Dabude class

Class: Dabude
Unit type: land battleship
Ships of the line: Bomburr
Manufacturer: Principality of Zeon
Operator(s): Principality of Zeon; Oldsmobile Army
First deployment: UC 0079
Dimensions: overall height 44.0 meters; overall length 109.0 meters; overall width 93.0 meters
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: 2 x engine-driven caterpillar tread: maximum speed unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; 4 x grounding braces, mounted on main body
Fixed armaments: 2 x twin barrel main cannon, mounted on either side of main body; 2 x twin barrel machine gun, mounted below bridge

The Dabude was a class of land battleship used by the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War in UC 0079. It served as both a mobile artillery platform and command center, similar to the Earth Federation Forces’ Big Tray class. The Dabude‘s main armament was a pair of powerful twin barrel cannons that required the use of four grounding braces to protect the craft from recoil. It was also armed with a pair of twin barrel machine guns mounted below the bridge. Dabudes were used throughout Earth, but were extensively deployed in Europe, with many fighting against the EFF’s Operation Odessa.

Captain: Gados Magua (Bomburr)
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara (Mobile Suit Gundam version)

Rear view (Version 2)