Mutual Colony Defence Alliance and Allies
MCDA/UEN MS model
numbers codes – first two digits equal design/construction site,
third digit equals the order in which the MS was designed
20 –
Frontier I
21 – Granada City
22 – Von Braun
23 –
Anman
RXN – Federation Experimental Newtype
CMS – Colony
Mobile Suit
BMS- British Mobile Suit
EMS – Earth Mobile Suit
Mobile Suits
RXN-122 Raystrike Gundam
Prototype attack-use mobile suit
Manufacturer: Strategic
Naval Research Institute
Head Height: 15.2 meters
Full
Height: 16.0 meters (w/OBC)
Dry Weight: 9.6 metric tons
Max
Gross: 27.89 metric tons
Propulsion Systems: 22100kg x4; 16010kg
x2; 4620kg x2.
Acceleration: Dry: 13.5G; Max Gross: 4.64G
Venires/Apogee Motors: 60
Power Plant: Minovsky-type fusion
reactor.
Secondary Power Source: Battery system.
Generator
Output: 4754mw
Armour: Gundarium alloy/ceramic composite.
Internal Frame: Moveable.
Actuator System: JS45-RX9 New
High-Performance I-field motor drive
Cockpit Type: Panoramic
monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso.
Sensor Type: Radar system;
accelerated-response midrange detection.
Sensor Radius: Overall:
3700m; Radar: 3700m; ARMD: 2100m.
Countermeasures: N/A
Electronic Countermeasures: Unknown.
Communications:
Radio/video transmission; burst-transmission laser relay.
Fixed
Armament: 3-barrel fire-linked vulcan gun x2, mounted in head, 300rds
each; beam sabre x2, stored in recharge racks in side skirt armour,
.54mw; beam shield x2, mounted on forearms.
Optional Armament:
Overcharge beam cannon x4, mounted on turret units on shoulders,
power output variable (12.1 - 45.2mw).
Optional Hand-held
Armament: Beam rifle, powered by rechargeable e-cap (32 charges),
5.54mw.
Developed by the Earth Federation's SNRI, the RXN-122 was developed specifically for use by a Newtype pilot. With its high performance and superlative reaction time, it matches a Newtype's heightened reflexes well -- with the addition of two powerful 'scanning' turret units on its shoulders (guided by the Newtype's precognitive impulses), it can engage multiple opponents at high speed with excellent accuracy.
Model number: CMS–201
Code
name: Merlin
Unit type: limited production general mobile
suit
Manufacturer: Mutual Colony Defence Alliance Frontier I
Works
Operator: Mutual Colony Defence Alliance
Accommodation:
pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in
torso;
Dimensions: head height 15.0 meters, full height 15.3
meters;
Weight: empty 17.1 metric tons; max gross 30.3 metric
tons
Construction: titanium alloy composite on movable
frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor,
output rated at 3170 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 18540 x 1,
14240 x 2, 10000 x 4; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 20
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 2.8g
Equipment and
design features: sensors, range 9800 meters; birdlime launchers in
hands; hardpoint x 4, 2 on hip armour, 1 on either leg;
Fixed
armaments: 3-barrel fire-linked vulcan gun x2, mounted in head,
300rds each; beam sabre x2, stored in recharge racks on backpack,
.43mw;
Optional fixed armaments: beam shield x 1, mounted on
either forearm, spare beam shield mounted on hip armour; 3-tube
missile pods, reload x 1, mounted on hardpoints;
Optional hand
armaments: beam rifle, powered powered by replaceable e-pac, can be
