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The whole system used to make Requiem work is composed of several parts, positioned over the whole Earth Sphere. The first part is the cannon itself, which is built at the [[Daedalus lunar base]] on the dark side of the moon. The cannon itself is rather huge and fires a pale green energy beam. The second part are a number of relay stations positioned at important locations in the Earth Sphere. These relay stations were built from abandoned O'Neill cylinder space colonies with their end caps removed and were outfitted with large [[Mirage Colloid|Geschmeidig Panzer]] arrays. These stations are controlled from the Daedalus base and positioned in every direction needed. If a beam is fired from the cannon, it enters one such relay which bends the beam to another relays and so on, until it hits it designated target. Using different combinations of these arrays, Requiem can be fired at targets anywhere in the Earth Sphere. The Requiem has five relay stations in total, with three of them being named "Gounod", "Fauré" and "Czerny", while the last is named 'Fourier'. The beam itself is so powerful that it can destroy anything in its path or be used as a giant beam saber to cut through whole space colonies.
 
The whole system used to make Requiem work is composed of several parts, positioned over the whole Earth Sphere. The first part is the cannon itself, which is built at the [[Daedalus lunar base]] on the dark side of the moon. The cannon itself is rather huge and fires a pale green energy beam. The second part are a number of relay stations positioned at important locations in the Earth Sphere. These relay stations were built from abandoned O'Neill cylinder space colonies with their end caps removed and were outfitted with large [[Mirage Colloid|Geschmeidig Panzer]] arrays. These stations are controlled from the Daedalus base and positioned in every direction needed. If a beam is fired from the cannon, it enters one such relay which bends the beam to another relays and so on, until it hits it designated target. Using different combinations of these arrays, Requiem can be fired at targets anywhere in the Earth Sphere. The Requiem has five relay stations in total, with three of them being named "Gounod", "Fauré" and "Czerny", while the last is named 'Fourier'. The beam itself is so powerful that it can destroy anything in its path or be used as a giant beam saber to cut through whole space colonies.
   
Due to the importance of every part of the weapon, the emitter itself and the relay stations are protected by a large number of [[Mobile Weapon]]s, [[Positron Deflector|positron deflector]]-refitted battleships along with its reinforcement fleet, and as well as three [[Positron Deflector]]s placed at the main shaft protectingthe main cannon.
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Due to the importance of every part of the weapon, the emitter itself and the relay stations are protected by a large number of [[Mobile Weapon]]s, [[Positron Deflector|positron deflector]]-refitted battleships along with its reinforcement fleet, and as well as three [[Positron Deflector]]s placed at the main shaft protecting the main cannon.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 00:22, 8 September 2010


Requiem
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Production Information
Manufacturer Earth Alliance
Designer Earth Alliance
Weapon Classification/Type Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon/Energy Beam Cannon firing type Weapon
Model/ Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon
Technical Specifications
Discharge Energy beam
Control systems Control console
Usage
Affiliation
Timeline Cosmic Era

Designated as an "Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon", Requiem is one of the most powerful superweapons created in the Cosmic Era timeline.

Technical Informations

The whole system used to make Requiem work is composed of several parts, positioned over the whole Earth Sphere. The first part is the cannon itself, which is built at the Daedalus lunar base on the dark side of the moon. The cannon itself is rather huge and fires a pale green energy beam. The second part are a number of relay stations positioned at important locations in the Earth Sphere. These relay stations were built from abandoned O'Neill cylinder space colonies with their end caps removed and were outfitted with large Geschmeidig Panzer arrays. These stations are controlled from the Daedalus base and positioned in every direction needed. If a beam is fired from the cannon, it enters one such relay which bends the beam to another relays and so on, until it hits it designated target. Using different combinations of these arrays, Requiem can be fired at targets anywhere in the Earth Sphere. The Requiem has five relay stations in total, with three of them being named "Gounod", "Fauré" and "Czerny", while the last is named 'Fourier'. The beam itself is so powerful that it can destroy anything in its path or be used as a giant beam saber to cut through whole space colonies.

Due to the importance of every part of the weapon, the emitter itself and the relay stations are protected by a large number of Mobile Weapons, positron deflector-refitted battleships along with its reinforcement fleet, and as well as three Positron Deflectors placed at the main shaft protecting the main cannon.

History

Requiem, designated as an "Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon", is the most powerful weapon in the Earth Alliance's arsenal. Built at an unknown point of time after the first Bloody Valentine War, the system remained inactive until CE 74, when it was fired several times.

