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TMF/A-802 BuCUE
Model number: TMF/A 802 Code name: BuCUE Unit type: mass production ground assault mobile suit Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) Operator: ZAFT First deployment: C.E. 70 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 11.07 meters (base of turret) Weight: max gross weight 69.3 metric tons Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: double-edged beam saber, mounted on mouth Optional fixed armaments: 2-barrel 450mm railgun, mounted on back; 13-tube 400mm missile launcher, mounted on back
As war begins, ZAFT produces specific mobile suits for certain environments. One such design is the ground assault TMF/A-802 BuCUE. Unlike the humanoid ZGMF-1017 GINN, the BuCUE is a quadruped suit resembling a dog or cat. However, the BuCUE's unique design allows it to be faster and more maneuverable than a humanoid mobile suit on the Earth's surface. The BuCUE is capable of running or sliding across the ground with tank treads, and it can also jump across great distances. The BuCUE's armament consists of a double-edged beam saber mounted on the mouth, which is added to later models after ZAFT acquires beam saber technology from the stolen Gundams. The BuCUE's back can be fitted with either a 2-barrel railgun or a 13-tube missile launcher. BuCUEs are deployed all over Earth in ZAFT's campaigns of conquest. Aside from the main BuCUE model, ZAFT also produces the TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type. Another variant, the TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W Waltfeld Custom Type serves as the prototype for the upgraded TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. The BuCUE is the preferred mobile suit of North African commander Andrew 'Andy' Waltfeld (aka "Desert Tiger") for use by his forces operating in Libya. In Libya, the BuCUE's abilities are unchallenged until the arrival of the Earth Alliance battleship Archangel and the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam. BuCUEs are also utilized by ZAFT during Operation Spitbreak, a failed attempt to destroy the Earth Alliance's JOSH-A Alaska Base.
Pilot(s): Kirkwood, Maylam, Hadat, Andrew Waltfeld, Un No
Head 13-tube missile launcher Railgun |
