| One Year War | |||||||
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| Part of Mobile Suit Gundam, 08th MS Team, Gundam 0080 | |||||||
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| Earth Federation | Principality of Zeon | ||||||
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| General Revil† Admiral Tianem† Admiral Watkins† Jamitov Hymen |
Degwin Sodo Zabi† Gihren Zabi† Dozle Zabi† Kycilia Zabi† Garma Zabi† |
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| 5,800,000,000 (roughly 3 billion civillans) | 200,000,000 (roughly 60 million civillians) | ||||||
The One Year War (一年戦争 Ichinen Sensō?) is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network The Anime series, is the first Gundam OVA series It was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct Universal Century is the English name for the original timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. In the Gundam Anime metaseries the Earth Sphere refers to Earth, the Moon, and all artificial Satellites orbiting them For the Shining Force II character called Zeon see Shining Force II For the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! character called Zeon see A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series For the Shining Force II character called Zeon see Shining Force II For the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! character called Zeon see In the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime General Revil ( Also referred to as Admiral Revil) is one of the leading Federation 's In the fictional Gundam Universe Admiral Tianem is an Earth Federation Space Force Commander responsible for the 4th fleet In the fictional Gundam Universe Admiral Wolfgang Watkins (known as Gene Wakkein in the TV series was the commander of the Earth Federal Space Force base Luna II is a Fictional character in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam universe is a fictional character and Antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the only daughter of Degwin Sodo Zabi. In the Fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, is the youngest son of Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi. Universal Century is the English name for the original timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. (anime in Japanese, is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios
The One Year War, also known as the Zeon War of Independence to the soldiers of the Principality of Zeon, is the first major war of the Universal Century (UC) and is the background setting of many stories in the series. For the Shining Force II character called Zeon see Shining Force II For the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! character called Zeon see Universal Century is the English name for the original timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. The One Year War is analogous to World War II, where almost all nations choose one of the sides, and only very few neutral factions remained on the sidelines. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The analogy is made more clear in later renditions of events during the war, specifically those shown in Gundam 0080 and Gundam 0083, with the "nazification" of the Zeons. The Anime series, is the first Gundam OVA series It was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct is a 13-episode Anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May
The War is also a major part of the Gundam franchise, a game called Mobile Suit Gundam: One Year War () was released by Bandai and Namco (now Bandai-Namco) on 4 July, 2005, which retell the story of the first Gundam anime Mobile Suit Gundam with the PS2 graphics. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network Various stories and models are based on the units of the war, and half of the animations of the UC timeline is of this period, including Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team, MS Igloo, MS Igloo 2. The Anime series, is the first Gundam OVA series It was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct The Anime series is a twelve-episode Gundam OVA series that takes place during the One-Year War, and depicts the point of view of the common soldier A special series of model called UC Hardgraph features units and soldiers in a realistic style are also based on the War.
The One Year War began on January 3rd, 0079 of the UC calendar (Universal Century starting some time after 2045 AD according to official timeline). A short period in the first week of the declared war was known as the "One Week War" where most civilian casualties were accrued by indiscriminate use of WMDs. A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e It technically ended on January 1st, U. C. 0080, when the Republic of Zeon (reinstated after the fall of the Principality) signed a peace treaty with the Earth Federation.
Introduction
In the first Gundam anime, the story focused on a small group of people travelling with the new space warship Whitebase and experience the war from their view point starting in September UC0079. The one year war was not completely told and the early events like the colony drop in the one week war were only briefly told in the introduction of each episode. The duration of the war was also later than the current official timeline, and in the first book publish to tell the events in more detail, the Gundam Century published in 22 September, 1981, the war started in November UC0079, which is about 10 months later than the current official timeline of Janurary UC0079.
