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MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type
Model number: MS-06R-1A
When the Principality of Zeon military fielded its new MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Type for field testing during the One Year War, comments and feedback on the test unit's design came back from pilots on how to improve the mobile suit even more. These ideas were incorporated into another upgrade, the MS-06R-1A. The R-1A-type saw minor engine problems corrected, and its additional propellant tanks were replaced with removable fuel cartridges, making the High Mobility Type faster to refuel during battle. 56 new R-1As would be produced, with half of the original 22 R-1 units upgraded into R-1A-types. Despite the increased performance and its popular design, however, the R-1A unit was deemed too expensive to produce - and too difficult for green pilots to handle. Production on the R-1A-type was halted, with the produced units becoming desired status symbols among Zeon mobile suit pilots. The R-1A-type would be used by many famous Zeon aces, including the "Black Tri-Stars" team of Gaia, Mash, and Ortega, Lieutenant Colonel Eric Mansfield of the Zeon Home Defense Corps, and 1st Lieutenant Masaya Nakagawa, stationed at the A Baoa Qu asteroid base.
Pilot(s): Gaia, Mash, Ortega, Shin Matsunaga, Eric Mansfield, Masaya Nakagawa, Robin Bradshaw
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