The Gundam Wiki
Register
Advertisement
The Gundam Wiki
Please note that this is the Gundam Wiki's article on the Ra Cailum-class of space battleships; if you are looking for the article on the lead ship of the Ra Cailum-class battleships then you should head to Ra Cailum.

The Ra-Cailum-class battleship (sometimes spelled Lar Kairum, both pronounced Rock-eye-loom) was the last battleship line commissioned by the Earth Federation. It was first featured in the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

A high-performance ship that has both sufficient mobile suit operation capability and high bombardment capability. The Ra Cailum-class has five two-barrel main beam turrets, twenty-two anti-aircraft guns, and six missile launchers. It also has eight engines and a pair of cooling fins to help improve fuel consumption and increase speed. It has two bridges, a regular bridge and a combat bridge that also serves as an escape pod. It has a catapult for launching mobile suits on each side of the ship, and a deck for landing at the rear. In the U.C. 150's, modernization and upgrades such as equipping the bow with a beam shield have been carried out. There is one refit known to exist by U.C. 120, the Admiral Tianem. While there aren't any specifics on the changes to the ship, a few notable differences included the launch catapults mounted sideways, the removal of a twin mega particle gun and several anti-aircraft guns, and a few changes in the hull.

Armaments[]

  • Twin Mega Particle Gun
The main weapons of the Ra Cailum-class are five 2-barrel mega-particle guns situated on the dorsal and ventral hulls with three situated forward of the bridge, one to the bridge's aft and one on the underside of the rear landing deck. These guns provide full covering fire from all directions, ensuring the ship remains protected from threats on all approaches. In Gundam F91, the Ra Gustar appears to omit the mega particle gun on the rear deck's underside. In Gundam F90, the Admiral Tianem refit only has three of these mega particle guns, omitting the gun on the ventral bow and rear deck's underside.
  • Anti-Aircraft Gun
For anti-air/anti-mobile suit defense, the Ra Cailum-class is equipped with twenty two 2-barrel defensive guns. The guns are placed on various locations on the hull to ensure the ship is defended from mobile suits and aircraft no matter which direction attacks may come from. The Admiral Tianem refit seems to only have sixteen of these defensive guns.
  • Missile Launcher
The Ra Cailum-class is equipped with six missile launchers in the bow which, depending on the ordnance loaded, can be used for anti-ship or anti-mobile suit combat.
  • Beam Shield
A protective device first used by the mobile suits of the U.C. 0120 era and eventually, battle ships during the Zanscare War in U.C. 0153.

History[]

The first Ra Cailum class ship debuted in the movie Char's Counterattack. Set in U.C. 0093, the Ra Cailum was introduced as the flagship of the Londo Bell task force. The Ra Cailum was commanded by Captain Noa, and played a major role in the Second Neo Zeon War, by first rescuing a disable civilian shuttle, then later launching an impressive nuclear barrage against the asteroid Axis, and lastly by deploying a team of mini mobile suits to infiltrate and destroy Axis from the inside.

In U.C. 0096, during the Third Neo Zeon War, the Ra Cailum responded to an assault on Dakar by the Zeon Remnants and launched the Tri-Stars to intercept. However, the attack was merely a diversion to distract the Federation from locating the Garencieres in the desert. Later, the Ra Cailum gained a new addition to the crew: Riddhe Marcenas and his MSN-001A1 Delta Plus before moving to intercept a Zeon attack at Torrington.

In U.C. 0120, a modified Ra Cailum-class ship, the Admiral Tianem, was known to carry and test two F90 Gundam F90s. Under the command of Captain Novotny, the Admiral Tianem was sent to Mars as the flagship of the 13th Independent Mobile Fleet, and it was ultimately sunk in Martian orbit by Mars Zeon's Olympus Cannon.

In U.C. 0123, after the Crossbone Vanguard captured and occupied Frontier IV, one Ra Cailum-class ship, the Ra Gustar, led a force to attack the enemy headquarters. The captain of the ship ordered the guns to fire through the colony's exterior in an attempt to destroy the buildings where the Crossbone Vanguard's leadership resided, ignoring the possible deaths of refugees camping nearby. However, the attack failed as the Crossbone Vanguard's leadership escaped relatively unharmed. Another Ra Cailum-class ship was also seen as the flagship of the Federation's reinforcements sent from the Moon. This ship and the rest of the fleet were quickly sunk by XMA-01 Rafflesia.

