Cima Fleet

Cima Fleet
Cima Fleet (シーマ艦隊, Shīma Kantai)
Data
Led by	Cima Garahau
Parent	Principality of Zeon (formerly) Zeon Remnants
Allies	Delaz Fleet Geil Hunt
Enemies	Earth Federation
First Seen	Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket U.C.
Last Seen	November 13, 0083 U.C.
Mobile Weapons/Armors/Workers
MS-06F-2 Zaku II F2 Type MS-14F Gelgoog Marine MS-14Fs Gelgoog Marine Commander Type RX-78GP04G Gundam "Gerbera" AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra
Vehicles
Musai-class Late Production Type Zanzibar II-class
Miscellaneous
OVA	0083: SM
Manga	0083R

The Cima Fleet is a an organization introduced in the anime OVA Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.

Overview

Also known as M.A.U. (Marine Amphibious Unit) Cima of the Principality of Zeon's Marine Corps, the Cima Fleet belonged to the Zeon Mobile Assault Force commanded by Rear Admiral Kycilia Zabi. The name originated from the fact that they were led by Lieutenant Colonel Cima Garahau instead of Colonel Asakura. The fleet consists of the flagship Zanzibar II-class Lili Marleen, five to seven Musai-class light cruisers, and Papua-class transport ships. The Cima Fleet's mobile suit force numbered more than thirty MS-14F Gelgoog Marines. All members of the Cima Fleet except Asakura were born in Side 3's Mahal colony.

History

One Year War

In U.C. 0078, the personnel that would make up the Cima Fleet were forcibly conscripted and organized as a specialized unit for space colony operations. At the start of the One Year War, the unit was forced to carry out dangerous missions in addition to dirty work, including administering GG Gas into a space colony.

After the One Year War, the Cima Fleet attempted to join the other Zeon remnants at Axis, however Asakura blamed Cima and the others for the usage of the GG Gas and were treated as pariahs as a result. With their home colony having been repurposed into the Solar Ray and unable to join the other fleets at Axis, the Cima Fleet was forced to eke out a life drifting through space.

Delaz Conflict

Cima's fleet was present over Von Braun when the Delaz Fleet's hijacked colony nearly destroyed it. Kelly Laynzer and Kou Uraki arrived in the RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium". She intended to threaten O'Sullivan into offering the Delaz Fleet material and political support, using a dropping colony as leverage. Cima never intended for the colony to actually impact on the surface, however; O'Sullivan had been briefed on the colony drop, and the plan was for the Von Braun leadership to give in to their demands promptly. They were given propellant, allowing for the colony drop as part of Operation Stardust - the colony's real target being Earth all along.

Notes & Trivia

• Marine Amphibious Units (MAUs) was the former name of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), a type of rapid reaction force within the United States Marine Corps.

External Links

• Cima Fleet on Gundam Officials (Archived)