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The main drawback of the cross of fire was that the Scythe's broadsides and stern were lightly armed, which forced a Scythe's crew to constantly keep the bow facing an enemy warship - though with it's powerful engines, this was rarely a problem.The Providence ZAKU is developed as a testbed for the design and systems of the ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam, and is a fusion of the ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam with the ZAKU series. This massive barrage of turbolaser, ion cannon, and torpedo fire was capable of destroying larger vessels like the Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer. The Scythe-class utilized its powerful engines to maneuver into a position where it could bring the "cross of fire" weapons batteries to bear on an enemy vessel. A single Scythe-class could defeat enemy ships up to three times its own size-only if the ship is kept in the line of fire near the prow.Īs the main capital ship of the Galactic Alliance, Scythe-class was capable of engaging the Fel Empire's Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer in direct combat, despite the fact that the battle cruiser was only a third of the size of the larger Star Destroyer. Scythe-class ships also carried a decent-sized complement of 36 CF9 Crossfire starfighters and four shuttles. Most of these weapons are located on the prow, so the tractor beams are essential in making sure enemy ships remain in the "cross of fire" of most of the weapons on the prow. Four batteries of proton torpedo tubes with 160 shots bombarded enemy ships from a much longer range while two batteries of tractor beam projectors kept enemy ships facing the blade-like front of the vessel. Three heavy turbolaser batteries and six normal turbolaser batteries bombarded enemy ships, while two ion cannon batteries took out shields. The Scythe-class was propelled by four primary and four secondary engines, and it was surprisingly fast for its load of weapons. The blade structure was the most important part of this class, as most of the weapons and several hangars were located on it.

The Scythe-class was defined by a large, blade-like prow with a rounded main body and stern.

The MC140 Scythe-class battle cruiser was a nimble but surprisingly powerful battle cruiser in the second sector of the Astragon Navy.