This article is about the rocket anchor as depicted in Space Battleship Yamato 2199. For the comparable device in the original Space Battleship Yamato, see rocket anchor (OS)
Yamato's rocket anchor during the Battle of Shambleau
The rocket anchor is a device used to hold the ship against shocks, shock waves, and to stop the ship.
History[]
rocket anchor was first used
The Isokaze-class and Kongo-class were both equipped with rocket anchors. In 2199, the United Nations Cosmo Navy adopted the Type 97 Jet-propelled Space Anchor, which unlike previous models, was exposed and not hidden inside the ship's hull. The Type-97 was equipped on space battleship Yamato and was used frequently during its first year of service.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Andromeda's rocket anchor before launch
In 2202, the Andromeda-class was equipped with two rocket anchors.[8]
At the end of the Decisive Battle off Mars, Andromeda launched her rocket anchor into Yamato and towed it away from the destruction of a planetoid inside the Ark of Destruction.[8]
In 2205, Just before take-off with the 65th Escort Corps, Yamato lifted the rocket anchor from the seabed.[9]
Note[]
- Yamato is the only ship in her class that frequently launches her rocket anchor.[3][5][6][9]
- Andromeda is the only ship to launch her rocket anchor on screen apart from the Yamato.[10]
References[]
- ↑ Yamato Exterior Features from Hachette magazine
- ↑ "Escape from the Jupiter Sphere"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Wolf from Another Dimension"
- ↑ "Prison Planet 17"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "One Man's War"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Distant Promised Land"
- ↑ "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Escape from the Nightmare!"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Yamato, a New Departure!!"
- ↑ "Escape from the Nightmare!"
Japanese language information[]
ロケットアンカー Rokettoankā