Another Ra Cailum-class ship Ajax belong to the 306th Corp, it was sunk during field test of RX-99 Neo Gundam at Zebra Zone.

Several decades later, during the League Militaire's struggle against the Zanscare Empire, the League Militaire used a Ra Calium-class ship named Jeanne D'Arc, which was under the command of Admiral Mubarak Stern. Interestingly, the Jeanne D'arc, despite being over 50 years old and considered an obsolete design, was fitted with a beam shield, which reduced the damage done by an enemy mobile suit's beam weaponry. With Admiral Mubarak Stern at the helm, he launched a suicide attack on the Zanscare Fleet, however, this ship was destroyed by Chronicle Asher piloting the ZMT-S34S Rig Contio.

Gallery[]

Lineart[]

Anime[]

Char's Counterattack[]

Gundam F91[]

Manga[]

Gundam F90[]

Games[]

Triva[]

External links[]


Mobile Suit Gundam F90 Mechanics
edit
Earth Federation
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMS-119S Geara Doga Kai | F70 Cannon Gundam | F90 Gundam F90 | F90A Gundam F90 Assault Type | F90D Gundam F90 Destroid Type | F90E Gundam F90 Electronic Type | F90H Gundam F90 Hover Type | F90M Gundam F90 Marine Type | F90P Gundam F90 Plunge Type | F90S Gundam F90 Support Type | F90V Gundam F90 VSBR Type | F90II Gundam F90II | F90II-I Gundam F90II Intercept Type | F90II-L Gundam F90II Long Range Type | RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type | RGM-89ST2 ST-Gun

Transporter / Supply Ship
Jupitris-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Irish-class | Ra Cailum-class
Mars Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
OMS-06RF RF Zaku | OMS-07RF RF Gouf | OMS-09DRF RF Desert Dom | OMS-09RF RF Dom | OMS-14RF RF Gelgoog | OMS-14SRF RF Gelgoog Charles Rochester Type | OMS-15RF RF Gyan | OMS-90R Gundam F90 | OMSM-07RF RF Z'Gok
Mobile Armour
OMAX-01 Grand Zam | OMAX-03RF RF Adzam

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Dodai Kai


Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Mechanics
edit
Earth Federation Forces/Civilian Militia
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
F71 G-Cannon | F91 Gundam F91 | F-50D Guntank R-44 | RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type | RGM-89M Jegan B-Type | RGM-89R Jegan A-Type | RGM-109 Heavygun | XM-06 Dahgi Iris | XM-07 Vigna Ghina

Land Vehicle
Armored Buggy | Armored Car | Missile Armored Car | Motorcycle | Wired Missile Car
Transporter
Space Boat
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Ark-class | Clop-class | Ra Cailum-class | Salamis Kai-class
Crossbone Vanguard
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
XM-01 Den'an Zon | XM-02 Den'an Gei | XM-03 Ebirhu-S | XM-04 Berga Dalas | XM-05 Berga Giros | XM-06 Dahgi Iris | XM-07 Vigna Ghina
Mobile Armour
XMA-01 Rafflesia

Land Vehicle
Armored Buggy | Armored Car | Paint Vehicle
Automated Weapon
Bug
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Zamouth Garr-class | Zamouth Giri-class | Zamouth Jeth-class | Zamouth Nada-class
Jupiter Energy Fleet
Transporter / Supply Ship
Thousandth Jupiter


Silhouette Formula 91 Mechanics
edit
Anaheim Electronics
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
F71B G-Cannon Magna | F71B type S.D. G-Cannon Magna Super Destroid | RGM-111 Hardygun | RGM-111 type B.T. Hardygun Blitzkrieg | RGM-111 type NR Hardygun Night Raid | RX-99 Neo Gundam | RXF-91 Silhouette Gundam | RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Bladewood
Earth Federation
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type | RGM-89R Jegan A-Type | RGM-89R Jegan Fireball | RX-99 Neo Gundam

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Ra Cailum-class
Crossbone Vanguard
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
XM-01 Den'an Zon | XM-02 Den'an Gei | XM-03 Ebirhu-S | XM-05B Berga Balus | XM-07G Vigna Zirah | XM-07G type F.T.E. Vigna Zirah Flamme Tiger Einzelkampf