stored on external hardpoints, 2 spare e-pacs stored on hip
armour;
Model number: CMS–201R
Code name: Merlin Recon
"Eye-Lin"
Unit type: reconnaissance mobile suit
Manufacturer:
Mutual Colony Defence Alliance Frontier I Works
Operator: Mutual
Colony Defence Alliance
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic
monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso;
Dimensions: head height 15.0
meters, full height 15.3 meters;
Weight: empty 17.1 metric tons;
max gross 36.3 metric tons
Construction: titanium alloy composite
on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion
reactor, output rated at 3170 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters:
18540 x 1, 14240 x 2, 10000 x 4; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 28
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 2.4g
Equipment and
design features: sensors, range 30000 meters; birdlime launchers in
hands; advance remote operated camera/sensor pod, mounted on
shoulder; passive radar radome, mounted on head; various infra-read
visual and communications sensors mounted in head; 4 x data pods,
stores encoded reconnaissance data, can be launched or jettisoned;
Fixed armaments: beam sabre x2, stored in recharge racks on rear
skirt armour, .43mw;
Optional fixed armaments: solid shield x 1,
mounted on either forearm;
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle,
powered powered by replaceable e-pac, can be stored on external
hardpoints, 2 spare e-pacs stored on hip armour;
Warships
Victory
class
Unit type: mobile battleship
Affiliation: Mutual Colony
Defence Alliance
Overall length: 504 meters
Overall width: 142
meters
Propulsion system: 8 x main jet/rocket thrusters, many x
manoeuvring thrusters, minovsky craft system;
Armament: beam
shield x 1, mounted in bow; 3-barrel main gun x 2; 2-barrel main gun
x 6, 4 mounted forward, 2 aft; 2-barrel mega particle gun x 2,
mounted in 'shield wheels'; 2-barrel laser turret x 18, mounted
in 'pop-up' emplacements on hull; multi-launcher x 4
Mobile
Suits: 12
Launch Catapults: 3
Re-entry capsules: 1
Known
ships in class:
Victory
Agamemnon
Vanguard
Clop
class (Modified) – Reinforce subclass – Brazen sub subclass
Unit
type: cruiser
Affiliation: Mutual Colony Defence Alliance / Union
of Earth Nations
Overall length: 265 meters
Overall width: 68
meters
Propulsion system: 3 x main jet/rocket thrusters, many x
manoeuvring thrusters, minovsky craft system;
Armaments: beam
shield x 1, mounted in bow; 2-barrel main gun x 4, 2-barrel secondary
gun x 8, missile launcher x 6
Mobile suits: 6
Launch Catapult:
2
Known ships in class: Brazen
MCDA Ranks:
MS
Corps
Space Commodore – Not Currently in Use
Group
Captain
Wing Commander – Not Currently in Use
Squadron
Leader
Flight Lieutenant
Flying Officer
Pilot
Officer
Navy
Admiral – Not Currently in Use
Vice
Admiral – Not Currently in
Use
Commodore
Captain
Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Ensign
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Empire of Lambda Colonies
Empire Mobile Droid colouration and
nomenclature:
Dark Grey: Border Command
Dark Green: Tactical
Command
Dark Blue: Strategic Command
White/Black: Special
Operations Command
Gold: Imperial Honour Guard
Roman numerals on the left shoulder armour indicate the Side garrison/fleet from which the droid originates.
