Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Vol. 17

In the Universal Century year 0079, the space colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later, they are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies.

Nanyang Alliance forces begin preparations for Operation Maitreya, their attempt to seize the Republic of Zeon’s Solar Ray weapon. The wreckage of the Side 4 Moore colony provides the …