MSM-02 Hydro Test Type

Model number: MSM-02
Code name: Hydro Test Type
Unit type: prototype amphibious mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zimmad Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.7 meters
Weight: empty 58.3 metric tons; max gross 95.4 metric tons
Armor materials: titanium ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1,370 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 61,400 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3,150 meters
Fixed armaments: 2 x missile launcher, mounted on shoulders; 4 x anti-air/ship missile, mounted on backpack; 2 x 6-barrel vulcan gun, mounted on forearms
Optional hand armaments: none

The MSM-02 Hydro Test Type was a prototype that Zimmad Company developed based on the MS-06M Zaku Marine Type. The Hydro Test Type was armed with several missile launchers and vulcan guns. The Hydro Test Type’s equipment was improved, and though the underwater mobility increased 10 to 20 percent, it failed to meet the demand for an underwater combat suit. Since it aimed to be an amphibious suits, its performance on land was also poor.

First appearance: M-MSV
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Rear view