The Sadalahn-class (Sadaran) is a battleship class introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The Sadalahn-class is a limited production third-generation flagship-type battleship deployed by the Neo Zeon during the First Neo Zeon War. It is armed with six twin Mega Particle Cannons, two large mega particle cannons, multiple missile launchers, and numerous anti-air laser guns. The number of mobile suits it can carry is unclear, and unlike most ships, its main bridge is located midship, above the mobile suit deck. The tower at the rear of the ship is a sub-bridge, which doubles as a dummy bridge. Its mobile suit catapults are mounted on the sides, and for recovery operations, there are a pair of aft mounted mobile suit decks: one behind the bridge, and one beneath the main thruster. The ship is propelled by a massive main thruster and four secondary thrusters on each side, and has no problem flying in the Earth's atmosphere due to its Minovsky Craft System. It can also be equipped with the Ballute System for atmospheric entry. When entering the atmosphere, the sub-bridge can retract its antennae and fold downwards over the recovery deck. The ship also sports a pair of holographic projectors on the edges of the ship's engine blocks, which the charismatic Haman would use to project her image in space and spur her troops on.
Armaments[]
- Twin Mega Particle Cannon
- The Sadalahn-class is armed with six dual barreled mega particle cannons as its main armament. A pair are mounted midship, another is mounted on the bottom of the bow, and a fourth is mounted upside down underneath the recovery deck behind the bridge. These four turrets can rotate 180 degrees and traverse up or down. The remaining two twin mega particle cannons are mounted on each side of the ship, and can rotate to fire above, below, or in front of the ship.
- Large Mega Particle Cannon
- Located in the holographic projectors on each side of the ship, these cannons are mounted in retractable mounts shielded by armored shutters and can rotate 360 degrees. These cannons cannot be used when the projectors are detached and stored.
- Missile Launcher
- The Sadalahn-class is armed with sixteen missile launchers set in a large multi-tube battery. The battery is aligned in two rows of eight launch hatches and is mounted in an unknown location. These missile launchers can fire numerous small warheads to defend against enemy units, etc.
- Anti-Ship Missile Launcher
- The Sadalahn-class mounts six forward facing anti-ship missile launchers on the ventral bow, with three tubes on each side of the ship. These launch tubes are placed between the side mounted mobile suit launch exits and the ventral twin mega particle cannon.
- Anti-Air Laser Gun
- For defensive purposes, the Sadalahn-class mounts at least thirty three anti-air laser guns: with four on each side of the ventral bow, four surrounding each of the mobile suit launch catapults, six on the aft ventral hull, four on each of the secondary engine blocks, one directly behind the main bridge at midship, and two in front of the main bridge. These laser cannons are in domed turret mounts with short barrels.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- Holographic Projection Device
- The Sadalahn makes use of a pair of holographic projection devices, which are capable of projecting messages in space for entire fleets to witness. These devices also mount the ship's large mega particle cannons. When not in use or when using the Ballute System, these devices can be dismounted for storage, with the fins retracted. When not used, these holographic projection devices are stored under the ship's mobile suit launch catapults, one on each side.
- Ballute System
- Like the Endra-class, the Sadalahn can utilize a ballute atmospheric re-entry system, in which an inflatable bowl-shaped ballute (balloon parachute) is deployed from the back of the ship to block the devastating heat during the descent into Earth's atmosphere.
- Minovsky Craft System
- The Sadalahn is fitted with the Minovsky Craft System: a lift-generating system in use since the One Year War, allowing a ship to resist the pull of Earth's gravity. When Minovsky particles are released into the air, the positive and negative particles spontaneously align themselves into a three-dimensional cubic lattice. Because of the repulsive and electrostatic forces between the particles, this lattice resists compression, and the Minovsky Craft System uses this phenomenon to push the underside of the vessel away from the planet's surface. This allows the equipped vehicle to float over Earth's surface.
History[]
First Neo Zeon War[]
Following the Gryps War, which saw the defeat of Titans by AEUG, now greatly weakened, Haman Karn lost no time in regrouping her forces to take over the entire Earth Sphere. To achieve this, she would repeat what the Principality of Zeon did by forming a land invasion force to seize control of the Federation's strongholds on Earth. A new flagship was commissioned, the Sadalahn, capable of carrying Haman and figurehead Mineva Lao Zabi to personally supervise the operation and later officiate at the ensuing ceremonies on Earth.
Although not completed until after the start of the First Neo Zeon War, the Sadalahn was still finished in time to take part in the early days of the war, and used as the flagship leading the invasion of Earth.[1] The Sadalahn remained as Haman's flagship throughout the First Neo Zeon War, and was most notably used to lead Haman's fleet during the Battle of Axis against Glemy Toto's rebel faction.[2] The Sadalahn became one of the few Neo Zeon warships to have survived the battle and the collision of the asteroid Axis and the colony Core 3, an act of desperation from the Neo Zeon rebels led by Glemy Toto before their demise. After Haman's death at the end of the battle, the Sadalahn was captured by the AEUG support fleet that came to reap the spoils.[3]
Gundam Walpurgis[]
In U.C. 0089, the Sazadan was part of a Neo Zeon remnants fleet in the vicinity of the Side 2 colony Olympus in battle with an AEUG fleet. It was later sunk when the ship's bridge is destroyed by a beam saber.
A.O.Z. Re-Boot[]
The Midalahn was constructed by the Zeon Remnants organization Zeon Mars (with cooperation from Axis Zeon) when they still controlled the Mars region. Although it is the sister ship of the Sadalahn, its bottom hull catapult and overall appearance is similar to the Gwadan-class.[4] The Midalahn became the flagship of the Zeon Mars fleet and was commanded by the son of Outlaw Chester, the leader of Zeon Mars. The Midalahn departed for the Earth Sphere in response to Neo Zeon's invasion of Earth. However, the fleet would return to Mars following the civil war that broke out between the Haman loyalists and the Glemy Faction as it was a faction that did not belong to either.
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References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Episode 23, The Burning Earth
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Episode 45, The Battle of Axis
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Episode 47, Warrior, Once More...
- ↑ "AOZ Re-Boot Vol. 56" "Dengeki Hobby Web" KADOKAWA
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