MSV-R
Model number:Â MS-06S
Code name:Â Zaku II (Commander Type)
Unit type:Â commander’s high powered mobile suit
Manufacturer:Â Zeonic Company
Operator(s):Â Principality of Zeon; Earth Federation Forces
First deployment:Â UC 0079
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â overall height 18.0 meters; head height 17.5 meters; overall width 9.2 meters
Weight:Â empty 56.2 metric tons; max gross 74.5 metric tons
Armor materials:Â super hard steel alloy
Powerplant:Â Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 976 kW
Propulsion:Â rocket thrusters: 51,600 kg total
Performance:Â maximum thruster acceleration 0.69 G
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range 3,200 meters
Fixed armaments:Â shield, mounted on right shoulder
Optional hand armaments: 120mm machine gun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 280mm Zaku bazooka, 4 round magazine, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on waist armor racks; Magella cannon; sturm faust; machine gun w/heat bayonet; ASR-78 anti-ship rifle
Although the MS-06F Zaku II was the most heavily mass produced Zaku model of the One Year War, a handful of Zakus were modified for improved performance and assigned to squadron commanders and proven ace pilots. Known as the MS-06S Zaku II (Commander Type), the S-type Zaku, while visually identical to the F-type except for the minor addition of a squad leader antennae on the head, was a big step up for its pilots. Featuring a more powerful reactor and greater thrust and acceleration, the S-type was a potent weapon in the hands of an expert pilot. Many aces and unit commanders gave their S-types custom paint jobs, the most notable being the red-and-maroon colors of “Red Comet” Char Aznable, the greatest mobile suit ace of the One Year War.
Pilot(s): Char Aznable, Robert Gilliam, Gaia, Mash, Ortega, Johnny Ridden, Gabby Hazard, Wolfgang
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam
Original mechanical designer(s): Kunio Okawara (Mobile Suit Gundam, MSV and MSV-R versions), Hajime Katoki (Gundam: The Origin anime version)
Director(s):
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Ryoji Fujiwara (movie 1)
Writer(s):
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Masaru Yamamoto
Kenichi Matsuzaki
Yoshihisa Araki
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Mechanical Designer(s):
Kunio Okawara
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Character Designer:
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Musical Composer(s):
Yuji Matsuyama
Takeo Watanabe
Format:
43 episodes; 3 compilation movies
Airdates:
Japan 04.07.1979 – 01.26.1980
U.S. 07.23.2001 – 09.12.2001
Theatrical Release:
Japan 03.14.1981 – 03.13.1982
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Our future on this cursed app is unclear, but expect more posts over there.
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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