GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam

General and Technical Data

Model number: GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02
Code name: Sword Strike Gundam
Unit type: prototype all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete, Inc
Operator: Earth Alliance
First deployment: 25 January C.E. 71
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.72 meters
Weight: max gross weight 74.1 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; PS (Phase Shift) armor; hardpoints for mounting Striker packs
Fixed armaments: 2 x “Igelstellung” 75mm multi-barrel CIWS, mounted in head; 2 x “Armor Schneider” combat knife, stored in hip armor, hand-carried in use; “Panzer Eisen” rocket anchor, mounted on left forearm, can be fired out on a line; “Midas Messer” beam boomerang, mounted on left shoulder of Sword armor, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: “Schwert Gewehr” 15.78 meter anti-ship sword, stored on back

Technical and Historical Notes

The GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam was designed with close combat in mind. Unlike the other configurations of the Strike Gundam, the Sword Strike Gundam featured no beam-firing weapons. The main armament of this configuration was the 15.78 meter-long “Schwert Gewehr” anti-ship sword. This long sword was capable of easily slicing apart a mobile suit or causing substantial damage to a battleship. A similar sword design was later utilized by the GAT-X133 Sword Calamity. The Sword Strike Gundam was also outfitted with a “Panzer Eisen” rocket anchor on its left forearm. The rocket anchor could be fired along a line and resembled the “Gleipnir” anchor used by the GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam. Additionally, the Sword Strike Gundam’s left shoulder housed a “Midas Messer” beam boomerang. As was the case with the other Striker packs, the Sword Striker pack could also dock with the FX-550 Sky Grasper support fighter.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot: Kira Yamato
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Original mechanical designer(s): Junichi Akutsu (principal design), Kunio Okawara (cleanup)

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