Uziel
Type: Space Battleship
Length: 540 meters
Weight: 120,000 tons
Armor Type: Titanium
Propulsion: Modified Pegasus Turbine & Apogee
Power Plant: Strom-Tora Fusion
Mobile Suit Capacity: 20
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 16: 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 12: 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 Uziel (pronouced "U-zeal") was built within Ark Nova's drydock from the remains of two wrecked Chariot class cruisers. Of these two Grand Cross vessels, one had originally been left relatively intact while the other was had taken an extremely large amount of damage to its hull. Using the latter to augment and expand the existing features of the former, Ark Nova technicians were able to extend the ship's mobile suit capacity, increase the number of armaments, and even overhaul its engines for about 20% more speed. The end result provides Ark Nova with a new vessel that is much more powerful than its older cargo transports and as suited for long-range missions as it is for colony defence.