MVF-M12A Ootsukigata

Model number: MVF-M12A
Code name: Ootsukigata
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; dedicated targeting sensor, mounted on backpack over left shoulder
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; high-energy long range beam cannon, mounted on backpack over right shoulder
Optional hand armaments: Type 72 Kai “Ikazuchi” beam rifle; shield, mounted on left arm in mobile suit mode

The MVF-M12A Ootsukigata was a variant of the Orb Union’s MVF-M11C Murasame. The Ootsukigata’s armament was similar to the Murasame, although the Murasame’s missiles were removed and replaced with a high-energy long range beam cannon. The Ootsukigata also featured a dedicated targeting sensor that allowed it to track many targets at once. The Ootsukigata was also equipped with additional thrusters on its legs and shield for added maneuverability in Earth’s lower atmosphere. Several Ootsukigata units participated in the final battle of the Second Bloody Valentine War in early C.E. 74 outside the mobile fortress Messiah. During the battle, an Ootsukigata unit piloted by Takito Haya Oshidari destroyed a ZGMF-X3000Q Providence ZAKU.

Pilot: Takito Haya Oshidari
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY MSV
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Rear view (Mobile suit mode)

Rear view (Mobile armor mode)

Type 72 Kai “Ikazuchi” beam rifle