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Encyclopedia > DRAGOON system

This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. The Cosmic Era is the timeline that the anime Gundam Seed and its sequels and spinoffs take place in. ... Gundam is a collective term for the Universal Century (UC) series like Mobile Suit Gundam and series in alternative timelines, such as Gundam Wing, made by Sunrise Inc. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ...

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Nuclear technologies

After the Bloody Valentine War all military use of these technologies was banned by the Bloody Valentine War#Treaty of Junius Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the storyline of Gundam Seed, the Treaty of Junius is the treaty that ended the Bloody Valentine War. ...


Neutron Jammer

The N-Jammer or Neutron Jammer is a device which suppresses nuclear fission reactions by blocking the movement of free neutrons (it is probable that nuclear fusion, which does not rely on neutron emission, would be unaffected by an N-Jammer). Its effective range is so great that even a handful of these devices are sufficient to cover the entire Earth, nullifying all nuclear weapons and power plants on the planet's surface. The N-Jammer also has the side effect of disrupting radio waves, severely restricting the range of radar and conventional communications, and for this reason space warships are equipped with these devices as an electronic countermeasure. Properties In physics, the neutron is a subatomic particle with no net electric charge and a mass of 939. ... Sketch of induced nuclear fission, a neutron (n) strikes a uranium nucleus which splits into similar products (F. P.), and releases more neutrons to continue the process, and energy in the form of gamma and other radiation. ... A free neutron is a neutron that exists outside of a nucleus. ... The deuterium-tritium fusion reaction is considered the most promising for producing fusion power. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... A planet (from the Greek πλανήτης, planētēs which means wanderer or more forcefully vagrant, tramp) is an object in orbit around a star that is not a star in its own right. ... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ... ECM is an abbreviation of: Electret condenser microphone Electro chemical machining Electronic countermeasures Electronic control module Elliptic curve method (integer factorization) Enterprise content management Error correction mode (fax protocol) Extracellular matrix See also: ECM (record label) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...


The N-Jammer was originally developed in the PLANTs under the supervision of Supreme Council member Orson White. These devices were first employed in the battle for the space station Yggdrasil on February 22, C.E. 70, and on April 1 of that year the ZAFT forces drove countless N-Jammers into Earth's surface as the first phase of their Operation Uroboros campaign. The nations of Earth, which had previously depended on nuclear fission as their primary power source, were plunged into a severe energy crisis as a result. Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Yggdrasil For other uses of the term Yggdrasil, see Yggdrasil (disambiguation) In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil (also Mimameid and Lerad) was the World tree, a gigantic tree, thought to connect all the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... An Energy Crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy to an economy. ...


During the winter of CE 70-71, at least tens of millions of Naturals died on Earth because of lack of energy for heating, due directly to the presence of N-Jammers on Earth. However, the Treaty of Junius outlawed the use of N-Jammers in combat, either in a defensive role or as a weapon. This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the storyline of Gundam Seed, the Treaty of Junius is the treaty that ended the Bloody Valentine War. ...

see also: ニュートロンジャマー

Neutron Jammer Canceller

Neutron Jammer Cancellers or N-Jammer Cancellers are devices used to cancel the effects of N-Jammers.


ZAFT deployed Neutron-Jammers to disallow the Earth Alliance use of nuclear weaponry. ZAFT also invented this device to cancel this effect in order to use nuclear weapons / generators. This would means nearly limitless supply of energy and a complete superiority over other battery powered Mobile Suits that had to be recharged periodically. In the debut episode, Kira takes the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam from a PLANT (a space colony resembling an hourglass) to the JOSH-A base in Alaska. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... The Earth Alliance is the name of at least two fictional governments or alliances in modern science-fiction. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... In the fictional Gundam Universe, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ... Hourglass An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or sand timer, is a device for the measurement of time. ...


