Agamemnon class carrier
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| Agamemnon-class carrier | |
|---|---|
| Agamemnon (CE 71) | |
| Image:Agamemnon class carrier (gundam).jpg | |
| Modified Agamemnon (CE 73) | |
| Image:Agamemnon refit.jpg | |
| Fast Facts | |
| Ship Type | Carrier |
| Class: | Agamemnon |
| Launched: | Unknown |
| Manufacturer: | Earth Alliance |
| Operator: | Earth Alliance |
| Ships of Class: | Agamemnon, Menelaos, Ortigia, Doolittle, Roosevelt, Oda Nobunaga |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Unknown |
| Length: | 300 meters |
| Beam: | Unknown |
| Wingspan: | Approx. 280 meters |
| Draft: | Unknown |
| Propulsion: | Thermonuclear thruster |
| Armor: | Unknown |
| Armament: | Dual high-energy beam cannon x2 |
| Mobile Suit Complement: |
(C.E. 71) TS-MA2 Moebius or GAT-01 Strike Dagger x12 (C.E. 73 refit) GAT-02L2 Dagger L or GAT-04 Windam x12 |
| Linear Catapults: | 2 1 (C.E. 73 refit) |
In the fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the Agamemnon-class carrier is a large, wedge-shaped carrier that can carry up to twelve mobile armors or mobile suits and deploy them rapidly using the linear catapults on either edge of the ship. The Agamemnon class is the largest warship in Earth Alliance and OMNI Enforcer until the development of the Archangel-class assault ship.
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Design and Construction
The wedge-shaped Agamemnon class carrier originally designed as mobile armor carrier for Earth Alliance's space fleet, primarily to carry TS-MA2 Moebius. Later, after development of mobile suits by Earth Alliance, she also carried GAT-01 Strike Dagger.
For deploying mobile armor, she is equipped with two linear catapults on either edge of the ship. These catapults also used by GAT-01 Strike Dagger when they were available. She also has extensive bridge facilities for service as a flagship. However, she only fitted two large twin-barrel beam gun as offensive weapon.
In CE 73, the Agamemnon fleet has been heavily modified, with the formerly sleek wedge widened across the beam and split into a fork arrangement to accommodate the new thickened and lengthened superstructure amid ships for stand-up launch facilities for the GAT-02L2 Dagger L and GAT-04 Windam mobile suits.
With the new arrangement, the former deck-edge linear catapults have been eliminated and all mobile weapons launch from the centerline catapult instead. While this allows the Mobile Suits which launch from the carrier to equip Striker Packs, the downside of this design however is that the Agamemnon can only launch Mobile Suits one after the other, which cuts the deploying speed of this ship in half.
Characteristics
The Agamemnon class was the largest in OMNI Enforcer until the development of the Archangel-class assault ship. Although her two twin-barrell beam gun is relatively powerful, she has low armament.
She is operated in a carrier battle group as the flagship, usually escorted by Nelson class battleship and Drake class escort ship.
Service
The wedge-shaped Agamemnon class carrier usually served as flagship for the space fleets of Earth Alliance's. Agamemnon class carrier was also used for deploying nuclear-equipped TS-MA2 Moebius in attacking ZAFT.
Menelaos
The Menelaos is flagship of Earth Alliance's 8th Fleet under Rear Admiral Lewis Halberton. She was destroyed at Battle of Orbit along the fleet.
Trivia
- The Agamemnon and Menelaos are named for the Greek mythological heroes.
- The Ortigia is an islet in the gulf of Siracusa, Sicily.
- The Doolittle was named for General Jimmy Doolittle
- The Roosevelt for United States President Theodore Roosevelt
- The Oda Nobunaga for the famed 16th-century Japanese warlord.