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MS-06R-1
Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
Model number: MS-06R-1 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: unknown Weight: unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rating unknown Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown Fixed armaments: none
Following the successful test trials of the MS-06RP Zaku II High Mobility Test Type during the One Year War, a few minor modifications were made to the design and the new MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Type went into a limited production run of 22 units. Assigned to specially-selected pilots for field tests and evaluations, the High Mobility Type was highly popular, receiving only a handful of minor complaints and suggestions. With its additional and improved thrusters and increased fuel load, the design proved to be a considerable improvement over the standard MS-06F model. One particular R-1-type unit belonged to ace pilot Captain Shin Matsunaga, whose distinctive white paint scheme and battle record would earn him the nickname "White Wolf of Solomon."
Pilot:
Shin Matsunaga |
