Thoroughbred (SCVA-72) | |
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Thoroughbred (SCVA-72) | |
Overview | |
Ship type: | Assault Carrier |
Ship class: | Pegasus-class |
Laid down: | UC 0079 |
Launched: | November UC 0079 |
Commissioned: | UC 0079 |
Fate: | Active |
General Characteristics | |
Displacement: | Standard: 32,000 Fully Loaded: 62,000 tons |
Length: | 262 meters |
Width: | 202.5 meters |
Height: | 93 meters |
Wingspan: | Unknown |
Armament: | 2-barrel 560mm Gun 2-barrel Mega-Particle cannons x2 Front Missile Discharge Device x26 Rear Missile Discharge Device x6 Dual Barrel 40mm AA/AMS Gun x35 CIWS System |
Defenses: | Hull capable of withstanding numerous strikes from Air-to-ground and Anti-ship missiles Blast doors conceil and protect the bridge during combat |
Powerplant: | Minovsky-Ionesco Fusion Reactor 2 main engines |
MS Hangers: | 2 |
MS Capacity: | 6 |
MS Catapults: | 2 |
MS Contigent: |
The SCVA-72 Thoroughbred was a Pegasus-class assault carrier first seen in the Gundam manga, Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Space, To the End of a Flash.
History
The Thoroughbred first saw service when it was launched from Jaburo in November of UC 0079. Assigned to the 16th Autonomous Corps it was launched as one of 4 decoy ships in order to guard the rear of the Earth Federation Forces main fleet. To accomplish this, the Thoroughbred was given two Gundams piloted by ace pilots Ford Romfellow and veteran Luce Kassel. Once in space the Thoroughbred was asked to intercept a Zeon supply route behind the Moon that leads to Space Fortress Solomon in preparation for "Operation Star One".
Throughout much of the rest of the war the ship spent its time attacking Zeon supply ships and reinforcements. After the Battle of A Baoa Qu in UC 0080 the Thoroughbred was used to escort Zeon diplomats to Granada in order to hold the final peace negotiations aimed at ending the war. Although the ship was attacked by Zeon forces who were unwilling to let the war end, the Thoroughbred was able to hold it's ground and reach Granada safely.
In Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record UC 0081, the Thoroughbred is refit and assigned to Hugues Courand's special anti-Zeon remnant squad Phantom Sweep.
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