LSMD – Lambda Society
Mobile Droid
LXOIMS – Lambda Experimental Odenburg Institute
Mobile Suit
Mobile Droids
Model number:
LSMD-D
Code name: Mobile Droid Type-D
Unit type: standard
mobile droid
Manufacturer: Lambda Society
Operator: Empire of
Lambda Colonies
Accommodation: none
Dimensions: head height
14.8 meters
Weight: dry weight 8.7 tons, full weight 19.8
tons
Construction: titanium alloy/super-ceramic composite on
movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion
reactor, output rated at 3210 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters:
32140 x 1, 18954 x 2; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 19
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 3.5g
Equipment and
design features: remote controlled unit via Minovsky Control
system
Fixed armaments: beam gun x 1, mounted in right centre
torso; beam shield x 1, mounted on left forearm
Optional hand
armaments: beam rifle x 1, powered by rechargeable energy cap; beam
cannon x 1, powered by rechargeable energy cap;
Model number:
LSMD-C
Code name: Mobile Droid Type-C
Unit type: cannon type
mobile droid
Manufacturer: Lambda Society
Operator: Empire of
Lambda Colonies
Accommodation: none
Dimensions: head height
14.8 meters, full height 15.9 meters
Weight: dry weight 8.7 tons,
full weight 21.8 tons
Construction: titanium alloy/super-ceramic
composite on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact
fusion reactor, output rated at 3210 kW
Propulsion: rocket
thrusters: 32140 x 1, 18954 x 2; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 19
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 3.2g
Equipment and
design features: remote controlled unit via Minovsky Control
system
Fixed armaments: beam gun x 1, mounted in right centre
torso; beam shield x 1, mounted on left forearm; beam cannon x 2,
mounted over shoulders;
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle x 1,
powered by rechargeable energy cap;
Warships
PS-0207
Unit
type: patrol ship
Affiliation: Empire of Lambda Colonies
Overall
length: 154 meters
Overall width: 65 meters
Propulsion system:
2 x main jet/rocket thrusters, many x manoeuvring thrusters,
Armament: 2-barrel main gun x 1; main gun x 2; 2-barrel laser
turret x 4, mounted in 'pop-up' emplacements on hull;
Mobile
Droids: 4
Known ships in class: Pious, Devout
TS-0121
Unit
type: cargo transport
Affiliation: Empire of Lambda Colonies /
Civilian
Overall length: 470 meters
Overall width: 130
meters
Propulsion system: 4 x rocket thrusters, many x manoeuvring
thrusters
Armament: 2-barrel laser turret x 6, mounted in 'pop-up'
emplacements on hull;
Mobile Droids: Many can be carried as cargo
but not easily launched
Known ships in class: Lindum Star,
Eboracum Express, River of Gelvum
Righteous (HC-0402)
Unit
type: heavy cruiser
Affiliation: Empire of Lambda Colonies
Overall
length: 565 meters
Overall width: 131 meters
Propulsion
system: 6 x main rocket thrusters; many x manoeuvring
thrusters;
Armaments: 2-barrel main gun x 4; 2-barrel laser turret
x 14, mounted in 'pop-up' emplacements on hull; missile launcher
x 8
Mobile Droids: 10
Known ships in class: Righteous,
Honourable, Just, Honest,
Virtuous (C-0308)
Unit type:
cruiser
Affiliation: Empire of Lambda Colonies
Overall length:
485 meters
Overall width: 101 meters
Propulsion system: 4 x
main rocket thrusters; many x manoeuvring thrusters;
Armaments:
2-barrel main gun x 3; main gun x 4; 2-barrel laser turret x 8,
mounted in 'pop-up' emplacements on hull; missile launcher x
8
Mobile Droids: 8
Known ships in class: Virtuous, Inquisitor,
Crusader, Telford, Zarn, Empire, Leonas, Lambda,
Inquisitor
(C-0307)
Unit type: cruiser
Affiliation: Empire of Lambda
Colonies
Overall length: 476 meters
Overall width: 99
meters
Propulsion system: 3 x main rocket thrusters; many x
manoeuvring thrusters;
Armaments: 2-barrel main gun x 2; main gun
x 6; 2-barrel laser turret x 6, mounted in 'pop-up' emplacements
on hull; missile launcher x 8
Mobile Droids: 6
Known ships in
class: Inquisitor, Crusader, Telford, Zarn, Empire, Leonas, Lambda,
Redemption, Salvation, Liberator, Emancipation, Deliverance,
Asperser, Prosecutor, Imperious,
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Timeline and Glossary
Please note that the timeline and glossary are works in progress and not complete. They are subject to change.
Timeline:
UC 0130 – 25th August - Raystrike
Gundam completed, its pilot will be veteran Mike Sutherns.
UC 0130
– 26th August - Mike Sutherns dies in a transport accident, with no
other known newtypes in the EFF the Raystrike Gundam is forgotten
about and sealed up in a lab on Frontier One.
UC 0131 – 27th
June - Doctor Remus Belith begins work on his mobile droid theory.
UC
0132 – 11th December – Doctor Remus Belith thrown out of the
Strategic Naval Research Institute because his ideas are unsettling
the Federations higher ups.
UC 0200 - Earth Federation Assembly
authorises construction of new colonies at Side One, The Asteroid
fortress Konpeitoh is mined as part of the colony construction
UC
0201 – The Asteroid fortress Konpeitoh is moved out of Side One in
order to make room for more space colonies. It is relocated midway
between Side One and Side Three.
UC 0212 – Earth Federation
Assembly authorises construction of new colonies at Side Seven, due
to considerable set backs only two are completed before the fall of
the Federation.
UC 0218 – Fall of the Federation.
UC 0247 –
6th June - The Lambda Society is formed in Londenion.
UC 0259 –
3rd January – Lorenzo Leonas born on Londenion colony.
UC 0262 –
The Lambda Society begins to develop its ideology and uncovers
Belith's research.
UC 0279 – 19th May - Lorenzo Leonas becomes
leader of the Lambda Society. He sets about starting the ball rolling
for creating a force of mobile droids.
UC 0282 – 18th November –
Lambda Society wins general election on Londenion and becomes the
ruling party.
UC 0290 – Lambda Society commissions the Lambda
class cruiser (0301).
UC 0293 – 6th June - Lambda Society begins
its conquest of Side One.
UC 0294 – 20th May - Conquest of Side
One complete.
- Introduction of the new Leonas class cruiser
(0302).
UC 0295 – 21st July - The Lambda society moves onto
conquering Side Six.
UC 0297 – 27th November - Invasion of Sides
Five and Two begins.
UC 0298 – 9th January - Sides Five and Two
conquered.
UC 0298 – 2nd February - Side Seven conquered.
UC
0299 – 23rd April Invasion of Side Three begins, resistance here is
greatest.
UC 0300 - 8th December – Side Three finally
conquered.
UC 0301 January 1st - the Lambda Society proclaims the
Empire of Lambda Colonies which incorporated all the newly conquered
colonies. Lorenzo Leonas crowned Emperor of the Empire of Lambda
Colonies.
2nd January – Empire class cruiser introduced.
(0303)
3rd January – The Empire begins a long process of
integration bringing the newly conquered colonies up to the same
standard as Side One; this will take well over a decade.
UC 0310 –
Zarn class cruiser introduced. (0304)
UC 0313 1st March – Empire
of Lambda Colonies announces the invasion of Earth with the aim of
subjugating the warring factions, the invasion begins at 11:59pm.
2nd
March - Arti Gibraltar and Baikonur spaceports/mass drivers captured.
The Empire discovers that Mobile Droids are inoperable on Earth.
3rd
March – With Mobile Droids inoperable on Earth the invasion stalls,
there are not enough conventional troops to follow up, giving the
Earth factions time to reorganise following the first attack.
9th
March – Union of Earth Nations formed and begins taking the fight
to the Empire.
1st April – With more troops, armour and air
power arriving from the Empire new attacks begin pushing out from the
initial landing sights across Eurasia.
5th April – Empire
attacks from Arti Gibraltar falter in the face of heavy resistance
from Spanish UEN units, soldiers from the Empire aren't the best in
the
World but they make up for that with superior
technology.
10th April – Empire decides to keep their emphasis
in the Far East before heading into the Middle East and Western
Europe.
11th April – Attacking out of Baikonur the Empire
begins to secure Kazakhstan.
21st April – Empire forces move out
of Baikonur northward along the eastern line of the Urals. This is
the start of a nineteen month invasion of Asian Russia.