Because the use of N-Jammers was banned by the Junius Treaty which ended the Bloody Valentine War, N-Jammer Cancellers are now semi-outdated technology; however, because of the still-present N-Jammers which were dropped on Earth during the War as offensive weapons, all nuclear power reactors on Earth are equipped with N-Jammer Cancellers. The Neutron Stampeder weapon appears to be derived from the N-Jammer Canceller. Initial versions of the N-Jammer Canceller have no effect on and offer no protection from the Neutron Stampeder's effect, but ZAFT has since developed a version immune to the Stampeder. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... This article is about power derived from nuclear reactions. ... Reactor may relate to the folowing: A chemical reactor: a device for containing and controlling a chemical reaction. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era subuniverse of the Gundam fictional universe, as found in the books/anime/manga/etc of Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray, ... Neutron Stampeder An experimental defensive weapon designed by ZAFT to protect against nuclear attack. ...

see also ニュートロンジャマーキャンセラー

Neutron Stampeder

An experimental defensive weapon designed by ZAFT to protect against nuclear attack. The device is mounted on a Nazca class destroyer, and is nearly as large as the ship itself. When activated, the Neutron Stampeder emits a massive energy wave, which causes any nuclear weapons it comes in contact with to prematurely detonate. Unfortunately, the emitters fry themselves after firing, so the weapon can only be fired once. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... -1...


The Neutron Stampeder was first fielded in CE 73, when it thwarted an Earth Alliance attempt to attack the PLANTs with nuclear missiles, causing the Alliance fleet to be wiped out by its own weapons. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants...


Mobile Suit technology

G Project

The G Project was the Earth Alliance's crash program to develop mobile suits that could be piloted by Naturals. First-generation mobile suits were too complex for Naturals to control, and could only be piloted by Coordinators. The G project began in Cosmic Era year 69 under the aegis of Admiral Lewis Halberton to produce G Weapons and reached fruition in 71. The G mobile suits eventually became known collectively as "Gundams," after the acronym for their mobile operating system. The Earth Alliance is the name of at least two fictional governments or alliances in modern science-fiction. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... -1... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... The Cosmic Era is the timeline that the anime Gundam Seed and its sequels and spinoffs take place in. ... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam as they appear in Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny and Gundam Seed Astray. ... Gundam is a collective term for the Universal Century (UC) series like Mobile Suit Gundam and series in alternative timelines, such as Gundam Wing, made by Sunrise Inc. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...


The five mobile suits developed under the G Project were:

  • GAT-X102 Duel
  • GAT-X103 Buster
  • GAT-X105 Strike
  • GAT-X207 Blitz
  • GAT-X303 Aegis

Several later mobile suits were derived from the G Project, all designated GAT-01 with a suffix to indicate which suit they were developed from. "A" or no suffix designates mobile suits derived from the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, "D" designates mobile suits derived from the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam, and "E" designates mobile suits derived from the GAT-X103 Buster Gundam. In the television anime series Gundam Seed, the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam was the first mobile suit developed under the Earth Alliances G Project during the opening months of the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the Japanese TV series Gundam Seed, The GAT-X103 Buster Gundam is a heavy weapons assault mobile suit prototype developed by the Earth Alliance during the Bloody Valentine War under G Project. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam The GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam is an assault-use mobile suit designed for special weapons during the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the television anime series Gundam Seed, the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam is a command type mobile suit in service during the first half of Cosmic Era year 71. ...


See Cosmic Era Mobile Units for detailed information about all the produced units. These are Mobile suits and Mobile Armors shown in the fictional Cosmic Era timeline of Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. ...


METEOR

The METEOR (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical EnfORcer) support system is a large, unmanned vehicle created by ZAFT for use by the ZGMF-X09A Justice and ZGMF-X10A Freedom. The METEOR unit is propelled by powerful laser pulse thrusters, counteracting the considerable mass of the nearly 100 meter long vehicles. The METEOR is extremely well-armed, mounting four battleship-grade beam cannons, two huge beam swords, and 77 missile launchers. The support ship Eternal was designed to carry the two METEOR units externally. Only two METEOR units were build during the Bloody Valentine War. One was destroyed by Ex Zaft commander Le Creuset in battle against Freedom, the second one was used by Athrun Zala to pierce the GENESIS armor and presumedly destroyed in the explosion of GENESIS. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... ZGMF-X09A Justice This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, Eternal is a space warship in the ZAFT forces designed specifically to support the advanced ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam and ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam mobile suits. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors...