After the Earth Federation forced the emigration of the major part of humanity to the space colonies, tensions between the space colonists and the Earth elites were common and ubiquitous. The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series
The Republic of Zeon at Side 3, started pushing for a peaceful independence under the leadership of Zeon Zum Deikun. This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries. is a fictional philosopher and politician in the Gundam stories in which he developed Contolism, which was both about Ere-ism (that Earth is sacred and mankind The Earth Federation considered this to be a threat of instability to the Earth Sphere, so they applied economic pressure in an effort to force them back into the Federation, an effort that failed. The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series In U. C. 0068, Zeon Deikun unexpectedly died (though never confirmed, his death was strongly suspected of being murdered by the Zabi clan), and the independent Republic became the Principality of Zeon when Deikun's deputy Degwin Sodo Zabi seized control of the administration. For the Shining Force II character called Zeon see Shining Force II For the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! character called Zeon see is a Fictional character in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam universe When Degwin Zabi took over, he rapidly militarized the state by expanding the size of the Zeon National Guard, elevating it to the status of a full fledged army. The mobile suits and the majority of the Zeon space force was formed during this time period, as was the Flanagan Institute. In the Gundam terminology the terms normal suit (Universal Century and astrosuit (After Colony are used to refer to normal astronaut spacesuits so
Alarmed at the sudden build-up of arms at Side 3, the Earth Federation launched the Year 60 Armament Reinforcement Plan and the Year 70 Armament Reinforcement Plan, both aimed at building up the strength of the Earth Federation Space Force. The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series Federation engineers converted the mining asteroid Luna II into a major military base and roll out the Salamis and Magellan-class warships during this time period. This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries. The Original Salamis The first Salamis -Class Cruisers were launched around U The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short
The One Year War
In October of U. C. 0078, the Principality of Zeon officially announced mobilization orders, and split the army into the space attack force and the mobile assault force. The Federation, anticipating a traditional ship-to-ship type warfare, began reshuffling its fleets and issued a general alert to all of its forces.
The One Week War
The opening to the One Year War was originally referred to as the One Week War or One Week Battle, due to the horrific scale of civilian casualties inflicted.
The Three Seconds of Declaration
At 0720, January 3rd, U. C. 0079, the Principality of Zeon unilaterally declared war against the Earth Federation. Merely three seconds later (known to UC historians as Zeon's "Three Seconds of Declaration"), the Zeon forces launched all-out surprise attacks against the Federation's garrisons at the space colonies located in the Zahn province of Side 1 (Lagrangian point 5), Hatte Province in Side 2 (L4) and Mua Province in Side 4 (L5). This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries. This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries. This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries. NBC weapons were used indiscriminately, while the Zeon nerve gas attacks (used to suppress the garrisons from mobilizing) slaughtered the spacenoids it claimed to protect. A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e Over 2. 8 billion innocent civilians were killed during one day of fighting.
Operation British
The One Week War culminated in Operation British, supposedly named after the American Revolution against British rule in the 1770s. In the fictional Gundam Universe Operation British was the final culmination of the Principality of Zeon 's massive offensive during the opening week of the One Year War In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Operation British's goal was to destroy the Federation's central military command at Jaburo in South America, a facility hardened against nuclear assault. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The plan called for the use of a recently depopulated colony cylinder. During the opening battles of the One Week War, Zeon troops launched a gas attack on Island Iffish, a colony in the Hatte province of Side 2, employing a highly-toxic nerve gas known as GG, which was able to enter even into the gas shelters via the colony's ventilation system. Nerve agents (also being referred to as nerve gases, though these chemicals are liquid at room temperature are a class of Phosphorus -containing organic chemicals (An upgraded version of this nerve gas, G3, was used in 0085 by the Titans to put down a rebellion in the 30 Bunch colony cluster of Side 1). (aired 1985 – 1986) was a televised Anime, part of the Gundam series and a Sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam The cleansing of the colony's entire population was accomplished within 20 minutes. After the gas attack had concluded, Zeon forces then prepared the colony by attaching it with nuclear propulsion engines, before initiating the second phase of Operation British.
