Musai class (final production type)

Class: Musai (final production type)
Ships of the line: CC-101 Siegfried, CC-103 Valkyrie, Wimmel, Kimel
Unit type: light cruiser
Manufacturer: Principality of Zeon
Operator(s): Principality of Zeon; Oldsmobile Army
First deployment: UC 0079
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Komusai shuttle
Fixed armaments: 2 x twin mega particle cannon, mounted in aft section
Mobile suits: 4

The final version of the Musai class light cruiser in the One Year War saw an extensive change in hull design, coupled with all the combat experienced with the standard Musai class cruiser. Still retaining the two high-powered mega particle cannons of the late-war Musai, the engines were upgraded to give additional speed. The mobile suit launching and maintenance facilities were improved to accommodate the late-war MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II and MS-06FZ Zaku II FZ high performance mobile suits. Out of the small number produced, at least two ships were assigned to the special forces unit based at Granada, which saw combat at Side 6 in late December UC 0079.

First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi

Rear view