QEX-04M Aegir

Model number: QEX-04M
Code name: Aegir
Unit type: prototype underwater beam cannon
Manufacturer: Principality of Zeon
Operator: Principality of Zeon
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: none
Dimensions: overall length 64.4 meters
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: beam cannon, has effective firing range of 2,000 meters and maximum firing range of 2,800 meters

The QEX-04M Aegir was a prototype underwater beam weapon designed by the Principality of Zeon for use by the MS-06M Zaku Marine Type. The firing of beam weapons underwater was hindered by the collision of beam particles with water molecules and the risk of a steam explosion. The Aegir was intended to circumvent this problem by firing a plasma beam that was electromagnetically decelerated to subsonic speed. The Aegir had an effective firing range of 2,000 meters and a maximum range of 2,800 meters. Although the Aegir had its own propulsion system, it could not operate on its own without the Zaku Marine Type. Due to its poor mobility and lack of defensive armaments, the Aegir never moved past the test stage.

Pilot: Gunther Roseman (via MS-06M Zaku Marine Type)
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 603
Original mechanical designer: Takayuki Yanase

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