Model number:ZGMF-X56S/γ Code name:Blast Impulse Gundam Unit type:prototype multi-mode mobile suit Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) First deployment:October C.E. 73 Accommodation:pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso using YFX-M56 Core Splendor Dimensions:overall height 19.21 meters Weight:max gross weight 84.68 metric tons Armor materials:unknown Powerplant:ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features:sensors, range unknown; Variable Phase Shift (VPS) armor; deuterion beam energy supply system, allows for remote recharging of energy with battleship Minerva; hardpoints for mounting Silhouette packs Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in chest; 2 x M71-AAK "Folding Razor" anti-armor knife, stored in hip armor, hand-carried in use; MMI-RG59V mobile shield, mounted on left arm; 2 x M2000F "Kerberos" high-energy long-range beam cannon, mounted on Blast Silhouette pack; 2 x MMI-M16XE2 "Deluge" hyper-velocity rail cannon, mounted on Blast Silhouette pack; 2 x GMF39 quadruple missile launcher (AGM141 "Firefly" guided missiles), mounted on Blast Silhouette pack; 2 x MA-M80 "Defiant" beam javelin, stored in Blast Silhouette pack, hand-carried in use
Technical and Historical Notes
The ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse Gundam is ZAFT's heavily-armed version of the Earth Alliance's GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam. The Blast Silhouette pack is stored on the Minerva's dedicated hangar for the Impulse Gundam and is sent out onto the field via a computer-controlled flyer craft. The flyer delivers the pack to the Impulse Gundam and automatically returns to the Minerva. The Blast Silhouette pack's armaments include two "Kerberos" long range beam cannons, as well as two "Deluge" rail cannons. Other armaments include a quadruple missile launcher and two beam javelins.