Model number:Â AQM/E-X04
Code name:Â Gunbarrel Striker
Unit type: support fighter for use with GAT-X105 Strike Gundam; GAT-01A1 Dagger
Manufacturer:Â Earth Alliance
Operator:Â Earth Alliance
First deployment:Â C.E. 71
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in canopy-style cockpit on main body (mobile armor mode only)
Dimensions:Â unknown
Weight:Â empty 11.87 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion:Â unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; cockpit can be folded for mounting as Striker pack
Fixed armaments:Â M5834 Gatling machine gun, mounted underneath main body, operable only in mobile armor mode; 4 x Gunbarrel pods (includes 4 x GAU-758S railgun; 8 x M70AMSAT missile), can be detached and controlled through wires connected to main body
The AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker was the fourth Striker pack developed by the Earth Alliance, which could be used by both the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam and the GAT-01A1 Dagger. Unlike earlier Striker packs, the Gunbarrel Striker could be piloted as a separate unit. The Gunbarrel Striker was based on the mobile armor TS-MA2Mod.00 Moebius Zero and featured the same Gunbarrel pods, which could detach from the main body to perform multidirectional attacks. The Gunbarrel Striker was also armed with a Gatling machine gun for use in its mobile armor mode. When configured as a Striker pack, the cockpit folded back to expose connection points for the mobile suit’s hardpoints.
Pilot:Â Morgan Chevalier
First appearance:Â Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV
Original mechanical designer: BEE-CRAFT
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Cutaway diagram of the VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode from “This is Animation Special: Macross Plus”(1995). Larger versions on my DA profile:
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-detailed-973372931
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-clean-973371729
Art by Kiyomi Tanaka. Original concept by unknown Macross fan. Image built by me
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