Orb National Defense Force

Orb National Defense Force
Orb National Defense Force
Data
Purpose	Military Force
Led by	Cagalli Yula Athha (Supreme Commander) Kira Yamato (Commander of the Orb Space Fleet)
Sphere of Influence	Orb Archipelago
Other Names	Orb Union Military
Parent	Orb Union
Subdivisions	M1 Astray Team Second Escort Fleet Second Space Fleet
Allies	Three Ships Alliance Earth Alliance /OMNI Enforcer (Partial; after the revelation of Destiny Plan)
Enemies	Earth Alliance /OMNI Enforcer Logos (Post Operation Fury) Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Mobile Weapons/Armors/Workers
ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam GAT-01A2R 105 Slaughter Dagger MBF-02 Strike Rouge MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge MBF-02+P202QX Strike Rouge IWSP MBF-02+EW454F Strike Rouge Ootori ZGMF-X19A ∞ Justice Gundam MBF-M1 M1 Astray MBF-M1+EF-24R M1 Astray Shrike MVF-M11C Murasame STTS/F-400 Murasame Kai MVF-M12A Ootsukigata MVF-M11C Murasame Reconnaissance Type MBF-M1A M1A Astray
Vehicles
Transport Truck Aegis-class Orb Military Humvee Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer Kuraomikami-class Linear Gun Tank Takemikazuchi-class Heli Jeep Izumo-class Archangel-class
Miscellaneous

The Orb National Defense Force is a faction introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Overview

The Orb National Defense Force functions as the national military of the Orb Union. The military is divided into three main branches, the Space Force, the Homeland Defense Ground Force, and the Navy. The Orb National Defense Headquarters is located at Onogoro Island, a small island to the south of the Orb Archipelago which is under the control of the Orb military. The Orb Union military gets most of its weaponry from the indigenous Morgenröte Inc., which is one of the world's top producers of advanced weaponry, and whose headquarters and arsenal are located on Onogoro Island.

Vessels and Technology

In terms of naval vessels, it has the Aegis-class, a large surface combatant ship, and the Kuraomikami-class destroyer. In addition, two-seat combat helicopters are deployed as onboard aircraft for Aegis ships. After the First Alliance-PLANT War, the large aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi was deployed in accordance with the national defense strategy pivoting to active defense by strengthening its superiority on the open sea. For land warfare, Orb has the Linear Gun Tank, which has been established as an MBT by the Earth Alliance, and the Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer, which is a self-propelled gun also used by the Alliance. In space, Orb controls a small fleet of Izumo-class battleships, which are among the most powerful space warships in the Earth Sphere. As for mobile suits, during the First Alliance-PLANT War, it operated the domestically produced MBF-M1 Astray and its variant, the MBF-M1A M1A Astray, and during the Second Alliance-PLANT War, it operated the domestically produced transformable machine, the MVF-M11C Murasame, and its variant, the MVF-M12A Ootsukigata.

The primary assault rifle used by Orb is based on the Taiwanese T65K2, an AR-18 variant.

Orb Military Ranks and Uniforms

Main article: Orb Military Uniform

Fan Translated & Colored (may contain errors)

Rank Insignias (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 132)

Orb's military ranks have a similar hierarchy structure as the OMNI Enforcer.

Commissioned Officers

• Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant Commander
• Lieutenant
• Lieutenant Junior Grade
• Ensign

Noncommissioned Officers

• Sergeant Major
• Master Sergeant/Sergeant 1st Class/Sergeant
• Leading Private
• Private 1st Class/Private/Recruit

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-25, The Land of Peace
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
  • PHASE-28, Kira
  • PHASE-29, The Turning Point
  • PHASE-30, Flashing Blades
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-31, Grieving Skies
  • PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
  • PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
  • PHASE-39, Athrun
  • PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-42, Lacus Strikes
    • Image(s) Only; Appears in a video recording
  • PHASE-45, The Opening Door
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
    • Flashback(s) Only
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-13, Resurrected Wings
  • PHASE-22, Sword of the Blue Skies
  • PHASE-42, Freedom and Justice
  • PHASE-45, Prelude to Revolution
  • PHASE-50, The Final Power

Movies

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom

References

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