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GAT-707E Forbidden Vortex
Model number: GAT-707E Code name: Forbidden Vortex Unit type: amphibious mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Alliance Operator: Earth Alliance First deployment: unknown Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: overall height 17.5 meters Weight: max gross weight 85.2 metric tons Armor materials: reinforced titanium (around cockpit) Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: IR sensors, range unknown; sonar, range unknown; Lorenzini sensors, range unknown; ultra-low-light cameras; Trans-Phase (TP) armor; "Geschmeidig Panzer" energy deflection armor; tail extension (mounts ultra-long-wave antenna; towed sonar array; anchor) Fixed armaments: phonon maser cannon, mounted on backpack, operable only in close combat mode; 2 x supercavitating torpedo canister pod, mounted on main body; 4 x close combat spike, mounted on shields; 2 x "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x "Armfeuer" 115mm machine gun, mounted on forearms Optional hand armaments: trident
During the First Earth Alliance/ZAFT War, the Alliance produces the GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue as an underwater combat variant of the GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam. In adapting the design for amphibious combat, the Alliance uses the "Geschmeidig Panzer" energy deflection armor for both propulsion and pressurization. Unfortunately, the design comes with a critical flaw- if the "Geschmeidig Panzer" loses power, the suit is crushed by water pressure, earning it the nickname "Forbidden Coffin." This flaw is later corrected in the GAT-706S Deep Forbidden through the use of a reinforced titanium shell that protects the cockpit. This fix is also applied the original Forbidden Blue design in the form of the GAT-707E Forbidden Vortex. Aside from the titanium cockpit shell, the Forbidden Vortex is identical to the Forbidden Blue. During the Second Alliance/ZAFT War, several Forbidden Vortex units participate in the defense of the Alliance's headquarters at Heavens Base, Iceland.
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
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