Model number:Â N/A
Code name:Â Dumping Beetle
Unit type:Â custom armored trooper
Manufacturer:Â Gilgamesh Confederation/Melkian Federation
Operator:Â civilians
First deployment:Â unknown
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso/head
Dimensions:Â unknown
Weight:Â unknown
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â unknown
Muscle cylinder system:Â unknown
Polymer ringers (PR) liquid type:Â unknown
PR liquid power:Â unknown
PR liquid capacity:Â unknown
Reserve PR liquid tank capacity:Â unknown
PR liquid replacement time:Â unknown
Performance:Â unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; control computer, type unknown
Fixed armaments:Â 2 x arm punch, uses replaceable cartridges
Optional hand armaments:Â GAT-19 30mm medium machine gun
Based on the ATH-06-ST Standing Beetle, the Dumping Beetle was a custom unit used by Ganard’s bandit group. It was equipped with the standard arm punch and carried a medium machine gun. The Dumping Beetle participated in the bandit group’s failed raid on a train and was destroyed in combat.
First appearance:Â Armor Hunter Merowlink
Original mechanical designer:Â Kunio Okawara
Armor Hunter Merowlink Info
Director:
Takeyuki Kanda
Writer:
Ryosuke Takahashi
Mechanical Designer:
Kunio Okawara
Character Designer:
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Musical Composer:
Hiroki Inui
Format:
12 episodes
Video Release:
Japan 11.21.1988 – 04.28.1989
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