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The NOA-0132 Hotarubi (ホタルビ?) is an armed transport ship and the second ship of Tekkadan in the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS television series.

Technology & Combat Capabilities[]

Based on a cargo transport ship, its central hull is renovated to the same type as the Isaribi's, and dedicated hangars are added on both sides to enable it to carry a large number of MS. Armed with one main gun at the rear of the bridge, two anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the bridge, eight missile launchers and two wire anchors at the bow.

Armaments[]

  • Main Gun
  • Anti-Aircraft Gun
  • Missile Launcher

Special Equipments & Features[]

  • Wire Anchor

History[]

After Tekkadan's first mission ended in success, the organization expand greatly, opening an Earth Branch and recruiting extensively. Among the new assets acquired was an armored ship named 'Hotarubi'.

In 325 P.D., Mikazuki Augus return to Mars from Saisei on the Hotarubi, which was carrying several new STH-16 Shidens and the two overhauled Gundams belonging to Tekkadan. It was left at the spaceport while Mikazuki returned to the surface to support the group defending the Admoss Company's half-metal mine.

The Hotarubi was present during the space battle against the Dawn Horizon Corps, launching several Shidens and Akihiro Altland's ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City. It also served as a resupply and repair center for exhausted and damaged mobile suits.

After the battle with the Dawn Horizon Corps, it was prepped for transporting the Shidens that was originally intended for the Earth Branch. When the border war between Arbrau and the SAU began, it was sent early at Orga's command to find out what was happening on Earth. The crew was denied permission to land at Arbrau's spaceport due to interference from Galan Mossa, but they managed to make a detour via SAU. After Orga decided to dissolve the Earth Branch, the Isaribi and Hotarubi were both used to transport all assets, members, and mobile suits back to Mars.

The Hotarubi was then involved in Tekkadan's assault on JPT Trust, once again serving to resupply and repair the exhausted mobile suits.

During the space battle between the Arianrhod Fleet and McGillis Fareed's coup forces, which Tekkadan had allied with, the Hotarubi was heavily damaged by the Arianrhod Fleet's Dainsleif volley, with at least one hangar destroyed and losing weapons control. The crew was eventually evacuate to the Isaribi.

The Hotarubi was then tethered to and remotely piloted from the Isaribi, serving as the latter's shield as Tekkadan charged towards the enemy fleet. When they were close enough to the enemy fleet, the Hotarubi was cut off from the Isaribi, and allowed to drift towards the enemy. Unknown to the enemy, the ASW-G-64 Gundam Flauros (Ryusei-Go) piloted by Norba Shino was still on the ship but its last ditch attempt to destroy the Arianrhod Fleet's flagship's bridge with its Super Galaxy Cannon failed, and the Gundam was destroyed. The Hotarubi then self-destruct, releasing the nano-mirror chaff as a smoke screen for the retreating Isaribi.

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Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Season 2 Mechanics
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Tekkadan / Teiwaz
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus | ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex | ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City | ASW-G-64 Gundam Flauros (Ryusei-Go) | IPP-66305 Hugo | STH-05 Hyakuren | STH-05/AC Amida's Hyakuren | STH-05R Rouei | STH-14s Hyakuri | STH-16 Shiden | STH-16/tc Shiden Custom | STH-16/tc2 Orga's Shiden | STH-20 Hekija | UGY-R41 Landman Rodi
Mobile Worker
TK-56 Tekkadan Mobile Worker

Transporter / Supply Ship
Container Ship
Cruiser / Mothership
NOA-0093 Isaribi | NOA-0132 Hotarubi | Saisei | TIR-0009 Hammerhead | TIR-0102 Golden Jasley
Gjallarhorn
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEB-06L Hloekk Graze | ASW-G-01 Gundam Bael | ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Vidar | ASW-G-XX Gundam Vidar | EB-05s Schwalbe Graze | EB-06 Graze | EB-06j Graze Ground Type | EB-06Q Graze Schild | EB-06rs Graze Ritter Commander Type | EB-06s Graze Commander Type | EB-08 Reginlaze | EB-08jjc Reginlaze Julia | EB-08s Iok's Reginlaze | V08Re-0526 Helmwige Reincar
Mobile Worker
NK-17 Gjallarhorn Mobile Worker

Cruiser / Mothership
Biscoe-class | Halfbeak-class | Skipjack-class
Dawn Horizon Corps
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
IPP-66305 Hugo | UGY-R45 Garm Rodi
Mobile Worker
HD-21 HD Mobile Worker

Cruiser / Mothership
Dawn Horizon Ship
Arbrau
Mobile Suit
AEB-06L Hloekk Graze | EB-04 Geirail | EB-04jc4 Geirail Scharfrichter
Mobile Worker
Union New Model Mobile Worker
SAU
Mobile Suit
IPP-0032S Gilda SAU
Mobile Worker
SAU-17 SAU Mobile Worker
Oceanian Federation
Mobile Suit
IPP-0032 Gilda
Other
Mobile Suit
UGY-R38 Spinner Rodi
Mobile Armor
Hashmal | Hashmal's Pluma
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