Alexandria-class
Unit Type Limited Production Space Heavy Cruiser
Appearances
Anime	MSG-Z MSVG
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
Profile
Namesake	City of Alexandria, Egypt
Developed from	Pegasus-class
Developed into	Lombardia-class Ra Cailum-class
Ships of the Line	Alexandria, Al Giza, Al Qasr, Aswan, Belgrade, Kandahar, Kirov, Lombardia, Hario (Refit), Gaunland (Refit), Tel Aviv
First Seen	0087 U.C.
Last Seen	0153 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation
Operator	Earth Federation Forces Titans League Militaire
Known Captains	Ted Ayachi (Hario) Gady Kinsey (Alexandria) Otto Pedersen (Aswan) Hank Ryan (Belgrade) Jinn Gehenam (Gaunland) Nishizawa (Tel Aviv)
Known Crew	Bask Om Jamaican Daninghan Paptimus Scirocco Eliard Hunter Masada Saachin Franklin Bidan Hilda Bidan
General Characteristics
Overall Length	354 meters
Overall Width	98 meters9,800 cm 321.522 ft 3,858.268 in
Power-plant	Minovsky-Ionesco Fusion Reactor
MS Hangers	1 (Alexandria) 1 (Hario) 2 (Aswan) 2 (Gaunland)
MS Catapults	2 (Alexandria) 2 (Hario) 2 (Aswan) 4 (Gaunland)
MS Capacity	8 (Alexandria) 8 (Hario) 10 (Aswan) 10 (Gaunland)
Armaments Original 4 x 2-Barrel Main Beam Cannon 2 x Single-Barrel Beam Cannon 4 x 2-Barrel Defensive Turret 4 x Single-Barrel Secondary Turret Hario Refit 6 x 2-Barrel Main Beam Cannon 2 x Single-Barrel Beam Cannon 2 x 2-Barrel Defensive Turret 2 x Single-Barrel Secondary Turret Aswan Refit 4 x 2-Barrel Main Beam Cannon 2 x Single-Barrel Beam Cannon 4 x 2-Barrel Defensive Turret 4 x Single-Barrel Secondary Turret Gaunland Refit 6 x 2-Barrel Main Beam Cannon 2 x Single-Barrel Beam Cannon 10 x 3-Barrel Defensive Turret 8 x Missile Launcher
Mobile Weapons Alexandria RMS-106 Hi-Zack ORX-005 Gaplant RMS-108 Marasai RMS-117 Galbaldy β RX-110 Gabthley RMS-154 Barzam RX-139 Hambrabi Hario MS-06K Zaku Cannon PMX-000 Messala Aswan Gaunland

The Alexandria-class heavy cruiser is a ship class from the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam anime.

Contents 1 Technology and Combat Characteristics 2 Armament 3 History 3.1 Refits 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links

Technology and Combat Characteristics

By the end of the One Year War it had become obvious to the Earth Federation that the primary weapon in any future conflicts would be the Mobile Suit. Because of this the Federation began to study the lessons learned from the Pegasus-class program (several units of which, including Albion, were still in service) in order to create a better carrier for their mobile suit forces, the result of which was the Alexandria-class Heavy Cruiser.

The original plans for the Alexandria-class had it equipped with four two-barrel main beam cannons, two single-barrel beam cannons, and four two-barrel defensive turrets, and had two launch platforms for its Mobile Suit contingent, which were stored in the bow below the bridge.

Armament

• 2-Barrel Main Beam Cannon

The primary armament of the Alexandria-class was her four two-barrel main beam cannons. Situated with two to each side of the mobile suit hangar, these guns covered both the front and sides from attack. In an effort to boost rear defenses, the Hario refit incorporated two more of these guns mounted on the left and right sides of the main bridge module. In this location they were able to cover the rear, sides, and front of the ship, greatly increasing overall firepower.

• Beam Cannon

These weapons are located on the outboard sides of the engine pods on the original class, Hario refit, and Aswan refit. They are placed in such a manner so as to allow for coverage of the dorsal, forward, and ventral approaches.

