The Deusura III and the Hyuga, two battleship-carriers
A battleship-carrier is a type of warship in use primarily in the Garmillas Empire that fulfills the role of both a battleship and a carrier. The Gelvades Class was the first battleship-carrier ever developed. The ship type was later used by the Earth Federation in certain classes.
History[]
A Gelvades Class battleship-carrier
The Gelvades Class was the first battleship-carrier ever developed. It was meant to have the capabilities of both a carrier and a battleship, and was the result of a competition between various military companies to create a new type of warship. However, the end result was considered to costly to be effective, and the Gelvades was never mass produced.[1]
The Neu Balgray, a CCC Andromeda
In 2203, during the Gatlantis Campaign, the Garmillas Empire was given a series of four Andromeda-class Armed Vanguard Starships. They were designated as "CCC"[2] (Crimson-Camraderie-Carrier)[3] and were considered among the "carrier-type" Andromedas.[4] They were also classified as battleship-carriers.[2]
After the war, the Garmillas Empire's Weapons Development Agency pursued a Astro Battleship-carrier Development Plan, which led to the creation of the Special 1st Class Astro Battleship-carrier Deusura III, based in its appearence on the Gelvades Class.[5]
When it was formalized, the Earth Federation Cosmo Navy's Hyuga-class was classified as a battleship-carrier. It also received a number of other designations, including Aerospaceplane Carrier.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The English translation, spelling, and capitalization of the ship type's name is seen on bandai sets and various other side materials.[7][8]
References[]
- ↑ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Model Sheet Design Collection GARMILLAS pp. 064-065
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Space Battleship Yamato 2202 website data on Andromeda and Andromeda-class ships
- ↑ Twitter post from Assistant Director Makoto Kobayashi, February 19, 2018
- ↑ starblazers-yamato.net MECHANIC Be Forever Yamato REBEL 3199 chapter 3 entry for the Lamvea
- ↑ starblazers-yamato.net MECHANICS entry for the Super Gelvades-class Astro Transport Ship
- ↑ starblazers-yamato.net MECHANIC Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199 chapter 1 entry for the Hyuga (archived on Cosmo DNA)
- ↑ Bandai 1/1000 set for the Darold
- ↑ Space Navy Yard: Illuminated Spaceship Modeling Guide
Japanese language information[]
戦闘母艦, sentō bokan