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MSZ-006C1
Zeta Plus C1
Model number: MSZ-006C1 Code name: Zeta Plus C1
Unit type: mass production transformable mobile suit Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Operator: Earth Federation Forces First deployment: UC 0088 Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso Dimensions: mobile suit mode: overall height 22.11 meters, head height 19.86 meters; waverider mode: overall length 24.90 meters (36.00 meters, equipped with beam smartgun), wingspan 23.54 meters Weight: empty 36.18 metric tons; max gross 77.04 metric tons (86.77 metric tons, equipped with beam smartgun); mass ratio 1.83 Armor materials: gundarium γ alloy composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2070 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4 x 18600 kg, 4 x 12400 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 8 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 1.61 G (1.43 G, equipped with beam smartgun) Equipment and design features: sensors, range 17000 meters (21000 meters, equipped with beam smartgun) Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam cannon, power rated at 14 MW, mounted on thighs; 2 x beam saber, power rated at 0.9 MW, stored in recharge racks, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: beam smartgun, power rated at 50 MW
The original MSZ-006A1 (MSK-006) Zeta Plus A1 is a mass production version of the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, redesigned exclusively for atmospheric use, but its success inspires the AEUG to redesign the Zeta Plus once again so that it can be used in space. This C1 type is equipped with new cooling systems for use in space, its nuclear thermal jet engines are replaced with hybrid jet/rocket engines that can be used in any environment, and it has a backpack containing four additional thrusters. Although it retains the wing binders of the A1 type rather than the flying armor of the prototype Zeta Gundam, this version of the Zeta Plus is capable of performing atmospheric entry with precise calibration.
The firepower of the C1 type can be increased by replacing its shield with a powerful beam smartgun. This beam smartgun is integrated into a flight sub unit that contains a small generator and energy CAP system, and it can be equipped with a coaxial disc radome for long-range attacks. In mobile suit form the beam smartgun is carried on the arm of the Zeta Plus, and in wave rider form it serves as the machine's nose. Propellant tanks can also be attached to the wing binders, giving the Zeta Plus the ability to descend to the lunar surface and then launch back into space. Two of these machines are assigned to Taskforce Alpha during the Pezun Rebellion. On March 1, UC 0088, Zeta Plus pilots Tex West and Sigman Shade escort the MSA-0011[Bst] S Gundam Booster Unit Type in its attack on the power satellite SOL 7804, and they fight alongside the MSA-0011[Ext] Ex-S Gundam throughout the battle for Ayers City. During the final battle with the New Desides on April 4, Tex West is reassigned to operate the G-Bomber and his Zeta Plus is transferred to former MSA-007 Nero pilot Chung Yung. Although Chung Yung's machine is destroyed in combat, Sigman Shade successfully enters the atmosphere and his Zeta Plus is recovered intact.
Pilot(s): Sigman Shade, Tex West, Chung Yung Appearances: Gundam Sentinel Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki
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