Side 5 Loum – MechaBay | Mobile Suit Gundam

Side 5, also known as Loum, was a space colony cluster initially located at Lagrange point L1 before being moved to L4 during the reorganisation of Sides in UC 0084. It became a shoal zone after the devastating Battle of Loum.

Description

Side 5 shared Lagrange point L4 with Side 2. The cluster witnessed one of the largest space battles of the One Year War, which left behind massive debris fields that formed a dangerous shoal zone. Notable colonies included:

Texas
Industrial 7
Watohoat
Garden of Thorns
Sweetwater

Texas Colony

The only colony to survive the Battle of Loum, Texas was privately owned by the Yashima Group under Shu Yashima. Though designed for agriculture, battle damage to its reflector mirrors led to its abandonment.

Industrial 7

A closed-type colony owned by Anaheim Electronics, housing two million residents, half of whom were Anaheim employees and their families. Its factory and harbour segments faced Earth, while its colony builder unit, Rokuro, faced the Moon.

History

Operation British

After the success of dropping Side 2’s Colony 8 Island Iffish on Earth, Zeon forces attempted to seize Side 5’s Watohoat colony for a second colony drop targeting the Federation capital at Lhasa.

General Revil’s 1st Combined Fleet intercepted the Zeon Space Attack Force led by Dozle Zabi. Both sides employed nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in the ensuing battle, resulting in Watohoat’s complete destruction.

Battle of Loum

The Battle of Loum marked the first large-scale deployment of mobile suits in combat. The battle claimed three billion lives during the One Week Battle from 3-10 January UC 0079. The extensive destruction created a shoal zone of colony, vessel and mobile suit debris.

Later Conflicts

In UC 0090, the anti-Federation group Colorde engaged Federation Arahas forces in combat at the Texas colony.

Settlement Freedom League

Following the Federation’s collapse in UC 0218, Side 5 became a member of CONSENT.

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