Hagane (Super Robot Wars)

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The Hagane is a fictional battleship in the Super Robot Wars series. It has appeared as a playable unit in the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation series.

[edit] Appearance

The Hagane is the second ship in the Space Noah Class of battleships. Given the callsign Steel 2, this Earth Federation Army vessel carries multiple Personal Troopers and a crew consisting of technicians, medical personnel, pilots, mechanics, and officers.

[edit] Technical And Historical

The Hagane was built in the wake of Dr. Bian Zoldark's announcement that aliens existed outside of the galaxy and would be likely mount an attack on the Earth. As a Space Noah Class battleship, the Hagane was designed to have an interchangeable bow, allowing it to be fitted with a different superweapon, such as the Tronium Buster Cannon.

In Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation, the Hagane was first unveiled after the Antarctic incident, where the Shirogane was destroyed by Shu Shirakawa and his Granzon. Commanded by veteran Captain Daitetsu Minase, the battleship was used during the Divine Crusaders War against the Earth-based faction, the Divine Crusaders. Members of the SRX Team and other pilots would reside on the ship and assist it during the DC War. The Hagane was used as part of Operation SRW, against the invading Aerogaters. The ship would be destroyed during the latter part of the operation by Gaza Haganer (though in retaliation the Hagane would use the last of its power to destroy his Ezekiel Adom), and the Kurogane would be used in its place.

In Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2, the Hagane is fully repaired and under the command of Captain Daitetsu Minase again. It would be used in numerous sorties and operations against the Neo Divine Crusaders, Shadow-Mirror, Inspectors and the Einst, until it was badly damaged by Lee Linjun with the repaired Shirogane, during Operation Plantagenet. Daitetsu would be killed in the attack, and the Hagane made unuseable for the rest of war. Executive Officer Tetsuya Onodera would take command of the Kurogane, while the Hagane was docked for repairs.

In Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation OVA, the Hagane, now repaired, would be under Tetsuya's command, and used against the rebelling Bartools and the invasion of the Hellgate facility.

[edit] Specifications

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Weapon Systems:

• 120mm Machinegun Cannons
  Using the mounted turrets surrounding the ship, the Hagane fires near-endless rounds of bullets at enemy targets within close promixity of the battleship, as a last defensive option. Rarely used as an offensive weapon.

• VLS Homing Missiles
  A set of long-range missiles are fired from the portside of the Hagane, intended for supporting allied mechs during sorties.

• Torpedo Launcher
  Stored close to the Hagane's interchangeable bows, these are the primary armaments used whenever the ship is submerged.

• Sub Guns
  Located on the port and starboard extremities of the Hagane, four twin-barreled solid-firing cannons is the battleship's secondary weapons, mostly to attack targets with barriers against energy attacks.

• Impact Cannons
  Located on the deck of the Hagane, these twin-barreled beam cannons are the battleship's main weapon, built to destroy mutiple targets in its line of fire.

• Tronium Buster Cannon
  Fitted onto the bow of the ship, this Tronium-powered beam cannon fires a massive wave of pure energy that can take out installations and cripple enemy fleets, usually as a preemptive attack, unfortunately it can only be used once per battle.