Model number: C-88 Code name: Medea
Unit type:transport plane Manufacturer:
Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces First deployment: unknown Accommodation: unknown Dimensions: unknown Wingspan:
unknown Weight: unknown Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: unknown Propulsion: 8 x jet engine Performance: maximum thruster acceleration
unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range
unknown Fixed armaments: none
Technical
and Historical Notes
The C-88 Medea was a variant of the standard Medea
cargo plane with a redesigned fuselage and cargo section, and
it also featured more powerful jet engines. The C-88 had a slightly
smaller cargo capacity than the standard Medea,
however it had the added benefit of a more aerodynamic shape
and additional speed, although it came at the cost of the defensive
armament and VTOL capability. The C-88s were generally used
to transport important personnel and equipment in secured airspace,
and several were present at the Federation Forces Arctic base when
it was attacked by the Zeon "Cyclops" special forces
team in late UC 0079. The C-88s remained in service after the
end of the One Year War, and in UC 0083 several were used to
transport pilots and mobile suits to Australia's Torrington
Base after Anavel Gato's theft of the prototype RX-78GP02A
Gundam "Physalis."