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Zamouth Jeth-class
Neo Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMS-119 Geara Doga
SNRI
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
F90III-Y Cluster Gundam | F90Y改 Cluster Gundam Kai Prototype


Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Mechanics
edit
Crossbone Vanguard
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
EMS-06 Batalla | EMS-10 Pez Batalla | XM-08 Zondo Gei | XM-10 Flint | XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 | XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Kai | XM-X2 Crossbone Gundam X-2 | XM-X3 Crossbone Gundam X-3

Transporter / Supply Ship
Eos Nyx
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Little Grey | Mother Vanguard | Zamouth Giri-class | Zamouth Jeth-class | Zamouth Nada-class
Jupiter Empire
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
EMS-06 Batalla | EMS-07 Erebado | EMS-08 Diona | EMS-09 Vagon | EMS-10 Pez Batalla | EMS-VSX1 Mass Production Quavarze | EMS-VSX1 Quavarze | EMS-VSX2 Abijo | EMS-VSX3 Totuga | Security Mobile Suit | XM-X2ex Crossbone Gundam X-2 Kai
Mobile Armour
EMA-01 Acusirio | EMA-02 Thostede | EMA-03 Cangrejo | EMA-04 Elefante | EMA-06 Elegorela | EMA-07 Nautilus | EMA-10 Divinidad

Transporter / Supply Ship
Jupitris-class | Smashion
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Jibia | Jupiter Battleship
Earth Federation Forces
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
F91 Gundam F91 | RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type | RGM-109 Heavygun | RGM-119 Jamesgun | RGM-122 Javelin
Mobile Pod
Model 133 Ball

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Clop-class | Ra Cailum-class | Reinforce


Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Mechanics
edit
League Militaire/Earth Federation Forces
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
LM111E02 Gun-EZ | LM111E03 Gunblaster | LM312V04 Victory Gundam | LM312V04+SD-VB03A V-Dash Gundam | LM312V06 Victory Gundam Hexa | LM312V06+SD-VB03A V-Dash Gundam Hexa | LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam | LM314V23 Victory 2 Buster Gundam | LM314V23/24 V2 Assault-Buster Gundam | LM314V24 Victory 2 Assault Gundam | RGM-119 Jamesgun | RGM-122 Javelin | Second V | ZM-S06S Zoloat

Land Vehicle
Camion | Core Fighter Carrier
Ship
Battle Speed Boat
Aircraft / Spacecraft
CS-H926 Setter H926 | Sinope-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
La Vie en Rose | Transporter
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Alexandria-class | Clop-class | Ra Cailum-class | Reinforce | Reinforce Junior | Salamis Kai-class | White Ark
Zanscare Empire
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ZM-D11S Abigor | ZM-S06G Zollidia | ZM-S06S Zoloat | ZM-S08G Zolo | ZM-S08GC Zolo Kai | ZM-S09G Tomliat | ZM-S14S Contio | ZM-S19S Shy-Tarn | ZM-S20S Jabaco | ZM-S21G Bruckeng | ZM-S22S Rig Shokew | ZM-S22SC Rig Shokew for Imperial Guard | ZM-S24G Gedlav | ZM-S27G Domuttlia | ZMT-D15M Galguyu | ZMT-S12G Shokew | ZMT-S13G Godzorla | ZMT-S16G Memedorza | ZMT-S28S Gengaozo | ZMT-S29 Zanneck | ZMT-S33S Gottrlatan | ZMT-S34S Rig Contio
Mobile Armour
ZM-A05G Recarl | ZMT-A03G Galicson | ZMT-A30S Birknau | ZMT-A31A Doggorla

Land Vehicle
Battle Bike "Kou" | Battle Bike "Ohtu"
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Croaking | Overhead Hawk | Sinope-class
Support Weapon
Einerad | Twinrad
Transporter / Supply Ship
Marilyn-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Adrastea-class | Amalthea-class | Callisto-class | Lysithea-class | Squid-class
Super Weapon
Angel Halo | Keilas Guilie
Macedonia Army
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
Gwigsy | RGM-109-M5 Heavygun

Land Vehicle
Missile Buggy
Cruiser
Salamis Kai-class
Civilian
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Worker
MW544B Sandhoge

Land Vehicle
Moon Buggy | Wappa
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Aineias | Shuttle
Transporter
Space Boat
Advertisement