The Federation's space forces mobilized as the Principality set the colony on a slingshot course around the moon. Intense battle raged above the Earth's orbits, but the Federation Forces was unable to stop the colony. As the colony passed the point-of-no-return, both sides withdrew from battle and emergency evacuation of Jaburo was ordered. However, the heavily damaged colony fell short of its intended target, instead shattering into large fragments due to the heat of re-entry over the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The largest piece, comprising most of the main colony cylinder itself after being shot at while over the Arabian peninsula, fell on the heavily-populated city of Sydney, Australia, obliterating the city outright with its 10-million population. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The strike caused a 60,000-megaton blast (or estimated to be 3 million times the power of the Hiroshima bomb) and created a 500-kilometer crater along Australia's coastline (later named the Sydney Crater). The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's The immediate effect was of a Magnitude 9. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 5 earthquake at the impact point and Magnitude 9 earthquake over a third of Australia, a 200m/s shockwave being detected in Melbourne; it destroyed roughly 16% of the continent. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The ensuing shockwave also led to massive tsunamis around the globe, incapacitating a large portion of Earth Federation's planetary defence systems, while also causing huge humanitarian crises.
Up to this point of the war, close to half of the population of the Earth Sphere perished. Side 1, 2 and 4, all heavily populated, were completely destroyed. Earth's climate was severely and permanently affected by the colony drop, with the environmental aftermath still felt decades after the war.
The Battle of Loum
The Battle of Loum, which took place on January 15, U. is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network C. 0079, was one of the most devastating battles during the war and one of the deadliest in all of mankind's history.
Following the failure of Operation British just days earlier, the Principality of Zeon still believed it could succeed in achieving a quick end to the war with colony drops. In the fictional Gundam Universe Operation British was the final culmination of the Principality of Zeon 's massive offensive during the opening week of the One Year War For the Shining Force II character called Zeon see Shining Force II For the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! character called Zeon see This time it attempted to hijack and utilize colonies at Side 5, also known as Loum Province (however, it is rumored that this was false information leaked to the Federation forces to draw them away from Luna II). Side 3 redirects here For the album by The Raspberries, see Side 3 (album In the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries As the nuclear engines were being put into place, the Earth Federation 1st Combined Fleet led by General Revil arrived and the two forces clashed. In the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime General Revil ( Also referred to as Admiral Revil) is one of the leading Federation 's
This battle was first ever major space battle in history, also the first time new-age war machines known as mobile suits played as a primary attacking force. In the Gundam terminology the terms normal suit (Universal Century and astrosuit (After Colony are used to refer to normal astronaut spacesuits so The Earth Federation's fleet suffered heavy losses against the highly mobile Zeon MSs, as their AA defences were unable to operate effectively under the dense Minovsky particle interference. Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces This is a list of fictional technology from the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. General Revil was forced to escape after the flagship Ananke was sunk, and was captured by Zeon's Black Tri-Star attack squad. This is a list of Mobile Suit Gundam episodes, the original Gundam series The fleet's second-in-command, Commodore Lodney Kaningham, was KIA after his own ship Nereid was sunk while single-handedly rearguarding the retreat of the remaining fleet (however, his sacrifice minimised the fleet's casualty). With the capture of General Revil and loss of about 80% of Federation's Combined Fleet, the battle was tactically won by the Principality of Zeon.
During the battle, nuclear weapons were used indiscriminantly, resulting in massive military and civilian casualties. During the battle almost every space colony in Side 5 was destroyed, killing their inhabitants, resulting in over 2. 5 billion dead. Another combined 500 million combatants were killed in action. The Second Operation British was aborted after Admiral Dozle Zabi realized his fleet no longer had the capacity to carry it out. In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander
Several of Zeon's most famous aces earned their wings in the battle. Char Aznable destroyed five of the Federation's top-of-the-line Magellan battleships and earned the nickname the "Red Comet". is a Fictional character from the Gundam franchise He is originally one of the main Antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short "Crimson Lightning" Johnny Ridden destroyed three, and "White Wolf" Shin Matsunaga sank six. In the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam 's spinoff model series MSV, was one of the many pilots who fought for the Principality of Zeon during the devastating A fictional character from the Universal Century timeline of the Anime Gundam metaseries. The Black Tri-Stars gained fame by capturing General Revil, the highest-ranking general in the Earth Federal Space Forces. The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Anime series However, many of Zeon's original mobile suit training cadets were killed, leaving very few experienced pilots. This caused repercussions for the Principality for the remainder of the war.