ZAFT also created a variant of the METEOR system, the Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module, which lacks the METEOR's heavy armament but can be used as a booster for a variety of mobile suits and shuttles. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


DRAGOON System

The DRAGOON (Disconnected Rapid Armament Group Overlook Operation Network) system is a control system developed by ZAFT to guide remote weapons. The DRAGOON uses Quantum Communication to send signals to weapon pods to move them around without the awkward wire guidance used in mobile armors such as the TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero, or the Striker Pack AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker. The original system was first tested in the YMF-X000A Dreadnought, tested by ZAFT pilot Courtney Hieronymus and then later civillian Prayer Reverie; and used by the prototype ZGMF-X13A Providence units, piloted by ZAFT ace Rau Le Creuset. The TS-MA2mod. ... Striker Packs are specially designed units within the multi-purpose Mobile Suit GAT-X105 Strike groups that are part of the fictional television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. These Striker Packs allowed one single mecha to fit out for a number of different roles. ... The TS-MA2mod. ... YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Rau Le Creuset is a fictional character from the popular anime series Gundam SEED. As SEED takes some of its elements from the original Gundam series, Le Creuset would fall into the position Char Aznable played as an antagonist to the main characters. ...


An alternate version of the DRAGOON system was developed by Earth Alliance's Azrael Financial Group and utilized in their prototype TSX-MA717/ZD Pergrande mobile armor. This version required three pilots, and didn't require a pilot with spatial awareness; instead, the computer maneuvered the pods using the X, Y, and Z coordinates from the pilots. These pods mounted a beam cannon and a beam gun, which made it much more powerful than the regular DRAGOON system mobile suits. The Pergrande was destroyed during testing. Spoiler warning: The TSX-MA717/ZD Pergrande, was a Prototype MA created by Azrael Financial Group(National Industrial Alliance) for the Earth Alliance. ...


Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System

The Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System is a technology developed by ZAFT to remotely recharge the batteries of mobile suits. It was developed as a result of the ban of all military applications of the N-Jammer Canceller and nuclear power. With this system, a properly outfitted ship can project a "deuterion beam" into the receiver of a mobile suit, rapidly recharging its battery in mid-battle. The first vessel to be outfitted with this system is the battleship Minerva. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the fictional Gundam universe ( Cosmic Era) series Gundam Seed Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ...


Colloid Particles

Mirage Colloid

Mirage Colloid is a sythetic particle first discovered by the Earth Alliance's Atlantic Federation, which can be used for a variety of military purposes. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


The first use discovered was as a stealth device, and this technology was incorporated into the GAT-X207 Blitz. With the Mirage Colloid system activated, the mobile suit was covered by the particles, which bent light and RADAR waves around it, rendering the Blitz invisible to both visual and electronic detection. This application of Mirage Colloid was later incorporated into the MBF-P01-Re<AMATU> Astray Gold Frame Amatu, which used the severed arm of the Blitz, and was eventually repeated on a much larger scale to conceal ZAFT's huge superweapon GENESIS. GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam The GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam is an assault-use mobile suit designed for special weapons during the Bloody Valentine War. ... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... In the anime series Gundam SEEDs manga side story Gundam SEED Astray, the Orb Unions Morgenroete corporation built 3 Gundam Astray prototype mobile suits at Heliopolis, the MBF-P01 Astray Gold Frame, MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame, and MBF-P03 Astray Blue Frame, based largely on data from... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


At the end of the Bloody Valentine War, the Treaty of Junius was signed by representatives of the Earth Alliance and ZAFT. One of its provision banned the use of Mirage Colloid technology, seemingly putting an end to further development of this highly versatile particle. However, a mere two years later, the top secret Earth Alliance battleship Girty Lue used its illegal Mirage Colloid stealth system to launch a sneak attack on ZAFT's Armory One base and steal three prototype Gundam mobile suits. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the storyline of Gundam Seed, the Treaty of Junius is the treaty that ended the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...


Geschmeidig Panzer

The next development of Mirage Colloid was the "Geschmeidig Panzer" energy deflection armor, employed by the GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam and its descendants, the GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue and GAT-706S Deep Forbidden. This system utilized Mirage Colloid particles to bend energy beams away from the mobile suit, providing excellent defensive capabilities. The "Geschmeidig Panzer" pods can also deflect water for use as a propulsion system. In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike normal Phase Shift, which... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike normal Phase Shift, which... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike normal Phase Shift, which... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...


