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MS-06RP
Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
Model number: MS-06RP Code name: Zaku II High Mobility Test Type Unit type: mobile suit Manufacturer: Zeonic Company Operator: Principality of Zeon First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters Weight: unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rating unknown Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown Fixed armaments: none
The Zeon military had already begun to develop improvements for its aging space combat-use MS-06F Zaku II during the One Year War. The first of these improved models was the MS-06RP Zaku II High Mobility Prototype, which featured additional thrusters on the legs, overall greater acceleration and maneuverability, and increased propellant storage capacity. Two units were produced, both operated by test pilot Major Elliot Rem - a former member of Zeonic Company's development team and author of the pilot's manual for the original MS-05 Zaku I. Upon Rem's approval of the design, the RP underwent a few last-minute minor modifications and the revised MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Type began trial production.
Pilot:
Elliot Rem |