In the end, the EFSF lost approximately 3/4 of its battle strength. Military casualties numbered in the millions, and 2. 5 billion civilian casualties resulted from the complete destruction of Side 5. Only the heavily-damaged Texas Colony survived, and the debris from Side 5's remains formed what became known as the Shoal Zone. In the fictional Universal Century, of the Gundam series a Shoal Zone is an area of wandering debris of space colonies in many Lagrange points
The Antarctic Treaty
With the capture of General Revil, the aborted colony drop and heavy losses on both sides, the Federation and Principality of Zeon agree to a truce. The Antarctic Treaty is a fictional wartime treaty in the Universal Century timeline of the sci-fi mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam. Using the recent victory at Loum, Gihren Zabi intended to intimidate the Federation into submission by threatening dropping Luna II on Jaburo. is a fictional character and Antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series While negotiating the conditions of the Federation's surrender, General Revil was rescued by federal agents within the Principality and made a speech to the Federation Assembly, revealing that "Zeon is exhausted!". The Federation received a boost in morale and rejected the conditions of surrender, but agreed to a treaty prohibiting the use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, colony drops, and attacks on the Jupiter Energy fleets, whilst recognizing the neutrality of the space colonies at Side 6 (L4), and determining the rules of war. The Antarctic Treaty was signed on January 31st, U. C. 0079.
The Earth Drop Operations
With the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, the rules of engagement went in favor of the Principality of Zeon, who was at the advantage in close-range combat, thanks to their mobile suits. The ban on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and colony drops, dashed the Zeon's hope for a quick conclusion to the war, forcing them to invade Earth territories to secure mining resources, which were scarce in space.
The Zeons began mobilizing for the invasion of Earth. A new unit, the Earth Attack Force, was quickly formed and staged its first drop operation on March 1st, U. C. 0079. With Earth Federation's defence severely undermined by Operation British, the drop operation quickly captured the EFF's Baikonur launch facilities and then moved onto the resource center of Odessa. Baikonur ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр Russian: Байконур formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Kyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates
A second drop operation occurred in North America, with two divisions being dropped on both coasts and moving inward. One division captured the strategically important California Base, a series of massive manufacturing plants and ports along the West Coast of North America. Along with this, much of the Earth Federation's naval fleet was captured and later pressed into service under the Zeon flag.
A third drop was directed at the destabilized region of Australia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
The fourth drop operation commenced on April 4th, and landed on the Red Sea and in the Persian Gulf.
Stalemate
For the next five months, the Zeon battlefronts expanded. However, lacking knowledges about atmospheric battle, the Zeon forces failed to achieve any air supremacy, and the Federation managed to stop the Zeon advance with out-of-date but sufficiently massed conventional weapons. Air supremacy is the most favorable state of control of the air Zeon advances were halted, and the situation solidified into a stalemate, which would persist for over 8 months until the Odessa Campaign. At this point, the Zeons had control of over two-thirds of the Earth's landmass, although guerilla resistance and defence vacuums in Zeon-occupied territory was a common sight.
Gundam Rising
On September 18th, in a space colony at Side 7 (L3), an incident changed the entire course of the war. The Federation's newly developed Pegasus-class warship White Base arrived at the colony to transfer components for the secret Project V, being followed by Char's Aznable's Musai cruiser along the way. White Base (SCV-70 The Project V (also known as Operation V) was a Fictional weapon development program in the Mecha Anime Mobile Suit Gundam When a Zeon reconnaissance team infiltrated the colony, a member of the team, Gene, went against orders and began attacking the colony. In sheer desperation, the Federation crews put up a hopeless defense against the fully armed Zaku mobile suit. In the confusion, civilian Amuro Ray came across the result of the secret project — the RX-78 Gundam prototype. is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack Concepts and development The RX-78's initial concept was that of a powered armor the primary design for Yoshiyuki Tomino 's proposed series Freedom Fighter Gunboy Unaccustomed to battle, but possessing a high degree of technical aptitude, Amuro managed to get Unit 2 to rise up from its trailer, and successfully destroyed two of the recon team's Zakus. This was the first mobile suit battle ever fought inside of a space colony. Unfortunately, the colony was heavily damaged. Amuro's father, Tem Ray (the team leader of Project V), went missing, and heavy civilian casualties were reported. The survivors embarked as refugees onboard the White Base, which served as the mobile suit's support carrier.
