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The Izumo-class battleships are powerful warships of the Orb Union. Elements of their design were also used in the construction of the Earth Alliance's Archangel class assault ships, including their extremely powerful armament of "Lohengrin" positron blaster cannons and "Gottfried Mk. 71" dual beam cannons. One feature that remained unique to the Izumo class battleships, however, was their modular design; this allowed them to jettison the forward and rear modules (which contain most of the weaponry) and replace them with a separate forward module for atmospheric reentry and launching back into space, where the weapon modules would then be recovered. 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 article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Design and Construction

The Izumo class was developed by the Orb Union as a heavily-armed space battleship. Armed with large beam cannons, she was also among the first spaceships equipped with positron cannons; furthermore, she also has large hangar facilities inside. This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... HMS Victory in 1884. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ...

At least four Izumo class ships were built: Izumo, Kusanagi, Susanoo, and Tsukumiya. Izumo was used by the Sahaku family, while the Kusanagi was commanded by Cagalli Yula Athha and Ledonir Kisaka and became part of the Clyne Faction. It is possible that the other two Izumo class battleships were in the possession of the other noble families of Orb or were comissioned under the Athha name. Rondo Ghina and Rondo Mina Sahaku This article concerns characters in the Cosmic Era manga side story Gundam SEED Astray and its sequels. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Components of the Izumo class' design were adapted to the design of the Earth Alliance's Archangel class assault ships. Among the adopted design elements are the Lohengrin positron blaster cannons (the Archangel accommodates two of these weapons, down from the Izumo's four) and Gottfried Mk. 71 dual beam cannons. The Izumo class ships still retained their unique modular configuration, however. This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Characteristics

The Izumo class battleships were designed as modular battleships. This special design feature allows them to jettison the forward and rear modules (which contain most of the weaponry) and replace them with a separate forward module for atmospheric reentry and launching back into space, where the weapon modules would then be recovered.

At the time of their launch, Izumo class battleships were among the largest warships in the Cosmic Era universe, armed with two large-bore "Gottfried Mk. 71" beam cannons in forward, 16 75 mm "Igelstellung" CIWS turrets, and packs of missile launchers; however, their most powerful weapons were their quadruple Lohengrin positron cannons. This heavy defensive and offensive armament, combined with laminated armor, rendered the typical Izumo class ship immune to all but the most determined assaults (at least in theory). The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ... Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ...

In addition, the Izumo class battleships had a large mobile suit hangar with room for more than 12 mobile suits, such as Orb's MBF-M1 Astray units. While they could not launch as quickly as suits carried by Archangel class assault ships or Agamemmnon class carriers, this large MS complement made the Izumo class ships among the most powerful vessels of their time. At the same time, the hangar makes them difficult to be classified as pure battleships, as they are a hybrid of battleship and aircraft carrier design. This article deals with weapons from the Gundam anime series. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, the Agamemmnon-class carrier is a large, wedge-shaped warship that can carry up to twelve mobile armors or mobile suits and deploy them rapidly using the linear catapults on either edge of the ship. ... HMS Victory in 1884. ... HMS Victory in 1884. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ...

In Service

At least two Izumo class ships were constructed in time for the First Bloody Valentine War: the Izumo and Kusanagi. The former was used by the Sahaku family, while the latter was commanded by Cagalli Yula Athha and Ledonir Kisaka and became part of the Clyne Faction. It is unknown whether the other noble families of Orb also possess Izumo class battleships, but it seems likely that they do. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, 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 Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of... Rondo Ghina and Rondo Mina Sahaku This article concerns characters in the Cosmic Era manga side story Gundam SEED Astray and its sequels. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Izumo

The Izumo was used by the Sahaku family, under the command of Rondo Mina Sahaku. This ship is mainly shown in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray. Rondo Ghina and Rondo Mina Sahaku This article concerns characters in the Cosmic Era manga side story Gundam SEED Astray and its sequels. ... Rondo Ghina and Rondo Mina Sahaku This article concerns characters in the Cosmic Era manga side story Gundam SEED Astray and its sequels. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray is a collection of gaiden (side-stories) set in the Cosmic Era of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Whereas the main story of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED focuses on the struggles between the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb Union, the Astray series is focused on the...

Kusanagi

The Kusanagi was commanded by Cagalli Yula Athha and Ledonir Kisaka and is best known as part of the Three Ship Alliance. Before the Archangel was officially commissioned as part of the Orb Union's Space Fleet, she was the Orb Union Space Fleet's official flagship. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ...

She was launched to space from Earth during the Battle of Orb along with the Archangel. In space, the Eternal joined the two ships, forming the Three Ship Alliance. She helped end the Bloody Valentine War. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, 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 Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, 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 Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of...

Towards the end of the Second Bloody Valentine War, after Chairman Gilbert Durandal revealed the the Destiny Plan, the Kusanagi staged an attack on the Requiem space cannon. She and two other Izumo class ships fired their Lohengrins at the Requiem, only to have their attacks blocked by multiple positron deflector shields deployed over the superweapon's mouth. The Kusanagi ultimately survived the end of the war. The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... This article describes Cosmic Era Superweapons in the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam universe. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ...

Other Izumo-class battleships

In PHASE 48 of Gundam SEED Destiny, a pair of Izumo class ships (the Susanoo and the Tsukumiya) departed from the lunar city Copernicus alongside the Archangel, Eternal, and Kusanagi to stop ZAFT forces, who had just fired the Requiem at the Earth Alliance's Arzachel lunar base. The three Izumo class ships fired their Lohengrins at the Requiem, only to have their attacks blocked by multiple positron deflector shields deployed over the superweapon's mouth. Amazingly, none were lost during the final battle around the mobile space fortress Messiah, despite the fact that they were fired upon twice by the Neo-GENESIS superlaser installed in the space fortress. This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ... The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... This article describes Cosmic Era Superweapons in the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam universe. ...

Related development

The Earth Alliance Archangel-class assault ship, shares certain design features with the Izumo-class. This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Trivia

• Izumo is named for a region of Japan where the storm god Susanowo supposedly descended to Earth when banished from heaven. For other uses, see Izumo.
• Kusanagi is the second name of the sword, the Ame-no-Murakumo, which Susanowo pulled from the tail of the slain Yamato no Orochi and presented to his sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu, as a reconciliation gift. Kusanagi is also the sword of the Japanese Imperial regalia. See Kusanagi.
• Susanoo refers to the Storm God Susanoo. The Tsukumiya is a possible reference to the Japanese Moon God, Tsukuyomi (brother of Amaterasu and Susanoo).

Izumo can refer to: Izumo province, one of the old provinces of Japan Izumo, a city in Shimane Prefecture The armored cruiser Izumo, which sailed in the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1900 through the end of World War II The Izumo class battleships in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. ... Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese: 草薙の剣) is a legendary Japanese sword as important to Japans history as Excalibur is to Britains. ... Susanoo, (Japanese: 須佐之男命, Susanoo-no-mikoto; also romanized as Susano-o, Susa-no-o, and Susanowo) in Shinto is the god of the sea and storms. ... Tsukuyomi (月読の命 or 月夜見の尊, Tsukiyomi no Mikoto), also known as Tsukiyomi, Tsuki no kami (Nihongi), Tsukiyomino mikoto, and Tsukiyumi no mikoto (Nihongi), is the god, or male kami, of the moon in Shintoism and Japanese mythology. ... The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ... Susanoo, (Japanese: 須佐之男命, Susanoo-no-mikoto; also romanized as Susano-o, Susa-no-o, and Susanowo) in Shinto is the god of the sea and storms. ...