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NUCLEAR WEAPONRY Nuclear weaponry was used periodically thoughtout the UC era, notably during the One Week War. Subsequent use of nuclear weaponry, although banned by the Antarctic Treaty , appears throughout the Universal Century.
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONRY Bioweaponry was used by the Principality of Zeon during the One Week War. CHEMICAL WEAPONRY Chemical weaponry was used during three separate conflicts in the Universal Century. Since space colonies are completely enclosed the results of chemical weaponry were often disturbing to observe.
SPACE WEAPONRY Although the Antarctic Treaty prohibited the use of NBC weaponry it did not stop the Principality or the Federation from trying to develop new superweapons for use against one another. Colony Drop One of the most devastating tactics used against the Earth Federation was the colony drop. Universal Century colonies are roughly 20 miles long and 4 miles wide, easily making these colonies the largest ballistic weapons ever built. Colony drops result in massive climate changes, land loss, and heavy causalties among those living in harms way.
Solar System/Solar System II Based on the Weapon devised by ancient inventor Archimedes , The Solar System, also called Solar Flare System, is a superweapon developed by the Earth Federation which uses a system of mirrors resembling the shape of a plus sign to focus sunlight onto an object in order to heat it to the point of fracture. The Federation used this weapon twice, once during the One Year War and again during the Delaz Fleet crisis.
Solar Ray Cannon Following the loss of Odessa and Solomon, the Zeon military was on the defensive. After witnessing the effectiveness of the Earth Federation's Solar System during the Battle of Solomon and fearing the Federation's next move would be a full-scale assault on the home colonies, Zeon's Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi ordered the construction of a massive solar powered beam projector known as the Solar Ray System. The project originally started in the Mahal colony in September 0079, exploiting the same loophole in the Antarctic Treaty as the Federation's Solar System. Supervised by Colonel Asakura, who also developed Zeon's lethal G3 nerve gas, solar batteries from other colonies were collected and a projection array was built within the colony walls. Although intended for use against the Federation this weapon was only used once against Degwin Sodo Zabi while his fleet and General Revil 's fleet were meeting to negotiate a peace. The premeture firing of the Solar Ray Cannon by Gihren Zabi caused the Colony Laser to burn out, which contributed to the Principality of Zeon's loss during the Battle of A Baoa Qu by depriving Girhen and Kycilla Zabi the ability to strike at the Federation from a distance. Gryps Colony Laser Essentialy a better version of the Solar Ray Cannon. To punish rebellious colonies without conventional invasion or the use of Chemical Weapons, Section 2 of the Gryps Colony was converted into a giant Laser Cannon. Unlike the Solar Ray which burned out after firing, the Gryps Colony Laser can fire indefinitely but requires a long time to recharge in between each shot. Power is supplied by an Array of Solar Panels while a thermonuclear pulse thruster provides mobility. It was first used by the Titans to destroy Colony 18 of Side 2 and later captured by Axis and used to eradicate the remnants of the Titans. It was soon destroyed after the conclusion of Operation Maelstrom and the end of the Gryps Conflict . SEE ALSO |
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