The White Base, with its precious prototype mobile suits, began a perilous return to the Earth Federation headquarters at Jaburo (also called Jabrow) in South America, being incessantly pursued by Char Aznable. During atmospheric reentry, the White Base was again attacked and veered off of its projected course to Jaburo, and instead landed deep in enemy territory in North America.
Operation Odessa
Shortly after the arrival of the White Base on Earth, the ships crew engaged and destroyed a Zeon Gaw fleet, killing Captain Garma Zabi, the youngest son of Sovereign Zabi. In the Fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, is the youngest son of Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi. Seizing the opportunity to strike while the Zeon were regrouping, the Earth Federation amassed one third of its terrestrial forces along Eastern Europe for possibly the largest land battle in the UC history. Codenamed Operation Odessa, its aim was to recapture the Odessa mining facilities and break the Zeon hold on resources. The counteroffensive campaign began on November 7th. Over the next two days, the Federal Forces staged a blitzkrieg attack on the Zeon's defensive lines, breaking through and overwhelming them. Blitzkrieg (German for "lightning war" is a popular name for an Offensive operational-level Military doctrine which involves an initial On November 9th, the Federal Forces broke through the last of the Zeon Occupation Force's defensive lines, triggering an ultimatum from Colonel M'Quve demanding that the Federal Forces withdraw or face a nuclear attack in violation of the Antarctic Treaty. An ultimatum (the last one is a Demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specified period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case is a fictional character appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam 's Universal Century (U It is said that General Revil signaled to his communications officers not to respond. Fleeing the battlefield in the Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser Madagascar with other top officials, M'Quve launched a single nuclear missile, but it was destroyed by Amuro Ray in the Gundam. Zeon's commanding officers escaped the base just before the Federation forces broke through. Several Zeon units remained isolated on Earth and eventually surrendered. Some found their way to other bases where they could escape into space, such as Rear Admiral Yuri from 08th MS Team.
Operation Rainbow Valley
Exploiting the discord within the Zeon forces after the fall of Odessa, the Federation began Operation Rainbow Valley on November 23rd, with the objective of recapturing Australia. The operation was spearheaded by Master P. Rayer and his "White Dingo" team. The team captured Alice Springs on November 25th, Simpson's Gap on December 1st, repulsed a Zeon counterattack at the EFF's Torrington base on December 26th, and captured one of the last remaining Zeon heavy lift facilities at Hughenden on January 2nd, U. C. 0080.
Operation Velvet
Following the completion of Operation Odessa, the Federation launched an offensive into Lepanto region of North Africa. The campaign began on November 18th and completed its objectives on November 28th.
The Jaburo Drop Operation
After a hired spy managed to infiltrate the White Base, Char Aznable discovered the precise location of the vast Earth Federation's fortress of Jaburo. The Battle of Jaburo is a fictional battle of television Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and featured in the episodes Tragedy in Jaburo On November 30th, after gathering mobile suit squads from California Base and with massive air and naval support, Zeon forces launched an assault on Jaburo. Amphibious mobile suit and commando teams lead by Char himself made numerous probes and raids into the heart of the base, but were unable to take the base or destroy the mobile suit factory. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. Underestimating Jaburo's defence capacity, the Jaburo attack failed with massive losses (large proportion of Zeon mobile suits were destroyed in mid-air and never made landing), and the Principality forces retreated on the same day. The combined losses at Odessa and Jaburo broke the Zeon Earth-bound armies, making it easy for the Federation to begin launching offensives against other holdings in Africa and North America. Over the month of December, the Zeon ground forces were in full retreat, abandoning strategically critical bases and trying to escape into space. The Cape Canaveral base was liberated on December 5th, at a cost of 34 fighters, 71 tanks and 2 mobile suits, due to the Zeon ace pilot Ian Greydon. The California Base was successfully recaptured on December 15th.
