never explained whether the ship was a repaired and upgraded version of the original or a completely new build. The ship can logically be presumed to have been constructed at one of Celestial Being's secret bases in Lagrange 1, Lagrange 3, or Krung Thep. The launch date of the ship is also unclear, and was only certainly in active service in 2312 AD.

Ptolemaios II

Ptolemaios 2 directed toward the earth in 2311 A.D

Anti A-Laws Campaign

Rescue Allelujah Haptism

The Ptolemy 2 went down to Earth to rescue Allelujah, fully expanding its GN field before plunging into the ocean next to the prison where Allelujah was located, causing a massive tsunami that flood the prison's grounds, causing mass panic. Ptolemy remained underwater in order to disperse an enemy particle beam. Once Allelujah was located, Ptolemy briefly surfaced to launch Arios before leaving the combat zone.

Underwater Operation

Because Setsuna had rescued Marina Ismail, Ptolemy directed its course to Azadistan. Suddenly, they are attacked by a GN drive Tau-equipped mobile armor, Trilobite. It managed to puncture Ptolemy's hull, but filled the containers with water so the Gundams could launch.

Ptolemy2Hangar

Ptolemy's hanger is flooded

Seravee was deployed first to counter the Mobile Armor. By managing to push the Trilobite away from Ptolemy using Trans-Am Face Burst, the ship was safe from further damage.

Aiding Katharon

Because of the sudden A-Laws attack, Ptolemy used its optical camouflage to hide evacuation efforts at Rub' al Khali Katharon base. They then proceeded to engage the nearby A-Laws carrier to buy time for Katharon refugees to make it to safety.

Return to Lagrange 3

Trans Am Launch

Estimating that the enemy will surround them in 12 hours, Sumeragi devised a plan to get to space through use of Trans Am. She used three of the Gundams that were Trans Am capable to boost Ptolemy 2's speed, using explosions from Trilobite missiles as an initial boost. Ascending into the sky, Ptolemy shot down any mobile suits attempting to shoot it down. However, as it made for the stratosphere, the GNZ-003 Gadessa used its GN Mega Launcher to push Ptolemy 2 off course by three degrees. Once Trans Am was up, the ship was attacked by an A-Laws cruiser. Luckily, Sumeragi had anticipated this and had 00 launch during atmospheric exist, which destroyed the cruiser.

Maintenance at L3

After a brief skirmish with the GNZ-005 Garazzo, Ptolemy 2 docked at the Lagrange 3 asteroid base, where immediate repairs and resupplying began.

Battle at L3

Unfortunately, their resupplying operations had to cease when the A-Laws found the base. Ptolemy 2 and the Gundams launched to defend any escaping ships. However, Gadessa used its Launcher to punch a hole in Ptolemy 2, disabling its GN field. Ptolemy was able to reactivate its GN Field afterwards. Thanks to 00 Raiser, the enemy was forced to flee. Ptolemy 2 then raced back to Earth to destroy Memento Mori.

Memento Mori Assault

While 00 Raiser sortied to defend the Katharon fleet (and draw the attention of the A-Laws' defenses), Ptolemy 2 stayed at a distance, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. Luckily, Nena Trinity had secretly sent detailed information on Memento Mori. After Sumeragi devised a strategy, Ptolemy 2 then commenced its assault mission. Racing along the lower ring, right in Memento Mori's blind spot, Ptolemy 2 attempted to bypass the superweapon's defenses, but the A-Laws ships and suits pushed it into Memento Mori's firing range. But thanks to proper timing calculations from Marie Parfacy, Ptolemy 2 evades the particle beam from Memento Mori with Arios' Trans Am. Seravee and Cherudim then come out the center launch tube in ready position; since Arios' Trans Am is all focused on speed, meaning Ptolemy 2 can't use its GN Field; Cherudim deployed its Shield Bits to defend the ship. Once they got close to the superweapon, Sumeragi issued Tieria/Seravee to fire at it using hyper burst mode, followed by a salvo of GN missiles, which penetrated Memento Mori's hull, exposing its electromagnetic resonance chamber. Cherudim then sniped the exposed chamber, destroying Memento Mori. The A-Laws warships assigned to protect Memento Mori were also caught in the blast.

