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MS-06F2
Zaku II Type F2
Model number: MS-06F2 Code name: Zaku II Type F2 Unit type: mass production general purpose multi-class mobile suit Manufacturer: Principality of Zeon Granada Base Operator: Principality of Zeon (Delaz Fleet); Earth Federation Forces First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters Weight: empty 49.9 metric tons; max gross 70.3 metric tons Armor materials: super-hard steel alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 986 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 20500 kg, 4 x 3100 kg; option for 2 x solid rocket boosters, mounted on backpack Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.76 G; 180-degree turn time 1.7 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3200 meters Fixed armaments: none Optional fixed armaments: 2 x 3-tube missile pod, mounted on legs Optional hand armaments: MMP-78 120mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor storage racks; MMP-80/90mm Ver.8 machine gun, clip-fed, 32 rounds per clip, spare clips can be stored on waist armor storage racks; 280mm Zaku bazooka, cartridge-fed, 4 rounds per cartridge, spare cartridges can be stored on waist armor storage racks; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on hip armor storage racks; sturm faust, rocket-propelled warhead, can be stored on waist armor storage racks
During the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon military introduced the mobile suit, a new combat weapon for a new type of war. The most heavily mass-produced and most well-known mobile suit model built during the war was the MS-06F Zaku II, and its combat role versatility and easy-to-master controls made it popular among mobile suit pilots. Midway through the war, the Zeonic Company introduced an upgraded version of the Zaku II, the MS-06F2, or F2-type. The F2-type was lighter, making it more fuel efficient and giving it a longer flight time, and it sported an upgraded, more powerful generator. The armor protecting the cockpit was also improved, as well as its overall performance, putting it on a more equal footing with the Earth Federation Forces' RGM-79 GM. The F2-type could also be fitted with a pair of solid rocket boosters on its backpack, giving it a very brief but tremendous increase in overall thruster output; this option allowed ground-based Zakus to temporarily become airborne to attack low-altitude aircraft. Though the introduction of the F2-type came later in the wat, it was used by forces such as the Midnight Fenrir team. After the war, many F2-types remained in service - some being retained by remnant Zeon forces waiting for their revolution to restart, and some being captured by Federation forces and put to work as aggressor units in squadrons conducting pilot training and mobile suit field testing.
Pilot(s):
Neuen Bitter, Kult, Chuck Keith, Kou Uraki, Robin Karcs, Brenev
Auggs, Lou Roya, Nikki Roberto, Sandra, Hildegard Skortzny
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