Operation Rubicon
Operation Rubicon was a secret Zeon commando operation performed by Steiner Hardy's Cyclops Commandos. The mission was to steal or destroy a prototype Gundam designed for Newtypes. For the magazine Newtype, see Newtype (magazine. A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional The mission is narrated in the OVA series Gundam 0080. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be The Anime series, is the first Gundam OVA series It was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct
Battle of Solomon — Operation Cembalo
With the battle on Earth grinding to a close, the Federation began a plot to retake space. The high command's plan had two parts:
- The White Base was deployed as the 13th Autonomous Mobile Squadron and given the mission to go to the neutral colony group of Side 6. Since the Zeons paid close attention to the Gundam and the White Base, the Federation wanted to cause them to think that the White Base would be a vanguard for an invasion of the Zeon lunar base of Granada.
- The rest of the Federation fleet, with White Base as a decoy, was launched as Jaburo began staging an attack on the Zeon space base of Solomon, located in L4, around the remains of Side 1.
After distracting the Zeons' attention with a battle outside the neutral space of Side 6, in which Amuro Ray and the Gundam destroyed 9 of the latest frontline mobile suits, the MS-09R Rick Dom, in the span of three minutes, the White Base rendezvoused with the Federation fleet to assault the Zeon space fortress Solomon, on December 24th. This article is about a fictional machine from the Universal Century timeline of the Anime Gundam metaseries. The Battle of Solomon was the first in which the RGM-79 GM, the mass-production mobile suits derived from the Gundam RX-78-2, were used in numbers. The Battle of Solomon was a major engagement in the Anime and Manga series Mobile Suit Gundam. This article is about a Mobile suit, a fictional weapon of the Mobile Suit Gundam Anime Metaseries. The GM had only seen limited, squad-level engagements during its test phase and on Earth prior to Solomon.
Public-class assault boats neutralized the space fortress' beam cannon defenses with beam-dispersing smoke clouds, forcing Zeon mobile suits stationed there to advance beyond the base's defensive radius, making them easy targets for advancing Federation warships. The Federation also unleashed a secret weapon: a solar reflector array, known as the Solar System, utterly decimating Solomon's primary space gate and all mobile suits and ships attempting to sortie from there. This is a list of fictional superweapons from the Universal Century (UC timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. Sortie is a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit be it of Aircraft, Ship or in older times of columns of troops from a fort
With casualties mounting and reinforcements being delayed by "political complications", Space Attack Forces and Solomon commander Dozle Zabi ordered the evacuation of the base and boarded the mobile armour Big Zam. In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander While the Big Zam's initial deployment decimated Federal mobile suits that encountered it and allowed many of the Zeons (including his wife Zena and daughter Minerva) to retreat from the base, it was ultimately neutralized by a daring (and sacrificial) maneuver on behalf of 13th Autonomous Corps pilot, Sleggar Law, and subsequently destroyed by Amuro and his Gundam. is a fictional character in the Mobile Suit Gundam Anime series Solomon was quickly captured thereafter by the EFF and renamed Konpei Island.
The Ghost of Solomon
After the conclusion of primary hostilities at the Battle of Solomon, a Newtype conscripted by Char Aznable, Lalah Sune, sortied in the mobile armour Elmeth. is a Fictional character from the Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. Using the Psycommu system, the Elmeth under Lalah's control was capable of guiding independent mobile beam weapons called bits undetected into proximity of Federation ships and destroy them. This caused panic in the Federation forces during the initial Federation occupation, earning the mysterious weapon the nickname: The Ghost of Solomon. This guerilla tactic was destructive but short-lived, as the Elmeth and its pilot were destroyed in action by Amuro.
In the movie trilogy, the Elmeth's guerilla tactics proved to be much more effective, but the effort was cut short when Zeon recalled it to assist in the front line defence of A Baou Qu. When the Granada fleet attempted to blitz through the advancing federation battlegroup in order to get to Solomon, the Elmeth was sortied for what was to amount to little more than a distractionary attack on outlying ships. It was here that it met its ultimate fate at the hands of Amuro Ray.
Operation Solar Ray
Following the loss of Odessa and Solomon, the Zeon military was fully on the defensive. Fearing the Federation's next move would be a full-scale assault on the home colonies, Zeon's Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi ordered the construction of a massive solar-powered beam projector known as the Solar Ray System. is a fictional character and Antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series This is a list of fictional superweapons from the Universal Century (UC timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. The project originally started in the Mahal colony in September, exploiting the same loophole in the Antarctic Treaty as the Federation's Solar System. Supervised by Colonel Asakura (who also developed Zeon's lethal G3 nerve gas), solar batteries from other colonies were collected and a projection array was built within the colony walls, and on December 21st, its 6. 5 million inhabitants were forcefully evacuated .
