Manta-Class Swift Assault Multipurpose Cruiser

The Manta class is the second of the two workhorse classes used by the UDSEC, the Manta-class was commissioned when it was realized that the Ravenhawk could only do so much and could be outgunned easily. The Manta-class was the result, it is designed to carry more suits that the Ravenhawk without sacrificing armor, firepower, or speed. It is a good rounded craft but it does have it's weaknesses such as too few of them in service and high cost. Like most of the UDSEC designs it is incapable of entering the atmosphere and as of CE 70 there are less than a dozen Manta-class ships in service in service.

Appearance
Similiar in design to the Nazca-class operated by ZAFT, but more closely resembling a Manta Ray and the hammerhead shark.

Color
Teal blue with a dull silver trim