Mirage Colloid Virus Spreader

While the initial advances in Mirage Colloid technology were made by the Atlantic Federation, a more novel development came from another source: the Mirage Colloid virus spreader, created by the defense conglomerate Actaeon Industries and utilized in their prototype NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto. This system used Mirage Colloid particles to access the operating systems of nearby mobile suits and infect them with a computer virus, unimpeded by Neutron Jammer interference. However, the Gel Finieto was otherwise unarmed and generally unremarkable, and there was little military interest in the mobile suit. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... The NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto was an armed prototype mobile suit developed by the defense conglomerate Actaeon Industries, and piloted by a man named Kenaf Luchini. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...


Offensive Technology

Phonon Maser

The phonon maser was created by ZAFT for use in amphibious mobile suits, to counteract the ineffectiveness of standard beam weapons in underwater environments. Phonon masers concentrate sound waves into highly destructive laser-like beams. The Earth Alliance was later able to duplicate phonon maser technology for use in its own series of amphibious mobile suits. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


Cyclops System

The Cyclops System is a powerful microwave weapon devised by the Earth Alliance, which consists of a large array of dish emitters. The Cyclops System's effectiveness is actually increased by Neutron Jammers, which restrict the microwaves to smaller area and increase the intensity of the weapon's effects. Once activated, the Cyclops System rapidly heats the water that makes up about 60% of the human body, as well as the propellant and ammunition supplies of mobile suits. Ultimately the intense radiation heat will destroy even buildings and the array itself. To conceal these weapons, the Earth Alliance builds them beneath their own bases as a self-destruct mechanism. The Cyclops System was used twice during the Bloody Valentine War, once to destroy the Endymion Crater lunar base, which was being overrun by ZAFT forces, and once in a trap at the Earth Alliance military headquarters in Alaska, when Atlantic Federation leaders deliberately sacrificed their unwitting Eurasian Federation comrades to wipe out a huge ZAFT attack force. This page is about the radiation; for the appliance, see microwave oven. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


Positron Blaster Cannon

Positron blaster cannons are highly powerful weapons used as the main guns of some large warships. They fire beams of positrons, the antimatter equivalent of electrons. When such a beam comes into contact with an object, the positrons and electrons annihilate each other, which in turn causes the target to break apart on a molecular level. A side effect of this process is a burst of highly lethal gamma radiation. Positron blaster cannons include the "Lohengrin" cannons used by the Earth Alliance's Archangel-class assault ships and Orb's Izumo class battleships and the "Tannhäuser" cannon of the ZAFT battleship Minerva. In addition, at least one Earth Alliance fortification on the Arabian Peninsula has been equipped with a "Lohengrin", and the MBF-P03-2 Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second can be equipped with a miniaturized "Lohengrin", which is the size of a large mobile suit bazooka. A positron is the antiparticle of the electron. ... Antimatter is matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter. ... Properties The electron (also called negatron, commonly represented as e−) is a subatomic particle. ... This article is about electromagnetic radiation. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Izumo-class battleships were powerful warships of the Orb Union. ... In the fictional Gundam universe ( Cosmic Era) series Gundam Seed Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... Arabia redirects here. ... In the anime series Gundam SEEDs manga side story Gundam SEED Astray, the Orb Unions Morgenroete corporation built 3 Gundam Astray prototype mobile suits at Heliopolis, the MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame, MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame, and MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame, based largely...


Positronic Interference

Positronic interference is a side effect of firing a positron blaster cannon within Earth's atmoshere that can be used to launch a vessel into space without use of a mass driver. If positron blasters are fired while a ship is in flight, they can produce a cone of positrons that literally disintegrate the atmosphere in front of the ship, eliminating air resistance and allowing it to achieve greater velocity without the risk of burning up in the earth's atmosphere. A mass driver for lunar launch (artists conception) A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a method of spacecraft propulsion that would use a linear motor to accelerate payloads up to high speeds. ...


Gungnir System

The Gungnir System is a powerful electromagnetic pulse system produced by ZAFT to disable electronic systems (including the controls of mobile suits) without harming living creatures. ZAFT's own mobile suits have heavy EMP shielding and are unaffected by the Gungnir System, but the Earth Alliance's early mass produced model GAT-01 Strike Daggers' shielding proved insufficient to protect against it. In telecommunications and warfare, the term electromagnetic pulse (EMP) has the following meanings: The electromagnetic radiation from an explosion (especially nuclear explosions) or an intensely fluctuating magnetic field caused by Compton-recoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of the electronic or explosive device or in a... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Mobile Suit (MS in short): Space Utility Instrumental Tactical Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... In Gundam Seed, the GAT-01 Strike Dagger is the Earth Alliances main mass-production type mobile suit for the last few months of the Bloody Valentine War. ...


