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MS-05B
Zaku I Land Warfare Type
Model number: MS-05B Code name: Zaku I Land Warfare Type Unit type: mass production land warfare mobile suit Manufacturer: Zeonic Company Operator(s): Principality of Zeon First deployment: unknown Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters Weight: empty 50.3 metric tons; max gross 65.0 metric tons Armor materials: super-hard steel alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 899 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 19500 kg, 2 x 850 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.63 G; 180-degree turn time 2.9 seconds; maximum ground running speed 65 km/h Equipment and design features: sensors, range 2900 meters Fixed armaments: none Optional hand armaments: 105mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 120 mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 280mm Zaku bazooka, 4 round magazine, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on waist armor racks; raketen bazooka, giant bazooka, heat sword
The MS-05B Zaku I was the Principality of Zeon’s first mobile suit to see heavy mass-production. A pre-war suit, the Zaku I would be retired before the One Year War. However, due to losses, it would continue to see limited combat throughout much of war, mostly being used at isolated bases and by supply convoys. As the war progressed and the Zaku I began to see combat more regularly, more of the old mobile suits began to be put back into service. The land warfare Zaku I was little more than a stock Zaku I repainted in region-specific colors. Few of these suits would see action, for while the Zaku II series was no longer being mass produced, it was not difficult to obtain one. Most Zaku I's were assigned to pilots that requested them, or to newly-formed squadrons that were unable to obtain the best equipment available. Some would see action in southeast Asia, with at least one assigned to Commander Topp. More would be assigned to the Midnight Fenrir teams. And while Manning and Swaggard would eventually take on additional mobile suits, Manning would keep his Zaku I throughout the remainder of the war, adding different weapons and option parts to suit his liking. These included a shield, the MS-07B Gouf’s heat sword, and even a shield salvaged from a fallen RGM-79 GM.
Pilot(s): Matt Austin, Lee Swaggard, Manning Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam 0079: Zeonic Front
120 mm machine gun 280mm Zaku bazooka Raketen bazooka Heat hawk |
