General and Technical Data

Model number: TMF/TR-2
Code name: BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type
Unit type: terrestrial fighter and tactical reconnaissance mobile suit
Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
Operator: ZAFT
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: radome; 3D ultracompact optical sensor array, range unknown; enhanced multiband sensor cluster, range unknown; metaphase SQUID sensor and bi-directional quantum bitstream communication system (optional); stealth system
Fixed armaments: 2 x high-output laser gun, mounted on backpack; 4 x leg spike, mounted inside feet; double-edged beam saber, mounted on mouth
Optional fixed armaments: many x missiles, mounted on wing hardpoints; many x machine gun, mounted on wing hardpoints

Technical and Historical Notes

ZAFT's TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type is a variant of their standard TMF/A-802 BuCUE ground combat mobile suit. Designed for reconnaissance missions, the BuCUE Recon Type replaces the railgun and missile launcher of the standard BuCUE with a sensor radome. The BuCUE Recon Type's head features a special optical sensor array, and the main body is also equipped with a multiband sensor cluster. The unit also features a stealth system, but unlike Mirage Colloid-equipped mobile suits, the BuCUE's stealth system is only effective against radar. Its main armament is a pair of laser guns, but it is also armed with leg spikes and can optionally be equipped with missiles and machine guns on the wing hardpoints. After ZAFT acquires beam weaponry technology, the BuCUE Recon Type is refitted to include a double-sided beam saber on the mouth. Junk Guild technician purchases the head of a destroyed BuCUE Recon Type and refits it to serve as a beam saber glove for his MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame.

Miscellaneous Information

Appearances: SEED-MSV (Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Variations); Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ASTRAY (OVA)
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara