Code Name: Hotarubi Class
Class: Armored Transport
Flagships: N/A
Manufacture: Everest Shipyards;
Deployment: EC 040
Dimensions: 250 meters length (Main ship); 380 meters length (With hangars);
Armor Materials: Lunar Steel Alloy; Titanium Alloy;
Propulsion: 2x Main Engines; 8x Engines (Hangars); 18x Secondary Jets;
Equipment: Sensors, range: 310 Kilometers; 2x Rocket Anchors, mounted on bow; Detachable Hangars; Armored Bridge;
Fixed Weapons:
4x 62mm AA-Guns, mounted on upper and lower sides of main body;
8x Missile Launchers, mounted on sides of bow;

Capacity: 12 Machines;
Catapults: 0

Technical and Historical Data
Developed as a transport of sorts, the Armored Transport Hotarubi Class is used to support the fleets with Mobile Suit and Mobile Worker units. This is made possible by the large hangars that are mounted on the sides of the ship when in operation, each one carrying about six machines but can easily overfill to about ten machines each when needed. A unique feature though is the detachable hangar sections which is useful for avoiding complete destruction of the ship, the hangars are even used as garrison platforms around the Lunar Cities. The main ship itself is armed with Anti-Aircraft guns for defense but can also participate in active anti-ship warfare with its eight missile launchers.