UC 0314 –
23rd June – Empire forces dropped from space secure the Hawaiian
Islands
UC 0315 – 7th July – Empire forces invade the
territories to the south of Kazakhstan, they stop once they reach the
Afghanistan border.
UC 0315 – 6th August – To prevents
possible collusion between the UEN and the Frontier Side the Empire
launches a cross Pacific attack on the California Base mass driver.
The mass driver is destroyed but the Empire suffers heavy casualties
and large numbers of troops are captured, the Empire decides not to
chance any more attacking on Continental America.
UC 0317 – 9th
September – The last of UEN Russia stronghold of Vladivostok is
conquered, it falls due to a daring night attack led by Colonel
Telford.
UC 0318 – 5th May – General (formally Colonel)
Telford begins a new offensive against the UEN in China, his attack
is three pronged coming from Borhyon Tal in Mongolia, Vladivostok in
Pacific Russia and Zaysan in Kazakhstan.
24th May – Telford
captures Beijing forcing the defenders south.
3rd July –
Telford's advance is halted along the Yangtze River, he beings a
siege of Shanghai.
19th July – UEN Pacific Fleet attempts to
resupply Shanghai but suffer heavy losses and are forced to retreat
before reaching Shanghai.
UC 0319 – 6th September – UEN China
has been forced back as far as Hong Kong, Telford launches a bloody
assault that costs him his life but the Hong Kong mass driver is
captured and UEN resistance in China is broken.
9th September –
Emperor Leonas pronounces Telford a Hero Of The Empire and
posthumously awards him the Lambda Cross, the highest military honour
the Empire can give.
UC 0320 – Telford class cruiser introduced.
(0305)
UC 0320 – 4th March – The Empire begins a drive into
South East Asia. With the UEN still reeling from its defeat in China
resistant is weak.
UC 0321 – 7th May – After over a year of
preparation UEN India launches an offensive designed to cut off
Empire reinforcements by retaking Baikonur, they strike northward
cutting through Empire lines and causing a great deal of confusion.
-
30th June – UEN forces are stopped by the Empire's final defence
line, a mere mile from Baikonur. An Empire counterattack from China
through Bhutan threatens India and the troops near Baikonur are
forced to retreat.
- 1st July – The frontlines have returned to
as they were before May 17th. The Empire begins a new offensive
driving from China and Kazakhstan into India
- 25th October –
UEN forces in India are finally beaten at the Battle of Vadodara
UC
0322 – 11th January – The Empire begins its drive from India into
the Middle East. In a campaign lasting twenty two months Pakistan,
Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman fall, the
campaign in extremely costly for both sides and the whole region
would become unstable and extremely difficult from the Empire to
rule. It will become the site of a new 'Great Game' as UEN and
Empire intelligence agents attempt to bring the disparate tribes in
these regions together.
UC 0323 - 29th November – UEN halts the
Empire advance at the Suez Canal
- 4th December – The Emperor
calls a stop to operations on Earth as they attempt to consolidate
all their new territories, the Empire is also suffering a manpower
shortage and begins recruiting from outside of Side One for the first
time. In the campaigns on Earth the Empire has lost over 11.4 million
men and the UEN over 24 million. However they control all of Russia
east of the Urals, China, Korea, Indochina, and the Indian
subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East and Arti Gibraltar.
Although major operations are over for the time being there are still
minor skirmishes between the two sides, especially at Suez.
UC
0325 - 21st July William Rawlings born in England.
UC 0329 - 16th
March Daniel Rawlings born in England.
- 5th September Icarus
Miarcaril born.
UC 0330 – Crusader class cruiser introduced.
(0306)
- 11th May Elizabeth Rawlings born in England.
UC 0332 –
3rd March – The Empire prepares for its first major offensive on
the Earth for a decade. From bases in Kazakhstan five million Empire
troops launch a devastating assault on Russia
13th September –
Rapid manoeuvring by the Empire prevents the UEN forces in Russia
from retreating into Western Europe, they are force northward, at St
Petersburg they are wiped out.