Return to Earth

Before 00 Raiser could return to the ship, the Ptolemy 2 was attacked by the mobile armor Empress, along with the Gadessa and Garazzo. The ship was forced to reenter Earth's atmosphere in order to escape, but was pursued by the Gadessa and Garazzo. With the ship landed for repairs, Arios and Seravee launched to fight off the attackers. Seravee revealed one of its hidden features, the Seraphim Gundam, and destroyed Garazzo, killing its pilot Bring Stabity.

Break Pillar Incident

While 00 Raiser is fighting Mr. Bushido (Graham Aker) after hearing about an attempted Federation coup by Pang Hercury, the Ptolemy 2 rushes to the Africa Tower, hoping to find Setsuna and assist Katharon. Hercule's plan was to expose the atrocities that A-LAWS have committed, but that is impossible due to the Federation's control over Veda, allowing them to have real-time information. In space, Ptolemy 2 assists Katharon and the coup forces by attempting to destroy a rebuilt Memento Mori. Despite the crew's best efforts, Memento Mori manages to fire on the Africa Tower, causing it to collapse and kill hundreds of civilians. However, due to a temporary alliance between all opposing forces, the fragments of the tower are all shot down and miss the civilians living near the tower.

Post Break Pillar

Four months later, the Gundams launched from Ptolemy 2 and destroyed the second Memento Mori. However, their mission to destroy A-LAWS is made more daunting by the fact that the regular Federation army has been placed under the control of A-LAWS. Gundam Meister Tieria Erde suggests to Sumeragi that they attempt to retake Veda from the Innovators. On top of that, while separated from the crew, Setsuna was exposed to GN Tau particles through a bullet from Ali al-Saachez. It is Setsuna who suggests that they try to capture an Innovator to find Veda's location.

Battling the Innovators

During the next battle, a force of 12 mobile suits is sent to intercept the Ptolemy 2 in space. The force includes an Ahead piloted by Andrei Smirnov, a GNZ-003 Gadessa piloted by Revive Revival, and a custom Ahead piloted by Louise Halevy. Revive/Gadessa attempts to destroy the Ptolemy from afar, but is engaged in a duel by Tieria/Seravee. Tieria/Seravee engages Revive/Gadessa in hand to hand combat, with the former winning over, but Revive escapes in his Core Fighter. Tieria then activates the Seraphim Gundam and captures Core Fighter.

While being interrogated by the Gundam Meisters and Sumeragi, Revive reveals that he was intentionally captured to take 00 Gundam and 0 Raiser, along with sleeper agent Anew Returner. Their plan to take both machines fails but the Raiser System is damaged. During the next battle, Ptolemy 2 faces off against two new units, the GNZ-007 Gaddess piloted by Anew and the GNMA-0001V Regnant piloted by Louise. The Meisters intercept the new units and all return to the ship safely. However, Cherudim is damaged from its duel with the Gaddess and its meister, Lyle Dylandy, becomes angry towards Setsuna for killing Anew.

Battle at L2

Through information from Wang Liu Mei, the crew of the Ptolemaios 2 discovers that Veda is near the dark side of the moon. However, it is within a large object of unknown mass(CBS Celestial Being). Ptolemaios 2 sets out to find Veda and atone for their sins. Before venturing into battle, the four Gundams receive upgrades and the ship has repairs done.

Ship Refit

After the events of AD 2312, Ptolemy 2 returned to one of their L-point satellites for repairs and enhancements, becoming the CBS-742 Ptolemaios 2 Kai.