After Lord Djibril escaped from Orb to the Daedalus base, he intended to use this new weapon to wipe out the Supreme Council in PLANT's capital Aprilius One. However, one of the relay stations, Gounod, was discovered by a ZAFT task force led by Yzak Joule shortly before Requiem was fired. Battle damage to Gounod slightly altered the trajectory of the beam, and as a result, Requiem missed its intended target. Instead, the beam directly hit and destroyed Januarius 1 through 4 and caused December 7 and 8 to collapse, leading to the deaths of over a million Coordinators. Afterward, the Joule/Jule Squadron destroyed the Gounod relay station, but Requiem's design is such that other stations can still be used to aim its beam at PLANT. So ZAFT launched a heavy attack on one of this relay stations (which was strongly protected by the Earth Alliance forces) while the Minerva attacked the Daedalus lunar base in order to destroy the cannon itself. While Rey Za Burrel and Shinn Asuka destroyed the Mobile Armors which protected the base, Lunamaria Hawke snuck into the base with the ZGMF-X56S Impulse and destroyed the control room just before Requiem could be fired again.

Afterwards, ZAFT took control over Requiem and used it to destroy the Arzachel lunar base of the Earth Alliance as well as a great part of their fleet. It is shown during this time that the beam emitter is equipped with Positron Deflector units. However it is unknown if this is part of the original EA design or if it is a new addition by ZAFT. Just before the next shot could be fired at Orb, the Requiem was destroyed by the ORB-01 Akatsuki and ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice when both units destroyed the main energy core.

Trivia

The names, given to the relay stations, are all from music composers who composed requiem masses, a religious music work for the dead, usually played during funerals.

The relay stations resemble the ones used for the Gryps Laser Colonies in Zeta Gundam.

Cosmic Era technology
Standard Technology
Ablative Gel | Elecar | Flare Motor | Haro | Mass Driver | Meteor Breaker | Mobile Phone | Space Colony | Space Suit | Transmitter Tag | ZAFT Dry Dock
Medical Technology
Artificial Womb | Cloning | Cradle | Gamma Glipheptin | G.G. Unit | Stabilizing Pill
Mobile Weapon Technology
Armure Lumiere | Assault Shroud | Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System | METEOR | Multi Lock-on System | Mobile Suit Booster | Operating Systems | Voiture Lumiere
Mobile Suit Weapons
Aerial Battle-use Composite Weapon "Adler" | Anti-ship Sword | Beam Rifle | Beam Saber | Core Splendor System | DRAGOON system | Gerbera Straight | Lohengrin Launcher | M68 "Cattus" 500mm Recoilless Rifle | M69 "Barrus Kai" Heavy Ion Cannon | Wired Gunbarrel
Defensive Technology
Anti-Beam Coating | Anti-Beam Depth Charge | Beam Shield | Laminated Armor | Lightwave Barrier | Phase Shift armor | Positron Reflector | Trans-Phase armor | Variable Phase Shift armor | "Yata-no-Kagami" Anti-beam Defensive Reflection System
Striker Packs Technology
α Force Silhouette | β Sword Silhouette | γ Blast Silhouette | AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker | AQM/E-X02 Sword Striker | AQM/E-X03 Launcher Striker | AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker | AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker | AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Striker | AQM/E-M11 Doppelhorn Striker | AQM/E-YM1 Multiple Assault Striker | EX-A1 Gunner Wizard | EX-K Slash Wizard | EX-M Blaze Wizard | EW454F Ootori Striker | Flight Unit | G-Flight | Mk438/B Multi Striker | P202QX IWSP | P204QX Lightning Striker
Mirage Colloid Technology
After-image Creation | Geschmeidig Panzer | "Maga no Ikutachi" Energy Absorption Claws | Mirage Colloid Stealth System | Quantum Computer Virus Transmission System
Conventional Weapons
Anti-Aircraft Gun | Automatic Pistol | Combat Knife | Dual Turret | EA Rifle | Folding Knife | Gatling Gun Turret | Linear Artillery Turret | NODIESOP.CO M83A2 | Orb Pistol | Orb Rifle | "Pillbox" Anti-Air Turret | POSEIDON CO pistol | Positron Blaster Cannon | Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Beam Cannon | Railgun Turret | Rocket Launcher | Semi Automatic Handgun | Sniper Rilfe | Surface-to-air Missile Launcher Emplacement | Time Bomb | ZAFT Handgun | ZAFT Rifle
Superweapons
Cyclops System | GENESIS Alpha | GENESIS | Gungnir | Hyper-Deuterion Engine | Neo-GENESIS | Neutron Jammer | Neutron Jammer Canceller | Neutron Stampeder | Nibelung | Nuclear Missile | Requiem