GENESIS

GENESIS (Gamma Emission by Nuclear Explosion Stimulate Inducing System) is a huge gamma ray laser built under the orders of Patrick Zala as ZAFT's ultimate weapon. GENESIS uses multiple nuclear devices with Neutron Jammer Cancellers to to produce a massive bust of gamma radiation, which is reflected back by an external alignment mirror and focused by a second mirror into a laser beam. This laser is sufficiently powerful that if it were to hit the Earth, more than half of all life on the planet would be exterminated. The external mirror is reduced to a radioactive scrap in the blast, and must be replaced for another shot to be fired. GENESIS is also protected by multiple layers of Phase Shift Armor and can be concealed by Mirage Colloid. This article is about electromagnetic radiation. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters In the fictional Gundam universe, Patrick Zala is a member of the PLANT Supreme Council, and father of Athrun Zala. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


Defensive Technology

Anti-Beam Coating

Anti-beam coating is a material that can be applied to the surface of objects to make them resistant to beam weaponry. Nearly all mobile suit shields have anti-beam coating applied to the outer face, allowing them to withstand numerous hits by beam rifles and blades, and even provide some protection against a warship's large beam cannons. ZAFT warships also have a thin anti-beam coating, and a few rare bladed weapons are also anti-beam coated. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ...


Anti-Beam Depth Charge

Anti-beam depth charges are cylindrical pods that can be released by some warships, which detonate and release clouds of beam-absorbing particles. These particles disperse relatively quickly, but temporarily reduce the power of beam shots. As the particles have the same effect on beams fired by the ship that deployed them, anti-beam depth charges are typically used to cover a retreat.


Laminated Armor

Laminated armor is an outer armor layer consisting of a single piece, rather than connected plates. It provides protection against beam weaponry by dispersing them across the entire surface of the armor. This provides superior protection against beam weapons, but eventually laminated armor begins to melt from the accumulated heat. Laminated armor is used on the Archangel-class assault ships and the GAT-01A1 105 Dagger and GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger mobile suits. In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In Gundam Seed, the GAT-01 Strike Dagger is the Earth Alliances main mass-production type mobile suit for the last few months of the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the Japanese TV series Gundam Seed, The GAT-X103 Buster Gundam is a heavy weapons assault mobile suit prototype developed by the Earth Alliance during the Bloody Valentine War under G Project. ...


Phase Shift Armor

Phase Shift armor is a technology designed to protect mobile suits from physical attack. Phase Shift, or "PS" armor, consists of an energy field generated through superconducting conduits in the armored surface of a mobile suit. When PS armor powers up, a hissing sound can be heard and the grey surface of the mobile suit's armor is overlaid in color, which is apparently predetermined when the armor is designed and cannot be altered. Once powered up, the PS armor takes minimal energy to maintain unless it is being actively attacked. ZAFT commander Andrew Waltfeld, through his observations of the Strike Gundam, estimated that that particular mobile suit in standard use can take approximately 72 hits with the missiles used by his corps' mobile suit, the TMF/A-802 BuCUE, before draining enough power to force a shutdown of the PS armor. Against the 76.2mm machine gun carried by the ZGMF-1017 GINN, the Strike Gundam's endurance is effectively unlimited. Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... A missile (British English: miss-isle; U.S. English: missl) is, in general, a projectile—that is, something thrown or otherwise propelled. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the TMF/A-802 BuCUE is a quadrupedal mobile suit used by ZAFT and designed for ground combat. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The basic form of the ZGMF-1017 GINN The ZGMF-1017 GINN is a mobile suit, a fictional war machine in the Gundam Seed television anime series. ...