As the construction of the Solar Ray was being completed and the Federation fleet drew near, Sovereign Degwin Zabi, growing tired of war, left on a secret mission to save what was left of the Principality of Zeon. He was to meet with General Revil at Geldolva line to negotiate the terms of a peaceful surrender. His departure was noticed by Gihren Zabi, who quickly rushed the Solar Ray into operation, limiting its design to a single shot.
General Revil organized the main Federation fleet into three battle lines. At 2035 GMT, Gihren Zabi gave the order to all Zeonic fleets to pull out of the firing range in front of the Solar Ray System. As this was happening, Degwin Zabi and General Revil met to discuss a peace treaty to end the war. At 2105 GMT, Gihren Zabi ordered the Solar Ray to be fired at the Geldolva aiming point. General Revil, Sovereign Degwin Zabi, and about a third of the Federation's fleet were wiped out by the weapon's 6 kilometer wide beam. The IR band signature from the Solar Ray's discharge was detected by Mobile Assault Force commander Kycilia Zabi's fleet, traveling to reinforce the Zeon's last line of defense. In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the only daughter of Degwin Sodo Zabi. Additionally, Amuro Ray suffered a severe emotional attack at the moment of firing, claiming to be able to see the ships, and people inside them, as they were vaporised by this horrible weapon.
Operation Star One
Following the firing of the Solar Ray, Rear Admiral Kycilia Zabi, aware of her father's secret meeting with the Federation's General Revil, learns that his ship — the Gwazine-Class Battleship Great Degwin — was on the Geldolva line at the time of the Solar Ray's discharge. In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series is the only daughter of Degwin Sodo Zabi. In the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime General Revil ( Also referred to as Admiral Revil) is one of the leading Federation 's The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short Only she and her brother Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi know of their father's negotiations and true fate. is a fictional character and Antagonist from the universe of the Gundam anime series
The disarrayed Federal forces quickly regroup, using the Pegasus-Class Assault Carrier White Base as their rally point. Ships of the class To a practiced eye no two ships of the Pegasus class are alike White Base (SCV-70 While the Federation reorganize, Gihren Zabi meets with the A Baoa Qu defenders and gives a speech that the Zeon are a superior race, that the Earth Federation's remaining forces are now halved thanks to the Solar Ray, and that they will win this battle and "rise up to the future". In Mobile Suit Gundam, the space fortress A Baoa Qu ( Japanese ja ア・バオア・クー) was Zeon's last defense line in the One Year War of the
Fearing that Zeon would again fire the devastating superweapon, the Federation launches a desperate attack on A Baoa Qu's N defense field with the second and third mobile suit battalions, while their remaining fleets use the Magellan-Class Battle ship Luzar as its flagship to penetrate the S field. The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well The White Base spearheads an assault into the F line, A Baoa Qu's crossfire aiming point but also its weakest defense point, all the while when a small fleet rumored to be led by the assault carrier Pegasus, attempted to breach the V line, guarded by Zeon's Dolowa carrier. Gihren Zabi's counterattack plan relies heavily on his mammoth Dolos-class heavy carrier ship and the Gelgoog, Zeon's latest (and costly) mass-production mobile suit that rivals the Gundam in strength and weaponry. The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short The Federation attempts to use beam-dispersion smoke again, but Gihren Zabi launches a counterstrike of missiles, all the while keeping his mobile suit forces held back.
