The Orb National Defense Force is a faction introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Overview[]
The Orb National Defense Force functions as the national military of the Orb Union. The military is divided into three main branches, the Space Force, the Homeland Defense Ground Force, and the Navy. The Orb National Defense Headquarters is located at Onogoro Island, a small island to the south of the Orb Archipelago which is under the control of the Orb military. The Orb Union military gets most of its weaponry from the indigenous Morgenroete, Inc., which is one of the world's top producers of advanced weaponry, and whose headquarters and arsenal are located on Onogoro Island.
Vessels and Technology[]
In terms of naval vessels, it has the Aegis-class, a large surface combatant ship, and the Kuraomikami-class destroyer. In addition, two-seat combat helicopters are deployed as onboard aircraft for Aegis ships. After the First Alliance-PLANT War, the large aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi was deployed in accordance with the national defense strategy pivoting to active defense by strengthening its superiority on the open sea. For land warfare, Orb has the Linear Gun Tank, which has been established as an MBT by the Earth Alliance, and the Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer, which is a self-propelled gun also used by the Alliance. In space, Orb controls a small fleet of Izumo-class battleships, which are among the most powerful space warships in the Earth Sphere. As for mobile suits, during the First Alliance-PLANT War, it operated the domestically produced MBF-M1 Astray and its variant, the MBF-M1A M1A Astray, and during the Second Alliance-PLANT War, it operated the domestically produced transformable machine, the MVF-M11C Murasame, and its variant, the MVF-M12A Ootsukigata.
The primary assault rifle used by Orb is based on the Taiwanese T65K2, an AR-18 variant.
Orb Military Ranks and Uniforms[]
Main article: Orb Military Uniform
Orb's military ranks have a similar hierarchy structure as the OMNI Enforcer.
Commissioned Officers
- Admiral
- Rear Admiral
- Captain
- Commander
- Lieutenant Commander
- Lieutenant
- Lieutenant Junior Grade
- Ensign
Noncommissioned Officers
- Sergeant Major
- Master Sergeant/Sergeant 1st Class/Sergeant
- Leading Private
- Private 1st Class/Private/Recruit
History[]
Gallery[]
Notes & Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-42, Lacus Strikes
- Image(s) Only; Appears in a video recording
- PHASE-25, The Land of Peace
- First Appearance
- PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
- PHASE-28, Kira
- PHASE-29, The Turning Point
- PHASE-30, Flashing Blades
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-31, Grieving Skies
- PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
- PHASE-39, Athrun
- PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
- PHASE-45, The Opening Door
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-22, Sword of the Blue Skies
- PHASE-45, Prelude to Revolution
- PHASE-13, Resurrected Wings
- PHASE-50, The Final Power
References[]