YMS-09J Dom High Speed Test Type

Model number: YMS-09J
Code name: Dom High Speed Test Type
Unit type: experimental high speed ground combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zimmad Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon
Rollout: UC 0079
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.6 meters
Weight: empty 68.2 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Armor materials: super hard steel alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: “ground effect” hoverjet thrusters: total output unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; 2 x moveable stabilizer, mounted on backpack
Fixed armaments: diffuse beam cannon, mounted in torso; heat saber, stored on backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: giant bazooka

The YMS-09J Dom High Speed Test Type was an experimental mobile suit created by the Principality of Zeon to improve the mobility of the MS-09 Dom. To improve hovering performance, the Dom High Speed Test Type incorporated development data from the MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type. It was equipped with a jet propulsion backpack that featured moveable stabilizers, and extra thrusters were built into the waist. The unit’s armaments included a diffuse beam cannon, a giant bazooka and a heat lancer. Two units were produced, with the first suffering severe damage during an experiment due to balance problems. The second unit incorporated an extended stabilizer and added air brakes to the legs to correct this problem. As a result, the test unit achieved a top speed 140 percent higher than the standard Dom, but it was unable to meet requirements for the time it took to accelerate to its top speed.

Pilot: Masa Oka
First appearance: MSV-R
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Rear view