15th December – The Empire turns
its attention to the rest of Europe, they realise that attacking
Europe will be totally different to anything they've fought before.
The UEN is desperate to hold onto Europe and has over 15 million
soldiers stationed across the continent and many more in reserve.
UC
0333 – 3rd March – Empire forces push into the Caucasus and
through into Turkey. Dogged resistance means it takes a full month
for the Empire forces to reach the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
4th
March Jason Wright born,.
11th March – The Empire lands
observations troops on Franz Josef Land, Severnaya Zemlya, New
Siberia Islands and Wrangel Island in the Artic Circle. Theoretically
they are there to observe any UEN attempts to cross the Artic Circle;
however they are more commonly used as a dumping ground for disgraced
officers.
26th November Romana Tyler born
UC 0340 –
Inquisitor class cruiser introduced.(0307)
- May 22nd David and
Mary Wright assassinated by Empire agents, they had been trying to
broker a peace treaty between the Empire and the UEN
UC 0346 –
The war on Earth has reached a stalemate in Europe, UEN has been
pushed back as far as London in England.
UC 0347 – 2nd January
Treaty of Von Braun signed between ELC and the UEN.
- 7th July UEN
forces pull out of Britain, only a handful of indigenous units
remain.
- 9th July ELC forces seize additional territory in
Britain while the UEN does nothing. King Stephan IV is forced to
evacuate London and establish a new capital in York. The ELC puts the
King's cousin David on the throne as a puppet.
UC 0348 - 13th
March After many arguments with his father William Rawlings leaves
his England home and heads for space. Once there he joins a rebel
group known as 'The Ghosts'.
UC 0349 – Jason Wright and Romana
Tyler meet for the first time.
UC 0350 – 4th January –
Rebellion in Side 3, blockade of colonies 11 and 12 begins
- 23rd
January – Use of poison gas approved for the rebel colonies
-
24th January – Cruiser Zarn ordered to inject poison gas into the
colonies, Captain Bishop refuses on moral grounds; Lt JG Miarcaril
executes Captain Bishop and injects the gas.
- 31st January -
Jason Wright and Romana Tyler rescue Abby from a damaged shuttle
4th
February – Admiral Richard Lyle defects from the Empire with his
ship the Redemption
7th February – The Redemption meets up with
the first of many rebel groups
April – Mutual Colony Defence
Alliance formed
May – Frontier One asteroid converted into a
shipyard, construction of Victory and her two sister ships begins –
Raystrike Gundam discovered
- 11th June Daniel Rawlings leaves his
English home and travels to Afghanistan. Once there he joins up with
the rebel tribes and starts to organise them against the local ELC
forces.
UC0351 16th Feb – Virtuous class cruiser introduced
(0308)
– 7th May – A group of pro-ultra-neutrality militants
infiltrates the MCDA shipyard and sabotage the partially completed
hulls of the Agamemnon and Vanguard
- 2nd June – Victory
completed and launched
-Vixen destroyed
- 3rd June – Pious
meets Devout and attacks the Victory
-Victory meets La Vie En Rose
IV
Glossary:
Glossary of Terms
Admiralty, The
– the body that does the day to day running of the MCDA military,
currently there are no actual admirals, the highest ranking officer
is Commodore Richard Lyle.
Age of Chaos, the – a term
used the Empire of Lambda Colonies to refer to the time period UC
0218 to UC 0300. This period encapsulates the wars that followed the
collapse of the Earth Federation and the eventual formation of the
Empire.
Age of Enlightenment, the – a term used the
Empire of Lambda Colonies to refer to UC 0301 onwards. They see the
Empire taking its formal place in the Earth Sphere as a great force
for Good, even if others don't agree.