PS armor was developed by the Earth Alliance and Morgenroete, Inc., and first rolled out in Cosmic Era 71. It remains in use as of CE 73. The first mobile suits to be equipped with PS Armor are the so-called "Gundams", GAT-X102 Duel Gundam, GAT-X103 Buster Gundam, GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam and GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam. The Earth Alliance is the name of at least two fictional governments or alliances in modern science-fiction. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary This article describes a fictional company in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, part of the Gundam fictional metaseries. ... The Cosmic Era is the timeline that the anime Gundam Seed and its sequels and spinoffs take place in. ... In the television anime series Gundam Seed, the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam was the first mobile suit developed under the Earth Alliances G Project during the opening months of the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the Japanese TV series Gundam Seed, The GAT-X103 Buster Gundam is a heavy weapons assault mobile suit prototype developed by the Earth Alliance during the Bloody Valentine War under G Project. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam The GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam is an assault-use mobile suit designed for special weapons during the Bloody Valentine War. ... In the television anime series Gundam Seed, the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam is a command type mobile suit in service during the first half of Cosmic Era year 71. ...


The inverse of the Phase Shift armor concept is the Universal Century's I-field generator, which defends against beam weaponry but has no effect against physical attack. Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... The I-field generator is a fictional piece of technology from the Gundam Universal Century that consists of a special shield generator that provides a 360-degree barrier of protection against beam weapons. ...


Limitations

Because PS armor draws energy off of a mobile suit, the suits so equipped must have a means of replenishing that energy, or risk power depletion. During the war, the existence of N-Jammers limited mobile suits and mobile armors to operation on an energy battery (some mobile suits were equipped with various turbine engines to extend their operating time, but almost none had truly unlimited operational ability). WWII era steam turbine used for ship propulsion. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ...


PS armor grants near-invulnerability to projectiles, but it has virtually no effect on beam weapons, so most PS armored mobile suits carry a shield with an ablative anti-beam coating for defense against beams. A projectile is any object sent through the air by the application of some force. ... In anime, energy weapons which fire a colored beam of light are generally called beam guns. ...


Nuclear power could give a PS armored mobile suit theoretically unlimited operating time, however during the Bloody Valentine War the widespread use of N-Jammers made this nearly impossible and afterward, the Treaty of Junius outlawed nuclear-powered mobile suits. Only a few nuclear-powered mobile suits were made in any event, including the YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam, ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam, ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, ZGMF-X11A Regenerate Gundam, ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam, and ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Trial Type. Each of these units incorporated an N-Jammer Canceller in their design, negating the effects of the N-Jammers in the field. This article is about power derived from nuclear reactions. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology Neutron Jammers or N-Jammers are a fictional technology used in the television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. ... YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X09A Justice This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, the ZAKU series are ZAFTs primary mass production mobile suits, although they are recently introduced and have yet to fully replace its predecessors. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology N-Jammer Cancellers are a science fiction technology in the Cosmic Era alternate timeline of the Gundam anime universe. ...


Trans Phase armor

During the war, OMNI Enforcer experimented with ways to extend the usefulness of PS Armor, leading to the development of Trans Phase armor (TP), which improved on PS Armor by only activating at the point of impact. However, this left TP armored mobile suits vulnerable to heavy attack from multiple vectors (a sufficiently powerful weapon could also overpower the TP armor), and at the end of the war, TP armor was apparently abandoned, along with the "Extended" pilots of the three TP armored Gundams, GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam, GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam and GAT-X370 Raider Gundam. This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary OMNI Enforcer (OMNI is an acronym for Oppose Militancy and Neutralize Invasion), the military force of the Earth Alliance in Gundam Seed. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike normal Phase Shift, which... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike normal Phase Shift, which... GAT-X370 Raider Gundam In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliance collaborates with Muruta Azraels Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation mobile suits to counter the G-units stolen by ZAFT. These designs feature a new variation of Phase Shift armor known as Trans-Phase. Unlike...


ZAFT continues to develop Phase Shift armor after the war (the Earth Alliance seems to have abandoned it for more conventional laminated armor), culminating in the development of Variable Phase Shift (VPS) Armor on the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam, which alters the strength, and by extension the power consumption, to fit the suit's different configurations. ZGMF-X56S Impulse This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...


