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ZGMF-600
GuAIZ
Model number: ZGMF-600 Code name: GuAIZ Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit Manufacturer(s): MMI (Maius Military Industries); Clark, Asimov, & Heinlein Design Bureaus Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) First deployment: 12 July C.E. 71 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 20.24 meters Weight: max gross weight 80.2 metric tons Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted on head; MA-MV03 composite shield, features dual beam claw on tip, mounted on left arm; 2 x EEQ7R extensional arrestor, mounted on back, can be fired out on a line Optional hand armaments: MA-M21G beam rifle, power rating unknown
As the war drags on, ZAFT continuously fields new mobile suit types. In the later part of the war, the Earth Alliance catches up to ZAFT with its first mass production design, the GAT-01 Strike Dagger. Soon after, ZAFT introduces the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ as its final mass production model to replace the aging ZGMF-1017 GINN. Though the GuAIZ is similar in appearance to earlier ZAFT units, it features newer technologies that ZAFT acquires after stealing four Alliance Gundams earlier in the year. These technologies include a now standard beam rifle, head-mounted vulcan guns and a pair of beam claws located on the GuAIZ's shield. Additionally, the GuAIZ is equipped with an extensional arrestor similar to the 'Panzer Eisen' rocket anchor used by the GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam. ZAFT incorporates other experimental weapons in the YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type. The GuAIZ comes in a standard olive green color scheme, but it is also available in gray commander's colors for use by ace pilots such as Rau Le Creuset. Although the GuAIZ generally outperforms the Strike Dagger and Orb's MBF-M1 M1 Astray, the biggest problem facing ZAFT is getting enough units onto the battlefield. Unfortunately for ZAFT, the GuAIZ is introduced too late in the war to be able to make a difference in its outcome. In the years after the war, ZAFT rolls out an upgraded version of the GuAIZ, the ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R.
Pilot(s):
Rau Le Creuset, Gai Murakumo
EEQ7R
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