Public class


General and Technical Data

Class:
Public
Unit type:
assault ship
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: UC 0079
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: 4 x rocket thruster
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x large missile

Technical and Historical Notes

With the loss of several fleets in the One Week War, the Federation Forces found themselves at somewhat of a loss when the time came to mount a counterattack in space. The Public class was an attempt to create a simple gunboat that could supplement the main fleet of Salamis and Magellan class ships in an assault. A very simple design, the only weapons of the Public class were two large capital ship-grade missiles. These missiles were expected to be utilized in hit-and-run operations against large immobile targets during a space battle. However, while fast, the Public possessed poor maneuverability and poorer armor and many of these ships destroyed in the battles for Solomon and A Baoa Qu.

Miscellaneous Information

Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Mobile Suit Gundam: Outer Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: From Place Beyond the Blaze; Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space; Mobile Suit Gundam: Pilot's Locus; Mobile Suit Gundam: Spirits of Zeon ~Dual Stars of Carnage~
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara