contributed by Mark Simmons
Lieutenant Junior Grade Eliard Hunter is transferred to the Titans. Lieutenant Junior Grade Carl Matsubara is also transferred to the Titans. Hunter and Matsubara are assigned to Lieutenant Wes Murphy’s Black Otter test team, based aboard the Alexandria-class space cruiser Aswan.
The Black Otter team rescues a supply ship from enemy forces. Two mobile suits of the supply ship’s escort team are destroyed, and the third one is captured and used against the Black Otter team.
The Aswan docks at Side 1’s Colony 25. Principality remnants attack the Gundam TR-1 Hazel inside the colony. The Aswan visits the colony to test the TR-1 Hazel’s Full Armor Form. Wes Murphy destroys one Gelgoog and the remaining machines escape.
The Black Otter team encounters enemy forces while escorting a transport ship to Side 1. The Gundam TR-1 Hazel is damaged.
The Black Otter team is ordered to provide rear support for an operation at Side 1. The team engages Principality remnants and is rescued by Lieutenant Junior Grade Audrey April, piloting the Gundam TR-1 Hazel Full Armor High Mobility Form. The Black Otter team detects a Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser en route to Side 1, which deploys a Zaku II and the same customized Rick Dom encountered earlier. Wes Murphy pilots a Hizack Pre-Production Type in place of the damaged TR-1 Hazel. After Carl Matsubara’s GM Sniper III is damaged in combat, the Zanzibar then deploys three more mobile suits.
The Black Otter team conducts a test of the Bizack TR-2 Bigwig at Side 1. During the test, a civilian shuttle is destroyed by Titan mobile suits. Carl Matsubara pilots the TR-2 Bigwig in place of his damaged GM Sniper III. The team once again detects the enemy Zanzibar, which deploys its five mobile suits. Matsubara prepares to fire on the Zanzibar but stops when they realize it’s escorting a civilian shuttle. The shuttle is then destroyed by Titan mobile suits.
Carl Matsubara conducts a test of the Bizack TR-2 Bigwig near Konpeitoh. During this exercise, the TR-2 Bigwig is escorted by a GM II team stationed aboard the Aswan.
The Black Otter team conducts another test of the Bizack TR-2 Bigwig and its long-range beam cannon. The cannon unit malfunctions during the firing test and Carl Matsubara is forced to jettison it.
Eliard Hunter and Carl Matsubara encounter Principality remnants during a combat exercise near Konpeitoh. Eliard pilots the Hazel reserve unit, a GM Quel equipped with a Hazel head and backpack and fitted with a Tri Booster Unit. Wes Murphy comes to the rescue and shoots down the Gelgoog and Rick Dom, although their pilots escape unharmed.
The Black Otter team is ambushed by Principality remnants during a patrol mission near Konpeitoh. Carl Matsubara’s Hizack is hit, and Wes Murphy’s Gundam TR-1 Hazel is heavily damaged. Audrey April once again rescues the team using the Hazel reserve unit. * Titans Test Team:
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The Black Otter team receives the prototype Asshimar TR-3 Kehaar. The Hazel reserve unit is officially redesignated as the Gundam TR-1 Hazel II and assigned to Eliard Hunter. The team conducts a mock battle to test the new machines.
Eliard Hunter and Audrey April conduct a mock battle near Konpeitoh. Despite the episode numbering, this event takes place in August of U.C. 0085, shortly after the Hazel reserve unit has been redesignated as the Hazel II.
The Black Otter team battles Principality remnants near Konpeitoh, destroying two enemy mobile suits. The upgraded Gundam TR-1 Hazel Custom is reassigned to the team.
Wes Murphy and Eliard Hunter conduct a mock battle near Konpeitoh. Although this episode is said to take place in August of U.C. 0085, the Hazel Custom isn’t completed until October.
Eliard Hunter is transferred to the Khartoum base in Africa to perform atmospheric testing of the Asshimar TR-3 Kehaar. The Black Otter team escorts Eliard Hunter and the Asshimar TR-3 Kehaar to their rendezvous with a shuttle in Earth orbit.
Wes Murphy and Carl Matsubara conduct performance tests of the Gundam TR-1 Hazel Custom and TR-4 Dandelion in Earth orbit.
Carl Matsubara performs an atmospheric entry test with the TR-4 Dandelion. At the descent point, the TR-3 Kehaar and TR-4 Dandelion encounter and destroy Principality remnants. The TR-4 Dandelion discards its armor during the battle, and Eliard Hunter forces the Khartoum base commander to recover the Dandelion’s core module and armor parts.
The Gundam TR-1 Hazel Custom is transferred to the Khartoum base. The Black Otter team completes its atmospheric tests and returns to space.
The Black Otter team engages two Hizacks of unknown origin.
Lieutenant Maxim Gunar of the Federation Forces is assigned to the Aswan to test high mobility equipment for the RMS-117 Galbaldy Beta. He proceeds to defect to the AEUG resistance group.
The Black Otter team receives the Gaplant TR-5 Fiver. The Aswan is deployed to Earth orbit.
The Black Otter team and the Gaplant TR-5 Fiver are transferred to the Salamis-class space cruiser Izmir. During the transfer, they engage a team of AEUG mobile suits. Meanwhile, in lunar orbit, the Zanzibar joins forces with the AEUG.
The Black Otter Team begins an atmospheric entry test with the Gaplant TR-5 Fiver. The Rosette and the Hazel Custom with Icarus Unit are carried aboard the Fiver as escort mobile suits. The Advanced Hazel is assigned to patrol the area, which also serves as a test of this machine. The Gundam TR-1 Hazel Custom has now been repainted in standard Titan colors, and the Hazel II has been upgraded to the Advanced Hazel. On Urup Island in the Kuril Islands, Gabriel Zola receives a captured Asshimar from his AEUG allies.
Audrey April fights a mock battle against one of the Aswan’s new pilots. She then uses the Gundam TR-1 Hazel-Rah to engage a team of AEUG mobile suits. The Aswan has now been repainted in combat colors and reassigned to battle the AEUG. The Izmir is now responsible for all test operations. The Advanced Hazel is equipped with the G-Parts Hrdudu to battle the AEUG mobile suits. In this configuration, it carries a shield booster on its left arm.
The Titans attack a secret Karaba base on the Kamchatka peninsula. The Gaplant TR-5 Fiver is launched from the Nevada base in North America to join the attack. The Fiver destroys the Kamchatka base with its missiles, and the Karaba forces retreat.
The Nevada base is one of several facilities to which Jaburo’s functions have been reassigned.
Gabriel Zola sorties in a GM II, then transfers to his Asshimar once it arrives at the Kamchatka base.
Audrey April launches from the Izmir to intercept AEUG mobile suits from Zola’s Zanzibar.
Audrey’s Advanced Hazel is configured as the Hazel-Rah Second Form, and from the photos it appears to be equipped with the same movable booster pod as the Hazel Custom. The Izmir’s Captain Schrader comments that her fighting style reminds him of the Dendrobium, and his deputy reminds him that this machine was erased from the historical records.
After capturing the Kamchatka base, Eliard and Carl board a space shuttle in order to return to space along with their mobile suits. Murphy protects the shuttle from Zola’s pursuit, then discards the Fiver equipment for better maneuverability.
AEUG forces led by Gabriel Zola begin a series of attacks on the Federation’s Konpeitoh base.
As per the U.C. 0088 Trial Report in the December 2005 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine. These attacks continue until September of this year, preventing the Konpeitoh forces and the Titans Test Team from participating in the Granada colony drop.
The Black Otter Team attempts to capture the AEUG dock ship Rosa Gigantea. The Gundam TR-1 Advanced Hazel is damaged.
The Rosa Gigantea is moving between Konepitoh and the Gate of Zedan. The Izmir makes a swing by Earth to enter the same orbit and then intercepts the dock ship three days later. The Titans’ primary goal is to capture the Rosa Gigantea intact, or destroy it if all else fails.
The Izmir has now been assigned a second mobile suit team made up of one Marasai and two Hizacks, which stays behind to guard the ship. Audrey is also on standby with the Hrududu.
Eliard’s Hazel Custom is equipped with three shield boosters, and Carl’s Advanced Hazel has sniper equipment. Both enemy Nemos are armed with beam cannons.
After Carl’s Advanced Hazel is shot down, the Izmir and its mobile suits attempt to destroy the Rosa Gigantea, but succeed only in immobilizing it. They then break off the battle in order to recover Carl Matsubara.
(April)
Eliard Hunter’s damaged Gaplant is recovered by the Alexandria-class space cruiser Aswan.
Eliard Hunter’s damaged machine is retrieved by Wes Murphy’s Gaplant. Their mothership Izmir has been destroyed, and the status of Carl Matsubara and Audrey April is unknown, and Murphy himself has been seriously injured in combat.
The court martial of Eliard Hunter begins.
The court martial of Eliard Hunter continues.
The court martial of Eliard Hunter continues.
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