MSAM-YM03 Montero

Model number: MSAM-YM03
Code name: Montero
Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Amerian Forces
Operator: Amerian Forces
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters
Weight: empty 41.3 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: photon battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; blade antenna
Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, mounted in head; 2 x shield, mounted on shoulders; 6 x missile, mounted on side skirt armor, beam javelin, can separate into two pieces, stored in shields, hand-carried in use; wire hook, mounted in forearm
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle

The MSAM-YM03 Montero was a prototype mobile suit developed by the Amerian Forces and piloted by Klim Nick. The Montero was designed for solo long-range operations, and the combination of its high power thrusters and wings (which doubled as shields) allowed it to perform sustained atmospheric flight without having to rely on a sub-flight system. The cockpit’s spherical shape resembled the GH-001 Grimoire. The Montero’s armaments included vulcan guns, a wire hook, missiles, a beam rifle and a beam javelin that mounted beam wires and could separate into two pieces. Klim’s prototype unit served as the basis for the later Mass Production Montero.

Pilot: Klim Nick (aka Klimton Nicchini)
First appearance: Gundam Reconguista in G
Original mechanical designer: Ippei Gyoubu

Beam rifle

Cockpit

Head

Missiles

Rear view

Wire hook