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References


Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 Mechanics
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Celestial Being
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GN-000 0 Gundam | GN-0000 00 Gundam | GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser | GN-001RE Gundam Exia Repair | GN-001REII Gundam Exia Repair II | GN-006 Cherudim Gundam | GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R | GN-007 Arios Gundam | GN-007GNHW/M Arios Gundam GNHW/M | GN-008 Seravee Gundam | GN-008GNHW/B Seravee Gundam GNHW/B | GN-009 Seraphim Gundam | GN-009GNHW/B Seraphim Gundam GNHW/B | GNR-101A GN Archer

Aircraft / Spacecraft
GNR-010 0 Raiser
Transporter / Supply Ship
Lab Transport | VTOL Craft
Cruiser / Mother Ship
CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2
Earth Sphere Federation / A-Laws / Innovators
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05OP AEU Hellion Orbit Package | AEU-09 AEU Enact | CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam | GNW-20000 Arche Gundam | GNX-609T GN-XIII | GNX-704T Ahead | GNX-704T/AC Ahead Sakigake | GNX-704T/SP Ahead Smultron | GNX-U02X Masurao | GNX-Y901TW Susanowo | GNZ-003 Gadessa | GNZ-004 Gaga | GNZ-005 Garazzo | GNZ-007 Gaddess | MSJ-06II-C/B Tieren High Mobility Type B | MSJ-06III-A Tieren All Region Type | SVMS-01 Union Flag
Mobile Armor
GNMA-04B11 Trilobite | GNMA-0001V Regnant | GNMA-Y0001 Empruss | MAJ-V34 Jiachong
Other
Automatons

Aircraft
Commander VTOL | Passenger Plane
Ship
Bering-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
Ural-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Celestial Being | EDI-402 Laohu | ESF-SC01 Baikal-class | Guyana-class | Virginia-class
Super Weapon
Memento Mori
Katharon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum | AEU-09 AEU Enact | AEU-09OP AEU Enact Orbit Package | AEU-09T AEU Enact Commander Type | MSER-04 Anf | MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type | MSJ-06II-C Tieren High Mobility Type | MSJ-06II-C/B Tieren High Mobility Type B | MSJ-06II-E Tieren Space Type | VMS-15 Union Realdo | VMS-15OP Union Realdo Orbit Package | SVMS-01 Union Flag | SVMS-01OP Union Flag Orbit Package

Transporter / Supply Ship
Ural-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
EDI-402 Laohu | Virginia-class
Wang Company
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei

Transporter / Supply Ship
GNW-003/SH Liang | Private VTOL
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Trinity Mothership
Kingdom of Suille
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-09RG AEU Enact Suille Palace Guard Type


Gundam 00V: Battlefield Record Mechanics
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Celestial Being
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
CB-002/GD Raphael Gundam Dominions | GN-0000GNHW/7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G | GN-001/hs-A01 Gundam Avalanche Exia | GN-001/hs-A01D Gundam Avalanche Exia' | GN-001REIII Gundam Exia Repair III | GN-002 Gundam Dynames | GN-003/af-G02 Gundam Kyrios Gust | GN-007/AL Arios Gundam Ascalon | GN-00802 Sera | GN-010 Gundam Zabanya | GNT-0000/FS 00 Qan[T] Full Saber | GNY-001 Gundam Astraea | GNY-001F2 Gundam Astraea Type F2

Cruiser / Mother Ship
CBS-70 Ptolemaios | CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2
Earth Sphere Federation / Innovators
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
CB-001.5 1.5 Gundam | GNW-20000 Arche Gundam | GNW-20003 Arche Gundam Drei | GNX-604T Advanced GN-X | GNX-609T GN-XIII | GNX-805T/CF GN-XIV Core Fighter Loaded Type
Old Human Faction
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNX-805T/CF GN-XIV Core Fighter Loaded Type
Mobile Armor
GNMA-Y0002V Gadelaza