Model number: ZMT-S37S Code name: Zanspine Unit type: trial production mobile suit Manufacturer: BESPA (Zanscare Empire) Operator: BESPA (Zanscare Empire) First deployment: UC 0153 Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 17.0 meters Weight: base weight 12.0 metric tons; max gross weight unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown Propulsion: 3 x Minovsky drive thrusters Performance: unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; psycommu system Fixed armaments: 2 x beam fan, stored on back, double as beam wings; 2 x 4-tube beam string emitter, mounted on forearms; 2 x beam shield, mounted on forearms Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, power rating unknown Remote weapons: 4 x tinkle bit, stored on shoulders
Technical and Historical Notes
Developed near the end of the Zanscare War, the ZMT-S37S Zanspine was the testbed for the Minovsky Drive technology which had been captured from the League Militaire. Under the supervision of Tassilo Vago, the Zanspine would have been Zanscare's strongest mobile suit. With its Minovsky Drive operating in a similar fashion to the LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam, the Zanspine had incredible speed and mobility, as well as the ability to generate the "Wings of Light" that the V2 Gundam made famous. Two of the three beam wing generators could be detached from the back and used as giant beam fans. Additionally, the Zanspine featured a psycommu system that allowed it to make all-range attacks with its powerful tinkle bits. The rest of its armaments include a standard beam rifle, a pair of beam string emitters, and a pair of beam shields. With its combination of weapons and features, the Zanspine was actually superior to the V2 Gundam in terms of combat ability. Unfortunately for Zanscare, Tassilo was killed in action and the war ended just after the Zanspine was completed, meaning that it was never deployed. It is speculated that had it seen action, the Zanspine would have become the new symbol of the Zanscare Empire.