FX-550+AQM/E-X02 Sword Grasper

Model number: FX-550+AQM/E-X02
Code name: Sword Grasper
Unit type: atmospheric support fighter
Manufacturer(s): PMP (Propulsion & Machinery Progress); Morgenroete, Inc
Operator: Earth Alliance
First deployment: February C.E. 71
Accommodation: pilot and navigator, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; 3 x hardpoints for docking with Striker packs
Fixed armaments: 4 x machine gun, mounted behind nose; 2 x machine cannon, mounted on wings; beam cannon, mounted on main body; 2 x missile launch bay, mounted underneath wings
Optional fixed armaments: “Schwert Gewehr” 15.78 meter anti-ship sword, mounted on right wing; “Panzer Eisen” rocket anchor, mounted on forward part of left wing, can be fired out on a line; “Midas Messer” beam boomerang, mounted on rear of left wing

The FX-550+AQM/E-X02 Sword Grasper configuration mounted the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam‘s Sword Striker pack. The Sword Striker pack added various weapons to the Sky Grasper’s armament. The “Panzer Eisen” rocket anchor could be shot out to a fixed position and allowed the Sword Grasper to make hard turns. Additionally, the “Schwert Gewehr” anti-ship sword could be used against battleships or other targets.

Pilot(s): Mu La Flaga, Cagalli Yula Athha
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Original mechanical designer: Kimitoshi Yamane

Cockpit

Landing gear

“Midas Messer” beam boomerang

“Panzer Eisen” rocket anchor

“Schwert Gewehr” 15.78 meter anti-ship sword