Armella – the
Lunar equivalent of a shanty town founded in UC 0302 by Amrella
Grant. Located some 300 miles west of Von Braun Armella was founded
as a refugee from the oppression of the Empire of Lambda Colonies. By
UC 0351 the population had reached 100,000 and the facilities had
expanded considerably. However the space port was only large enough
to dock two cruiser sizes vessels and the gravity block facilities
were overstretched. The Empire's observers often overlooked Armella
and so the Mutual Colony Defence Alliance established a mobile suit
pilot training facility there. Armella's large number of artisan
workshops was contracted by the MCDA to make components for both
warships and mobile suits.
Brazen, the – a heavily
modified version of the Clop class cruiser. The Brazen
was found by the MCDA in the ruins of the Asteroid Solomon, it would
be taken and refitted by the MCDA. This class of cruiser sports four
twin-barrel main gun turrets and eight twin-barrel secondary guns as
well as six missile launchers mounted in the bow. There are two
mobile suit catapults, fore and aft and the through hanger deck has
room for six mobile suits.
British Expeditionary Force, The
– the British Army. Decades of fighting on continental Europe and
then on the British mainland had taken a serve toll on the BEF. After
the UEN withdrew of Britain the BEF could muster a little over
100,000 men.
Colonial Army, The – the informal name of
units within the Empire of Lambda Colonies Liberation Army which are
recruited or conscripted from the Empire conquered territories. These
units are often distrusted by the Empire's high ranking generals
however some, such as The Royal Noa Dragoon Guards, have proven
themselves extremely loyal and tenacious.
Council, The –
the groups that directs the MCDAs movement it is made up of
representatives from Frontier Side and the Luna cartels. The
representatives are nominated by the governing bodies of the groups
they represent; they can also be removed by the same bodies.
Currently there are: 4 representatives from the Frontier Side, 4 from
Anaheim Electronics and 3 representing the other Lunar companies
supporting the MCDA.
Earth Defence Force – official name
of the UEN armed forces; there are currently 23 million members of
the EDF, 15 million based in Africa and 8 million based in the
Americas. Over the course of the Empire's invasion they have lost
some 33 million men, dead/injured. Lacking the technological based to
build mobile suits/droids they use conventional weapons.
Empire
of Lambda Colonies – the Empire which controls all of Side 1,
2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 as well as Central Asia, South East Asia, the Middle
East and Europe on Earth. The capital of the Empire is Londenion
Colony; the current Emperor is Lorenzo Leonas and he is also leader
of the Lambda Society.
Empire of Lambda Colonies Liberation
Army – the name for the Empire's Earth army. During the
course of the wars on Earth this army has suffered 29 million
casualties, two thirds of which were fatal. They lack a mobile droid
force but make up for this with conventional weapons and a zeal that
makes them fearsome fighters.
Empire of Lambda Colonies Space
Forces – the name for the Empire's space fleet and mobile
droid forces.
Federation Period, the – refers to the
period of human history from UC 0001 to UC 0218 when the Earth
Federation was the dominant power in the Earth Sphere
Frontier
Chain – a double ring of asteroids and observation posts that
runs along the edge of the Frontier Side. They also act as customs
posts on major space lanes. There are a number of long range
telescopes and radar sites within the chain used by the MCDA to spy
on the Empire.
High Operational Command – a group of
nine admirals who direct the military forces of the Empire of Lambda
Colonies on behalf of the Emperor, often referred to as just High
Command.
Imperial Fleet – informal name of the Empire of
Lambda Colonies Space Forces.
Imperial Honour Guard – the
bodyguards of the Emperor and guardians of the Imperial Palace on
Londenion Colony. They are the most loyal and fanatical soldiers of
the Empire. They have gold coloured uniforms and the handful of
mobile droids they use are also coloured gold.
Imperial Law
– the Laws and Ordinances of the Empire of Lambda Colonies.
Lambda
Society – the ruling, and only, political party of the Empire
of Lambda Colonies. The Lambda Society also owns the majority of
defence industries within the Empire and so is responsible for MD
development. They advocate advance automation in industry which
allows the majority of the Empire's populace to life a life of
luxury.