Kycilia Zabi's Mobile Assault Force arrives as the Federation begins to penetrate A Baoa Qu's lines. While Kycilia Zabi orders her fleet to position itself along the N field, she provides Char Aznable with the MSN-02 Zeong, a prototype mobile suit using Psycommu technology, which would allow him to pilot using his Newtype mind. is a Fictional character from the Gundam franchise He is originally one of the main Antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the In Mobile Suit Gundam The Zeong is the last mobile suit piloted by primary antagonist Char Aznable in Mobile Suit Gundam, appearing at After Char sorties in the Zeong, Kycilia confronts Gihren with the news of their father's death, and after hearing him confess to the killing without any remorse, immediately executes Gihren for the crime of patricide. Patricide is (i the act of killing one's father or (ii a person who kills his or her father After his death, it is discovered that Gihren had miscalculated the effectiveness of his fighting force and the determination of the oncoming waves of Federation forces. The two Dolos carriers are quickly destroyed, depriving their large numbers of mobile suits of fuel and munitions, and the Gelgoogs and Doms are piloted by student conscripts who barely have enough training to properly use their highly-advanced (and beginner-infriendly) mobile suits. Many of Zeon's ace pilots also are killed or missing in action, such as Thomas Krutz and Johnny Ridden, hurting the Zeon's attempt to hold A Baoa Qu. In the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam 's spinoff model series MSV, was one of the many pilots who fought for the Principality of Zeon during the devastating Also, angered by the execution of their Supreme Commander, the Delaz fleet (an extremely Gihren-loyalist battle unit lead by Aiguille Delaz), resigned from the battle, further reducing the number of ships and mobile suits in the Zeon lines. is a Fictional character from the Anime series Gundam 0083. Story Among the many high-ranking officers in the Zeon military
As A Baoa Qu's N field is overwhelmed by the Federation's mobile suit battalions and the Zeon's S field is on the verge of collapsing thanks to the Gundam, the Zeong is sent to reinforce it and keep the Federation from penetrating the S field. The fighting becomes so thick that Amuro's Gundam and Char's Zeong are soon engaged in close combat inside the fortress, and the fight continues with gunfight and swordfight after both pilots have destroyed the other's mobile suit. The White Base suffers heavy damage and is forced to beach itself on the fortress and fight Zeon infantry in close quarters combat.
As the battle for A Baoa Qu spills into the heart of the fortress itself, Kycilia Zabi begins preparations to flee from the collapsing stronghold. Her plan is to escape to a rally point and meet up with fleets from the Zeon's Granada lunar base and the Zeon homeland and continue the war. She orders Twoning, the base commander, to wait 15 minutes after her exit before surrendering the base. She promises that Federal POWs will be exchanged for him later. However, her plan is interrupted by Char Aznable, who assassinates Kycilia before she can leave the asteroid fortress. Her Zanzibar-Class Mobile Cruiser the infamous Chimera is subsequently destroyed by Federal warships. The Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, set in the fictional Universal Century is centered around the conflict known as the One Year War (or OYW for short
The Principality Collapses
On January 1st, 0080, Zeon's Prime Minister Darcia Bakharov, who, under the Zabi family's dictatorship was just a rubber-stamp to approve of Zabi edicts and provide the appearance of a democracy, took control of the government and sued for peace. Following preliminary negotiations in Anman, the formal signing of the end of hostilities occurred on January 14th, 0080 at the Granada lunar colony. The treaty between the Earth Federation and the newly restored Republic of Zeon was named the Treaty of Granada.
Aftermath
Many loyalists to the Zabi family, dedicated soldiers, war criminals, and others who could not integrate with the new government voluntarily, left the Zeon homeland and went on an exodus to the asteroid Axis, which was previously used waystation for the Jupiter Energy Fleet. Others, such as Cima Garahau's Marines, became pirates while other Zeon soldiers fought inside Earth Sphere and on the Earth's surface in various guerilla and insurgency actions. Many of these Zeon insurgents would be attracted to the various uprisings and movements in the following years, such as the Delaz fleet's Operation Stardust, Haman Karn's Axis Zeon (First Neo-Zeon), Char Aznable's Second Neo-Zeon, the Third Zeon Rebellion (Moon Crisis) and Mars Zeon. is a fictional character from the Anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. is a Fictional character from the Gundam franchise He is originally one of the main Antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the Such insurgencies continued until the U. C. 0100s, but eventually died out and was replaced by conflicts from new-generation space warlords, such as Crossbone Vanguard, Jupiter Empire and Zanscare Empire. This is a list of fictional nations and factions of the Universal Century (UC timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries This is a list of fictional nations and factions of the Universal Century (UC timeline of the fictional Gundam Anime Metaseries
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