The Dopp is the Principality of Zeon's only atmospheric fighter aircraft during the One Year War. It appeared in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. Notable pilots include Garma Zabi and Norris Packard.
Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Dopp was an atmospheric fighter by Zeon for invasions on Earth. It was said that Zeon engineers, due to living on space colonies, did not have the knowledge to develop atmospheric aircraft or a place to test them, so the Dopp was designed using computer simulations. As a result, the first four prototypes crashed when tested on Earth. Because it had very poor aerodynamics, the Dopp forcibly achieved flight via a large thrust engine and a large number of attitude control verniers. It had high mobility and a maximum speed of Mach 5 but poor range. As a result, it was often carried in the Gaw. The Dopp was designed for combat in dispersed Minovsky particles, so the cockpit was situated above the rest of the aircraft to give the pilot a large field of view. The Dopp can remain airborne even if a wing is severely damaged, as seen when the RX-78-2 Gundam cut off a wing from Garma Zabi's Dopp.
Armaments
- 30mm 6-tube Missile Launcher
- A 6-tube missile launcher pod was mounted on each side of the cockpit. These weapons were the Dopp's only viable anti-MS weapons.
- 20mm Vulcan Gun
- A vulcan gun was mounted in the center of each of the same pods as the missile launchers. While essentially ineffective against mobile suit armor, they were useful for combat against other aircraft, intercepting incoming missiles/rockets, destroying mobile suit sensors, and attacking lightly-armored vehicles.
History
The Dopp was introduced as part of Zeon's Earth invasion force in the early days of the One Year War, serving as the main fighter jet of Zeon's air force to support and protect their mobile suits from aerial attacks.
Gallery
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Gunpla
Action Figures
Notes and Trivia
- In the 08th MS Team OVA, a Dopp identical to the Garma Zabi custom can be seeing flying as part of a squadron.
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| Support Weapon M-101A3 Regina | |
| Land Vehicle 6×6 Cargo Truck | M353A4 Bloodhound | M72 Lakota | M61A5 MBT | |
| Land Battleship Big Tray-class | Heavy Fork-class | |
| Aircraft / Spacecraft Dragonfly | FF-X7 Core Fighter | |
| Cruiser Salamis-class | |
| Principality of Zeon | |
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| Mobile Suit MS-05B Zaku I | MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type | MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom | MS-09B Dom | |
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| Land Vehicle B.M.C. Z78/2 | Magella Attack | Magella Eins | PVN.3/2 Sauropelta | PVN.44/1 Weasel | Russel 1/12 Zebu | |
| Land Battleship Dobday-class | |
| Aircraft Dopp | PVN.4/3 Wappa | |
| Transporter / Supply Ship H.L.V. | Komusai | Papua-class | |
| Cruiser / Mother Ship Gaw | Musai-class | |