Lightwave Barrier

A lightwave barrier is an energy field which blocks both physical and energy weapons. This technology was developed by the Eurasian Federation to protect its asteroid fortress Artemis. This barrier became known as the "Umbrella of Artemis". Later, a mobile suit-scale version, known as "Armure Lumiere", was developed for Eurasia's CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series. This system could be used to form a triangular arm-mounted beam shield or a complete 360-degree barrier, although the latter could be maintained for only 5 minutes. The "Armure Lumiere" also allowed the Hyperion Gundams' specialized beam submachinegun to fire through its barrier. ZAFT later devised a similar system to reinforce the physical shield of the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam. Lightwave barriers can, however, be pierced by physical blades with anti-beam coating, or by another lightwave shield shaped to have a sufficiently pointed tip. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ... Spoiler warning: In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Earth Alliances Eurasian Federation created three of its own Gundam mobile suits, separate from the EAs GAT-X series. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... ZGMF-X56S Impulse This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...


Positron Reflector

A positron reflector is an energy barrier that uses a field of positrons to deflect beam weapons. In CE 73, the Earth Alliance creates several mobile armors which use this system to create a shield to protect themselves or fixed installations. The first mobile armor with this system is the YMAF-X6BD Zamza-Zah which fights against the Minerva when it flees from Orb. With its deflector it can even withstand the Tannhäuser positron cannon. The second unit, the YMAG-X7F Gerzu-Geh, is used to protect an Earth Alliance "Lohengrin Gate" positron cannon in Gulnahan. Finally, the massive GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam mounts three positron reflectors, rendering it virtually imperverious to the weapons of the ZAFT mobile suits and land battleships occupying central Eurasia. A positron is the antiparticle of the electron. ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Mobile ARMOUR (MA in short): All Range Maneuverability Offence Utility Reinforcement Unlike some misconception that people keep calling it Mobile armor, It got an U in it. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, the YMAF_X6BD Zamza_Zah is a prototype amphibious mobile armor created by the Earth Alliance. ... In the fictional Gundam universe ( Cosmic Era) series Gundam Seed Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, the YMAG_X7F Gerzu_Geh is a prototype aerial combat mobile armor created by Adcalif Mechanical Industries for the Earth Alliance. ... This article describes a mobile suit, a war machine in the Gundam fictional universe. ...


Scale System

A scale system is method of propulsion developed by ZAFT for use in land battleships. Scale systems use the vibrations of thousands of tiny mechanical scales to move over loose soil or sand, and can also function on water. For smaller vehicles such as mobile suits, a scale system can also be used for underwater propulsion, though the relatively fragile scales cannot withstand the high pressures of the ocean depths, requiring the mobile suit to remain close to the surface. As the scale system can propel a vehicle sideways or backwards (or vertically, in underwater use) with equal speed to forward motion, vehicles with a scale system tend to be more agile than those of comprable size that are reliant on conventional thrusters or screw propellers. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Categories: Anime and manga stubs | Gundam vehicles ... A propeller can be seen as a rotating fin in water or a wing in air. ...


See also

External links

Mobile Suit Gundam Cosmic Era timeline
Chronology

Cosmic Era - First Bloody Valentine War - Second Bloody Valentine War The Cosmic Era is the timeline that the anime Gundam Seed and its sequels and spinoffs take place in. ... The Cosmic Era is the timeline that the anime Gundam Seed and its sequels and spinoffs take place in. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... The second Bloody Valentine War is an fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ...

Topics

Nations and Factions - Locations - List of characters - Mobile Suits and Mobile Armor - Battleships and Spacecraft
Technology - Human enchancements In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... These are Mobile suits and Mobile Armors shown in the fictional Cosmic Era timeline of Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. ... This article contains a list of fictional battleships and spacecraft from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Human enchancements Coordinators Coordinators are genetically enhanced human beings, which can have a number of enhanced traits including faster learning, and stronger and faster bodies that are virtually immune to diseases. ...

Series

Gundam SEED - Gundam SEED: Special Edition - Gundam SEED Destiny - Gundam SEED Astray
Comprehensive episode list Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Gundam SEED: Special Edition follows the conclusion of Gundam SEED on TV. These episodes compile the story of the TV series in the same way as the movies for the original Gundam series and Turn A Gundam, only in episodic form rather than films. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. ... Gundam SEED Astray is a collection of gaiden (side-stories) set in the Cosmic Era of Gundam SEED. Whereas the main story of Gundam SEED focuses on the struggles between the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb, the Astray series is focused on the three MBF-P0x mobile suit prototypes and... This article contains the episode lists for every Gundam series set in the Cosmic Era. ...

Other Gundam timelines
Universal Century - After War - After Colony - Future Century - CC (Seireki) - Super Deformed Gundam


 

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