At the outbreak of the One Year War, the Earth Federation's Space Force suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Principality of Zeon's mobile suits, such as the MS-05 Zaku I and MS-06 Zaku II. To counter the fast and maneuverable mobile suits, the Earth Federation developed the Public-class based on a shuttle design as a simple "missile boat in space" which would support the main fleet of Salamis-class cruisers and Magellan-class battleships. The Public-class is simple and straightforward, with its main armament being a pair of large capital ship-grade missiles to be used in hit-and-run attacks. These missiles could also be replaced with beam diffusion missiles. The ship was equipped with a cluster of large boosters at the rear to allow for high-speed retreat after it has fired its missiles. However, while extremely fast, these ships were possessed poor armor and maneuverability.
Public-Class
（Assault Space Ship）At the outbreak of the One Year War, the Earth Federation's Space Force suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Principality of Zeon's mobile suits, such as the MS-05 Zaku I and MS-06 Zaku II. To counter the fast and maneuverable mobile suits, the Earth Federation developed the Public-class based on a shuttle design as a simple "missile boat in space" which would support the main fleet of Salamis-class cruisers and Magellan-class battleships. The Public-class is simple and straightforward, with its main armament being a pair of large capital ship-grade missiles to be used in hit-and-run attacks. These missiles could also be replaced with beam diffusion missiles. The ship was equipped with a cluster of large boosters at the rear to allow for high-speed retreat after it has fired its missiles. However, while extremely fast, these ships were possessed poor armor and maneuverability.