• Secondary Beam Cannon

Located above the mobile suit hangar on the original design, Hario refit, and Aswan refit, these guns supplement the ship's forward firepower. On the Gaunland refit, these guns have been moved to the upper sides of the bridge module with a slightly altered design style.

• 2-Barrel Defensive Turret

The standard defensive armament on the original and Hario refit, these guns were designated for AA/AMS defense. However, the limited number of turrets meant that the ship was still greatly dependent on its mobile suit contingent for AA/AMS defense.

• 3-Barrel Defensive Turret

An upgraded defensive turret used on the Gaunland refit, these weapons replaced the standard two-barrel variant and the overall number of turrets was increased from four to ten in order to provide for greater AA/AMS capability.

• Missile Launcher

An addition placed on the Gaunland refit, these missile launchers were added for the purpose of providing great anti-ship and anti-mobile ship capabilities. The launchers are arranged in an array on the centerline of the ship below the bridge.

History

The Federation originally commissioned the Alexandria class shortly after the One Year War, and the ships were set to be delivered in time for the Federation's naval review in UC 0083; however, setbacks during the outfitting pushed back their launch date. These vessels became command ships for various Titans task force commanders.

These ships originally went into service for the Federation's elite "Titans" task force, a group formed in the wake of the Delaz Conflict whose sole purpose was to eliminate anti-governement threats to the Federation. The Titans were utterly ruthless in their pursuit of dissidents, taking up Zeon-style tactics including the wholesale nerve-gassing of entire colony cylinders, and brought about a full scale civil war between the Federation and the dissident Anti Earth Union Group. After the defeat of the Titans, the Alexandria class became an uncomfortable reminder of them, and the class was quickly and quietly decommissioned with the last unit being mothballed before the Second Neo Zeon War in UC 0093.

Refits

Three ships of the Alexandria-class were refitted. One was the Hario, a ship that was used by the Titans, which was modified to include additional aft firepower (the aft quarter being a traditional weak fire zone in space warships), which was the personal ship of Paptimus Scirocco during the early stages of the Gryps Conflict. Another vessel modified for the Titans Test Team was the Aswan, which had its aft bridge section modified to contain a secondary mobile suit bay. Decades after the retirement of the last Alexandria-class ship from the Earth Federation Space Force, the Gaunland, a ship of that class, was recommissioned and refitted by the League Militaire to act as their flagship against the invading Zanscare Empire. Included in the Gaunland refit were two additional mobile suit catapults in the aft, as well as additional beam turrets and a set of missile launchers. The Gaunland gave honorable service to the League Militaire while acting as the flagship and later as a decoy vessel that assisted in the defeat of the Keilas Guilie fleet, redeeming at long last the honor of the class.

Gallery

References

External links

• Mecha Anime Headquarters
• Library of Londonion (ship names & fates)

Ship Classes of the Universal Century
Earth Federation Space Force/Anti Earth Union Group/Londo Bell Ship Classes
Salamis | Nelson | Magellan | Pegasus | Public | Trafalgar | Columbus | Salamis 0083 | Magellan 0083 | Birmingham | Antietam | Salamis Kai | Irish | Argama | Nahel Argama | Alexandria | Lombardia | Dogosse Gier | Jupitris | Clop | Ra Cailum | Ark
Principality of Zeon/Neo Zeon Ship Classes
Musai | Zanzibar | Gwazine | Chivvay | Tivvay | Dolos | Papua | Pazock | Gwadan | Gwanban | Endra | Jotunheim | Sadalahn | Musaka | Rewloola
League Militaire Ship Classes
Reinforce | Reinforce Junior | Alexandria | White Ark
Crossbone Vanguard Ship Classes
Eos Nyx | Little Grey | Mother Vanguard | Zamouth Garr | Zamouth Giri | Zamouth Jeth | Zamouth Nada
Jupiter Empire Ship Classes
Battleship | Jibia | Jupitris 9
Serpiente Tacon/Crossbone Vanguard Ship Classes
Manzana Flor
Zanscare Empire Ship Classes
Adrastea | Amalthea | Angel Halo | Callisto | Keilas Guilie | Lysithea | Marilyn | Sinope | Squid

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