General and Technical Data

Model number: GAT-X105+P204QX
Code name: Lightning Strike Gundam
Unit type: prototype all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
Manufacturer: PMP (Propulsion & Machinery Progress)
Operator(s): Earth Alliance (Atlantic Federation); Orb Union/Three Ships Alliance
First deployment: C.E. 71
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.72 meters
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Phase Shift (PS) armor; hardpoints for mounting Striker packs; additional battery packs
Fixed armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x "Armor Schneider" combat knives, stored in hip armor, hand-carried in use; Type 70-31 electromagnetic cannon, mounted on forearms, hand-carried in use

Technical and Historical Notes

Although the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam is initially designed to use three Striker packs, several more are designed later on. One of these designs is the combined GAT-X105+P204QX Lightning Strike Gundam. The Alliance seeks to increase the Strike Gundam's operating time by 150% through the use of a new Striker pack, but the first design proves to be a failure. Later on, Orb's defense company Morgenroete steps in and designs the P204QX Lightning Striker. The Lightning Striker features an improved power pack design, along with extra cooling systems and battery packs. In addition, the Lightning Strike Gundam is armed with a Type 70-31 electromagnetic cannon, which can be stored as two separate pieces on the Strike Gundam's forearms. The Lightning Striker pack is assembled in late C.E. 71 on the Kusanagi after the fall of the Orb Union. After its construction, the Lightning Striker pack is destroyed in combat during a test flight.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot: Mu La Flaga
Appearances: SEED-MSV (Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Variations)
Original mechanical designer(s): Junichi Akutsu (Strike Gundam principal design), Kunio Okawara (Strike Gundam cleanup), Takuya Sasaki (Lightning Striker principal design), Yoshihiko Machida (Lightning Striker cleanup)

Lineart

Type 70-31 electromagnetic cannon