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MAK-005S Gaplant Kai
Model number: MAK-005S Code name: Gaplant Kai Unit type: mass production mobile armor Manufacturer: Augusta Research Institute Operator: Karaba First deployment: UC 0087 Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso Dimensions: unknown Weight: unknown Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown Propulsion: unknown Performance: unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x scattering beam cannon, mounted on wings; 4 x vulcan gun, mounted two on each wing; 2 x missile launcher, mounted on main body
During the tumultuous events of the Gryps Conflict, the Earth Federation had become dominated by the anti-spacenoid Titans, who ruled through fear and intimidation. At a major turning point, AEUG leader Quattro Bajeena (also known as Char Aznable) broke into the Federation's national assembly at Dakar and denounced the Titans before the world. Learning the truth, the Federation quickly moved to support the AEUG and oppose the Titans. During this shift in alliances, the Federation began supplying the AEUG and its terrestrial branch, Karaba, with new weapons to fight the Titans and Axis Zeons. One such weapon was the MAK-005S Gaplant Kai, developed at the Augusta Newtype Lab. Based on the ORX-005 Gaplant, the Gaplant Kai was a high-performance mobile armor capable of both space and atmospheric combat. Instead of a transforming mobile suit, the Gaplant Kai was developed as a rapid-strike mobile armor that retained the basic shape of its predecessor's mobile armor mode. The wing-mounted beam cannons of the original Gaplant were replaced with scattering beam cannons, which were supplemented with the addition of vulcan guns and missile launchers. Since it was not intended for melee combat, the Gaplant Kai focused on making rapid, powerful strikes against enemies. Because Karaba already had the Z Plus series of mobile suits, the Gaplant Kai's production was limited to twenty units and used primarily to attack enemy units as they entered the atmosphere.
Appearances: SD Gundam: G Generation F; SD Gundam: G Generation Spirits Original mechanical designer: Junya Ishigaki |
