ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R

Model number: ZGMF-601R
Code name: GuAIZ R
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
Operator: ZAFT
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 20.24 meters
Weight: max gross weight 80.2 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 MMI-M20S “Pollux IX” railgun, folded underneath hips, unfolds in use; 2 x MMI-GAU2 “Picus” 76mm CIWS, mounted in head
Optional hand armaments: MA-M21G beam rifle, power rating unknown; MA-MV05 composite shield, features beam saber on tip, mounted on left arm

An upgraded version of the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ, the ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R served as ZAFT’s main mass production mobile suit in the postwar period and during the early days of the Second Bloody Valentine War. While the basic design was the same as the original, several improvements were made to its armaments. The head vulcans, composite shield and beam rifle of the original remained, although the extensional arrestor was removed. In addition, some of the backpack thrusters were removed. The GuAIZ R’s hips now featured a pair of “Pollux IX” railguns that functioned in a similar manner to the “Xiphias” rail cannons used by the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam. At the outbreak of war in October C.E. 73, ZAFT was in the process of replacing the GuAIZ R with its latest mass production design, the ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior.

Pilot(s): Shaun, Dale
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY

MA-M21G beam rifle

MA-MV05 composite shield

MMI-M20S “Pollux IX” railgun

Rear view