Model
number: XM-03 Code name: Ebirhu-S Unit type: reconnaissance mobile suit Manufacturer: Crossbone Vanguard Operator: Crossbone Vanguard First deployment: UC 0123 Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat
cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 13.2 meters Weight: empty 6.8 metric tons; max gross 16.7 metric tons Armor materials: titanium alloy/high-ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor,
output rated at 3090 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 22540 kg, 2 x 11390 kg;
vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 66 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 4.06 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown;
advanced sensor/camera suite, located in left shoulder; beam
flag emitter, mounted on backpack Fixed armaments: shot lancer, 2 round charge, mounted
on left forearm; 4 x heavy machine gun, fire-linked, mounted in
left forearm; 4-finger shot claw, can be launched at target,
with spare shot claw, mounted on left forearm; 3-slot
rocket-propelled grenade rack, mounted on left shoulder; beam
saber, recharge rack/storage location unknown, hand-carried in
use Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on right
forearm Optional hand armaments: beam spray gun, powered by rechargeable
energy cap Remote weapons: remote-controlled/automated reconnaissance
pod, stored on right shoulder storage rack, equipped with advanced
sensor and camera systems, armed with unknown automated defensive
weapons
Technical
and Historical Notes
Derived
from the basic XM-01 Den'an Zon, the
XM-03 Ebirhu-S was the smallest mobile suit built by the Crossbone
Vanguard. Designed specifically for reconnaissance missions,
the Ebirhu-S was equipped with an extra bank of advanced sensor
and camera systems in its left shoulder. Unlike most other Crossbone
Vanguard mobile suits, the Ebirhu-S was not equipped with a
beam shield, as its operation would interfere with the reception
of the sensitive sensor systems. The Ebirhu-S was also quite
heavily armed for a recon unit, mounting a shot lancer, four
machine guns, a grenade rack, a hand-carried beam spray gun,
and a 4-fingered shot claw, which could be launched like a projectile
at a target. To aid in its reconnaissance role, the Ebirhu-S
also carried a remote reconnaissance pod equipped with additional
sensors. This pod could either be directly remote-controlled
or, in the case of Minovsky particle interference, be pre-programmed
to operate on its own. In case the recon pod were to encounter
resistance, it was also armed with weapons for automated self-defense.