This article is about the Dimensional Submarines as portrayed in Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and its sequels. For their counterpart in Space Battleship Yamato III. see Dimensional Submarine (OS).
A Dimensional Submarine is a special combat vessel in service in the Great Imperial Garmillas Astro Fleet that is capable of operating not only in normal space, but also of travelling and navigating between different dimensions. In October 2205, the Earth Federation began a technological exchange that lead to the development of Earth's first dimensional submarine.
Armament and Technical Specifications[]
Dimensional Submarines navigate in normal space with the same Geshtam engine used by all other Garmillas ships, during dimensional submergence the special Gesh Vual engine is used.[1] The submarines are equipped with a multi-dimensional phase ballast tank to suppress the outflow of waste propulsion energy in subspace, and by diverting it, it controls the hull's ascent and sinking.[1] To view into normal space, the Dimensional Submarines use periscopes capable of capturing not only visible light, but also x-rays and other wavelengths.[2]
By 2203, the dimensional diving technology had evolved and now produced a blue hue instead of a more instable red one, by the same time a specialised equipment that allows dimensional submarines to carry a non-submersion capable vessel down in subspace had also been developed.[3]
The dimensional submarines are equipped with 8 subspace torpedo launchers, two installed on the bow, two in the stern which are capable of hitting targets beyond the dimensional barrier, 8 missile launchers installed in the neck of the ship and on its upper surface, 1 positron turret on the forward deck, 1 laser cannon behind the ship's sail and 5 space mine laying devices on the rear deck.[1]
History[]
Early service[]
The first ship of the class, UX-01, was developed under the Desler administration and was under the direct command of the Eternal Leader of Garmillas Abelt Desler. Command of the submarine was given to Lt. Colonel Wolf Flakken and its existance was put under military secret.[1][4]

The UX 01 engages Goer's fleet while protecting the Yamato
In early 2199 Lt. General Elk Domel requested special permission to use the ship in his campaign against the earth battleship Yamato to admiral Ditz, commander of the Astro Fleet and it subsequently engaged in battle with the Terrans during the Encounter with the Garmillas Dimensional Submarine and the Battle of the Rainbow Star Cluster. In May 2199 the UX-01 acted as Desler's escort as the Leader faked his own death to expose marshall Herm Zoellik's coup attempt. Following the fall of Desler's regime the UX-01 sided with the new garmillas provisional government and battled with a group of Desler loyalits during the Battle with Desler in Subspace.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

The dimensional submarines perform a synchronized dive with Yamato
Gatlantis War and beyond[]
By June 2203 three more ships of the class had been developed and they all served under Flakken during the Golem Assault Battle, where they helped Yamato to reach the center of the Ark of Destruction by allowing her to performa dimensional dive.[3]
In October 2205, the ships fought as part of the Desler Fleet during the Planet_Galman_Liberation_Operation and subsequently during all battles in the Iscandar Incident. During the Battle of Bolzon the dimensional submarines lead a rescue operation to save the garmillas citizens stranded on Iscandar. During the conflict the second ship of the class was captured inside Autoplanet Golba and then destroyed.[10][11][12]
Named Ships of the Class[]
Notes[]
- The Dimensional Submarines designs are inspired by the U-boats which were the backbone of the North Atlantic Fleet of the Nazi German Navy (Kriegsmarine).
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Official Space Battleship Yamato 2199 website Mechanical entry for the UX 01
- ↑ Dengeki Hobby, June 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yamato, Attack the Comet Empire!"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "What Lies Beyond"
- ↑ "The Wolf from Another Dimension"
- ↑ "Over the Black Light"
- ↑ "They're Coming!"
- ↑ "Prison Planet 17"
- ↑ "The Forever War"
- ↑ "A Galactic War is About to Break Out! Assemble the Yamato Fleet!!"
- ↑ "Yamato, a New Departure!!"
- ↑ "Immigrant Fleet Rescue Operation. Go Beyond the Dimensional Wall!"
Japanese language information[]
次元潜航艇 Jigensenkōtei