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RMS-019
Crouda
Model
number: RMS-019
Code name: Crouda Unit type: general purpose mass production mobile suit Manufacturer: Space Revolutionary Army Operator(s): Space Revolutionary Army; Black Hornet First deployment: A.W. 0015 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 8.4 metric tons; max gross weight unknown Armor materials: titanium alloy ceramic composite Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam cutter, mounted on back Optional hand armaments: 2 x beam rifle
Following the apocalyptic end of the 7th Space War, the Space Revolutionary Army found itself lacking in military strength. It would take several years before they returned to their previous fighting levels. The RMS-019 Crouda was the first mobile suit the SRA mass produced after the war. This next generation mobile suit replaced aging models like the RMS-006 Jenice. Aside from being highly maneuverable, the Crouda's armor was powerful enough to withstand a direct shot from a beam weapon. The Crouda carried fairly standard armament consisting of vulcan guns and beam rifles, but its main innovation was its beam cutter. Mounted on the back, this knife-like cutting weapon could cut mobile suits in half or slice into the hull of a battleship. The Crouda did however have one fatal design flaw: it could be destroyed by a direct shot to its front exhaust port. When hostilities began anew between the SRA and New UNE, the Crouda proved highly effective against its New UNE counterpart, the NRX-018-2 Daughtress Neo. A commander type version of the Crouda was also produced, the RMS-019R Crouda Lancerow Custom.
Pilot(s): Weiss Krujiff (aka Weiss Graipe), Gredine Appearances: After War Gundam X; After War Gundam X: Under the Moonlight Original mechanical designer: Junya Ishigaki
Beam cutter Beam rifle Cockpit hatch |
