The Rhinoceros is the Divine Crusaders' standard landship model with excellent wide-area anti-air defensive capabilities, incorporated with numerous facilities such as a tactical command center and spacious Armored Module hangars. Aside from standard battleship weaponry, the Rhinoceros can also fire MAPW ballistic or cruise missiles, capable of single-handedly wiping out enemy bases. The Rhinoceros is equipped with a gigantic Bow Ram in anticipation of combat against large alien mobile weapons, however it ultimately did not see much use.
SRW OG1/SRW OGs1[]
The Rhinoceros saw extensive use by the DC during the DC War as landships, with some of them even participating in naval battles, situated on top of floatable columns. It is presumed that many Rhinoceros were confiscated by the Federation after the DC War, while the rest were used by DC remnants. Since the final stages of the L5 Campaign took place in outer space, the Rhinoceros did not see much action in this period.
SRW OG2/SRW OGs2[]
DC remnants were still in possession of several Rhinoceros by the time of OG2, which were used in some of their operations. Notably, Archibald Grimms commandeered a Rhinoceros with an exclusive pale blue stripe. They were eventually removed from the spotlight with the destruction of Neue DC, which ironically could be signified with Neue DC commander Van Vat Tran piloting his badly-damaged Rhinoceros on a suicidal charge against the Greytarkin at the end of Operation Plantagenet, sacrificing his life to buy time for the Steel Dragon Squadron to escape from enemy forces.
The Rhinoceros was never seen again after OGs.
Armaments[]
Chaff Grenade (チャフグレネード | Chafu Gurenēdo)
A special projectile used to reduce enemies' accuracy. Equipped on Archibald's Rhinoceros.
Spider Net (スパイダーネット | Supaidā Netto)
A special projectile used to reduce enemies' movement range. Equipped on Archibald's Rhinoceros.
Anti-Air Machine Cannon (対空機関砲 | Taikuu Kikanhou)
Twin-barrelled anti-air turrets mounted around the ship used to intercept enemies within close proximity. Two of them are located near the lower intakes, while two more are mounted next to the conning tower.
Multi-tube anti-air missile launcher mounted on the Rhinoceros' topside.
Twin Main Cannon (連装主砲 | Rensou Shuhou)
The Rhinoceros' primary weapon, a large pair of railguns mounted on the landship's sides.
Bow Ram (艦首衝角 | Kanshu Shoukaku)
A gigantic blade mounted in front of the Rhinoceros for ramming attacks. It was equipped in anticipation of combat against large alien mobile weapons, however it ultimately did not see much use.
Cruise Missile (巡船ミサイル | Junkou Misairu)
Cruise missiles which can be stored on the Rhinoceros. Storage location unknown. Not adopted as an attack in SRW.
Ballistic Missile (弾道ミサイル | Dandou Misairu)
Ballistic missiles which can be stored on the Rhinoceros. Storage location unknown. Not adopted as an attack in SRW.
