Chariot Class
Type: Space Battleship
Length: 500 meters
Weight: 120,000 tons
Armor Type: Titanium
Propulsion: Pegasus Turbine & Apogee
Power Plant: Strom-Tora Fusion
Mobile Suit Capacity: 16
Primary Equipment:
Mega Particle Cannon x 2 : A double barreled high energy weapon system positioned on either side of the ship's hull. Primarily suited for naval combat, they are not very effective against faster mobile weapons. These weapons rise out of the yellow, circular hatchways when in use, offering a powerful surprise for unwary foes.
Point Defense Beam Cannon Turret x 12: Typical beam cannons that have been mounted into ball turrets along the forward section of the bow. Each cannon has a limited range, but packs a fair amount of firepower. Besides direct assault, they often double as a means of clearing away space junk, asteroids, or shooting down incoming warheads.
Missile Launch Port x 10: Rectangular missile racks are located on either side of the hull, just below the bridge tower and along the underside. Each is loaded with several dozen heavy missiles that break apart into a wide spread of smaller warheads. Effective against mobile weapons, they can have their "split" feature deactivated when used against a larger target.
Brief Background:
The Chariot represents a formal evolution in the Grand Cross' space fleet, marking their first large battleship class. Heavier than the Cerberus, and the United Alliance's infamous Freedom class cruisers, it is the first spacecraft completely designed with mobile suit transport in mind. Its long hull is taken up primarily by the twin hanger "arms" that form the bow, each loaded with a reinforced squadron of eight mobile suits. Its tactical
facilities and communications systems are a solid improvement over those of the Cerberus, allowing just one of these vessels to serve as the nucleus for an entire fleet command. Currently, these regal-looking white ships are seeing deployment across the Earth Sphere, replacing many frontline Cerberus' on a one-for-two basis.