MVF-M11C Murasame

Model number: MVF-M11C
Code name: Murasame
Unit type: mass production transformable mobile suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete, Inc
Operator: Orb Union
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 17.82 meters
Weight: max gross weight 46.88 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x M2M5D 12.5mm CIWS, fire-lined, mounted in head; 4 x M2M5D 12.5mm CIWS, mounted on wings, operable only in mobile armor form; Type 70J Kai beam saber, stored on hips, hand-carried in use; Type 72 high-energy beam cannon, mounted on back, operable only in mobile armor form; anti-air missile launcher (4 x Type 66A air-to-air missile “Hayate”)
Optional hand armaments: Type 72 Kai “Ikazuchi” beam rifle; shield, mounted on left arm in mobile suit mode

The Orb Union’s MVF-M11C Murasame was a transformable mobile suit designed to replace the older MBF-M1 M1 Astray. Unlike the M1 Astray, the Murasame could transform into a fighter plane-like mobile armor. The Murasame was armed with six CIWS guns, as well as a beam cannon and missile launcher. It was also armed with a beam rifle and beam saber for melee combat. As Orb’s new main mass production mobile suit, the Murasame defended Orb’s territorial waters and was deployed abroad when the Orb Union allied itself with the Earth Alliance, following the Break the World incident in October C.E. 73. A gold colored unit used by former ZAFT ace pilot Andrew Waltfeld was stored aboard the battleship Archangel. In addition to the standard Murasame, Orb also produced two variants: the Murasame Reconnaissance Type and the MVF-M12A Ootsukigata. After the war, the uupgraded STTS/F-400 Murasame Kai was supplied to the peacekeeping organization Compass.

Pilot(s): Baba, Andrew Waltfeld, Ikeya, Amagi, Go, Nishizawa, Ledonir Kisaka
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Head

Rear view (Mobile suit mode)

Shield

Type 72 Kai “Ikazuchi” beam rifle