Gaw Atmospheric Attack Carrier
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| Gaw Atmospheric Attack Carrier | |
|---|---|
| Fast Facts | |
| Ship Type | Atmospheric Attack Carrier |
| Class: | Gaw |
| Launched: | U.C. 0079 |
| Class Fate: | Unseen as of U.C. 0079 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 690.4 tons |
| Length: | 147.4 meters |
| Wingspan: | 159.4 meters |
| Height: | 72.4 meters |
| Armament: | 3x 2-barrel mega particle cannons 12x missile launcher |
In the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, the Principality of Zeon's Gaw Atmospheric Attack Carrier, known very simple as the Gaw, is a flying fortress that was sent in to attack and obliterate its target. The Gaw also sported three double-barreled mega particle cannons for attacking bases and other large-scale aircraft. It also had several machineguns for point defense.
The Gaw's eight Dopps and three MS units made them very effective in their ship-type as carriers. The Gaw could also hold six vehicles on its rear hangar, such as the Cui Personal Carrier or Magella Attack Tank. In some cases these vehicles could be replaced by three additional MS units which would be parachuted in a similar way Medeas eject their MS. It also has a large number of gravity bombs which made them extremely effective as carpet bombers.
Several Gaws were used in the unsuccessful Zeon offensive in their attempt to take the Earth Federation's General Headquarters in Jaburo, in which they dropped off their payloads of mobile suits to take the attack to the ground and to try to force their way inside.
