MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge

Model number: MBF-02+AQM/E-X01
Code name: Aile Strike Rouge
Unit type: prototype all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete, Inc
Operator: Orb Union/Three Ships Alliance
First deployment: 26 September C.E. 71
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.72 meters
Weight: max gross weight 85.1 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; battery extender; AI computer system; hardpoints for mounting Striker packs; optional Strike Booster
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; 2 x beam saber, stored on Aile pack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 57mm high-energy beam rifle; shield, mounted on left arm

The MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge was a slightly improved version of the GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam used by Kira Yamato and Mu La Flaga. While the Strike Rouge unit featured some improvements in battery life and computer hardware, the AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker pack was identical to the one used by the Strike Gundam. During the Second Bloody Valentine War, the Strike Rouge’s Aile Striker pack was improved to allow for sustained flight in Earth’s atmosphere. When Kira borrowed the Aile Strike Rouge to travel into space and assist the Eternal, he used a Strike Booster to escape Earth’s atmosphere. The Strike Rouge was heavily damaged in combat against ZAFT, and its ultimate fate was unknown.

Pilot(s): Cagalli Yula Athha, Kira Yamato
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Original mechanical designer(s): Junichi Akutsu (principal design), Kunio Okawara (cleanup)
Note: ” Kira Yamato colors” custom lineart by Red Zaku

57mm high-energy beam rifle

“Armor Schneider” combat knife

Rear view (Equipped with Strike Booster)