Liberty Harbour – the name for the MCDA shipyard
hidden within the Frontier One asteroid mine.
Mobile Droid
– The automated weapon system developed by Doctor Remus Belith for
the Strategic Naval Research Institute in the UC 0130s. Advanced AI
control system to operate the mobile droids while they are directed
by a controller aboard the mother ship via Minovsky control
technology. A permanent reoccurring flaw was hardwired into the basic
mobile droid control system by Doctor Remus Belith that prevented
mobile droids from being operated on the Earth. The Empire of Lambda
Colonies used mobile droids and their scientists are working on a way
to over come Doctor Belith's deliberate sabotage.
Mutual
Colony Defence Alliance – a union of various rebel groups that
oppose the Empire of Lambda Colonies, they are based on the Frontier
I colony and are backed by the Luna Cartels. They also have links to
the various powers on Earth.
Naval Marines – a branch of
the Empire of Lambda Colonies Space Fleet. The Naval Marines are a
highly motivated group of marine soldiers who serve on Empire
warships. Normally they only take part in boarding actions but
sometimes they disembark and operate within colonies.
Raystrike
Gundam – a mobile suit built by the Strategic Naval Research
Institute in the UC 130s but lost in a Frontier I lab until it was
rediscovered by the MCDA in UC 0351. Though extremely old this
machine will become the MCDA's frontline mobile weapon against the
Empire. It has many secrets that have yet to be uncovered by the MCDA
or its pilot, Jason Wright.
Royal Navy – the British
naval forces. The RN was at one time the major asset the British
brought to the EDF however after decades of war and then the UENs
withdrawal of support the RN is greatly reduced in size. Currently
there are three frigates, one destroyer and one aircraft carrier;
they operate out of ports in Northern England and Scotland.
Royal
Noa Dragoon Guards, The – a regiment raised in Side 7 for the
Empire's Army. It consisted of two battalions of five companies.
Each battalion has two companies of tanks, two of motorised infantry
and one of artillery. When the regiment return home from its latest
deployment to Afghanistan there was only enough men and equipment to
deploy a single armoured company and two infantry companies.
SpaceLanes – part of the system introduced by the Empire
to regulate inter-side space travel. Vessels wishing to travel
between Sides are allotted a route to use and which spacelanes to
use. Straying from an allotted spacelane is a serious offence and can
lead to retribution if an offender is caught. The spacelanes are
patrolled by the patrol ships of the Imperial Navy's Border
Command, the commanders of these patrol ships are full authorised
under Imperial Law to exact punishment they see fit to any
offenders.
Special Operations Command – the secret police
and black ops unit of the Empire of Lambda Colonies. They are
directly responsible to the Emperor but are highly independent and
have even been know to go against his wishes. Despite their seedy
connotations their uniforms are pure white, but these are rarely
actually worn in public.
Union of Earth Nations – the
union of Earth based factions that united in response to the Empire
of Lambda Colonies invasion of Earth. Currently they consist of
continental America and Africa, Britain is nominally part of the UEN
but all armed forces have been withdrawn. The capital city is
Washington DC but Dakar and Cairo are also major political
centres.
Victory class – the class of warships that are
the MCDA's main battleships. The Victory was the first of
three ships to be completed, her sisters the Agamemnon and
Vanguard were delayed due to a sabotage attempt. These
powerful battleships are armed with two tri-barrel main gun turrets
along with six twin-barrel main gun turrets. There are also two
twin-barrel mega particle gun turrets, eighteen twin-barrel laser
turrets and four multi-launches. The most secret part of the Victory
class' arsenal is the bow mounted beam shield. The can carry twelve
mobile suits and have three catapults. Eight main jet/rocket
thrusters propel the ships while the minovsky craft system allows
them to enter the Earth's atmosphere. It was designed by Commodore
Richard Lyle with help from Philip Holt.
