MSM-07 Z'Gok
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With the success of the MSM-03 Gogg and the MSM-04 Acguy mobile suits in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, the MIP Company rolled out their own mass production amphibious mobile suit for the Principality of Zeon's Earthside forces. This line of amphibious mobile suit, known as the MSM-07 Z'Gok, became the most successful line used by the Zeonic forces during the One Year War.
The Z'Gok's success came from what it learned from the Gogg's and Acguy's errors. The Z'Gok was very agile and fast in and out of water. MIP also replaced the bulky ballast water tanks used by the Gogg and Acguy for cooling off the mobile suit for out of water operations with an air cooling fan system.
Notably, the weapon layouts were improved. Each of the Z'Gok's hands featured built-in mega particle cannons for easier and more precise aiming. Each hand also had three-claws which could be used to thrust into the Earth Federation's mobile suits or they could be used to smash things, as well. The Z'Gok also had six 240 mm missile launchers built into the head with five rounds.
A few Z'Goks also underwent an improvement. These new Z'Goks, known as the MSM-07S Z'Gok Commander Types, used more powerful reactors. The improved Z'Gok S-Types also used slightly better armor/construction materials. This made the S-Types lighter and increased their overall performance. The Zeon war ace Char Aznable, better known as the "Red Comet" to his foes, piloted a Commander Type Z'Gok in his traditional red and black color scheme during the assault on the Earth Federation's Jaburo General HQ on November 30, U.C. 0079.
Overall, the MSM-07 Z'Gok is considered the most successful amphibious mobile suit line produced by the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War. An experimental upgraded version of the Z'Gok, the MSM-07E Z'Gok-E, was also produced in far fewer numbers than the normal and S-Type versions, and was deployed in several clandetine operations near the end of the war. Z'Gok-E's propellant storage were moved into tanks mounted inside the arms, allow it to store up power from the generator and perform a rapid-fire from its hand beam cannon. It also replace the head-mounted missile launcher with torpedo tubes for addition firepower when operate underwater.
In MS-X mobile suit variations, the Z'Gok has a ground combat multi-purpose successor known as MS-13 Gasshia which developed as part of Zeon's Pezun Project at the Pezun asteroid base. The Gasshia armed with shoulder-mounted missile launcher, cracker grenade and hammergun.
Specifications
MSM-07 Z'Gok
Manufacturer: MIP CompanyOperator: Principality of Zeon; civilians
Unit type: mass production amphibious mobile suit
Dimensions: head height 18.4 meters
Weight: empty 65.1 metric tons; max gross 96.4 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2480 kW
Armament: 6 x 240 mm missile launcher, 5 round magazine per launcher, mounted in head; 2 x mega particle cannon, mounted in forearms
Pilot(s): Callahan, Judau Ashta, Stampa Halloi
MSM-07S Z'Gok Commander Type
Manufacturer: MIP CompanyOperator: Principality of Zeon
Unit type: commander's high powered amphibious mobile suit
Dimensions: head height 18.4 meters
Weight: empty 67.3 metric tons; max gross 95.2 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2650 kW
Armament: 6 x 240 mm missile launcher, 5 rounds per launcher, mounted in head; 2 x mega particle cannon, mounted in forearms
Pilot: Char Aznable
MSM-07E Z'Gok-E
MSM-07E Z'Gok-E (left)
Manufacturer: MIP Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon; civilians
Unit type: mass production amphibious mobile suit
Dimensions: head height 18.4 meters
Weight: empty 69.5 metric tons; max gross 88.9 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2570 kW
Armament: 2 x beam cannon, mounted in hands; 6 x torpedo launcher, mounted in head
Pilot(s): Steiner Hardy, Robert Gilliam, Andy Strauss
MS-13 Gasshia
Manufacturer: Pezun Asteroid BaseOperator: Principality of Zeon
Unit type: prototype ground combat mobile suit
Dimensions: head height 15.1 meters
Weight: empty 89.7 metric tons; max gross 116.5 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1076 kW
Armament: 2 x 180 mm 4-tube missile launcher, mounted on shoulders; hammergun, stored on back, hand-carried in use; cracker grenade
Pilot(s): Daru
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