GAT-01A1 Dagger
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| Unit Type | |
| Mass Production All-Purpose Multi-mode Mobile Suit | |
| Profile | |
| Model Number |
GAT-01A1 |
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| Developed from | |
| Launched |
71 C.E. |
| Manufacturer | |
| Operator |
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| Known Pilots | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Overall Height |
18.00 meters |
| Max Weight |
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| Standard Weight |
57.05 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Ultracompact Energy Battery |
| Accommodation |
Pilot only, Cockpit in Chest |
| Armor |
Laminated armor |
| Armaments | |
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| Special Equipments and Features | |
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Hardpoint for Striker Packs | |
| Optional Equipments | |
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The Dagger aka 105 Dagger, is a Mobile Suit in the Cosmic Era timeline.
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Combat Abilities
The armament of the Dagger is simple and consists of head-mounted CIWS guns, two beam sabers for close combat and unusual foot-mounted anti-infantery guns. For ranged combat, the suit also uses a handheld machine gun.
Armaments
CIWS
As with most other mobile suits, the Dagger mounts two "Igelstellung II" 40mm multi-barrel CIWS guns in its head to shoot down incoming missiles or enemies at close range.
Beam sabers
Another feature found on the Dagger and most other mobile suits are the two beam sabers of type ES01 fore close combat. These beam sabers are stored on the hips if not in use.
Anti-infantry gun
The most unusual armament of the Dagger are the shell-firing 12.5mm anti-infantry guns, with each foot mounting a single gun. These guns are used to shoot down enemy soldiers on the ground and are powerful enough to cause severe damage to an area covered with humans.
Machine gun
The strongest ranged weapon the the suit is its handheld GAU-8M2 52mm machine gun. This weapon makes the Dagger one of the few Earth Alliance mass produced mobile suits which use a shell-firing weapon as their main handheld weapon, as most others use the more advanced and powerful beam guns.
System Features
Laminated armor
For additional defense, the suit is equipped with laminated armor and an improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30, similar to that used on Archangel class assault ships. While this offered no increased protection against projectile weapons, it provided defense against mobile suit-scale beam weaponry.
Striker Packs
The Dagger is the first mass produced mobile suit capable of mounting the same Striker Packs used on the original GAT-X105 Strike. As with the original unit, these packs grant the Dagger the ability to adapt to different combat situations and thus was nearly identical in performance to the prototype unit. It is also able to mount the newer Striker Packs developed after the first Bloody Valentine War.
Besides these two features, the 105 Dagger is also equipped with EMP shielding to defend against EMP weapons like ZAFT's Gungnir weapon.
History
In CE 71, the Earth Alliance rolled out its first five mobile suits as part of the secret G Project with the intention to create an own series of suits which could better fight against ZAFT's suits than the outclassed TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors. One of these suits was the GAT-X105 Strike, which was able to mounts Striker Packs to adapt to different situations. The Strike was also the only unit of the five prototypes which was not stolen by ZAFT. The EA eventually created the Dagger, the "true" mass production version of the Strike. However, due to the need of many units to fight against ZAFT, the EA instead mass produced the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, an emergency model which was a stripped-down (and less expensive) version of the Strike. The Strike Dagger saw service for only a limited period of time (about 4-5 months) in the first war.
Nevertheless, the Alliance put the Dagger into limited mass production. Due to its resemblance to the GAT-X105 Strike and the fact that the "Strike Dagger" name was already taken, it was nicknamed the "105" Dagger. The produced Daggers were then given to ace pilots like Morgan Chevalier, who used his suit with the rare AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker, thus forming the GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger. Morgan used his Dagger in several battles of the war, among them the Second Battle of Jachin Due, was well as the South American War of Independence, during which he fought another EA ace pilot, Edward Harrelson. Eventually however, both the Strike Dagger and Dagger were succeeded by the GAT-02L2 Dagger L, which was a combination of the two models and introduced shortly after the war. The Dagger lineage was eventually succeded early in the second war by the GAT-04 Windam.
Despite being succeeded by newer and more advanced models, several 105 Daggers stayed in service. In CE 74, a group of outdated but still functional 105 Daggers equipped with Launcher and Jet Strikers participated in the defense of Heaven's Base against a massive ZAFT attack. Additionally a specialized dark-colored version of the 105 Dagger was created, called the GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger. This model was the standard unit used by the elite Phantom Pain special forces unit.
Variants
External Links
Gallery of suit variants
 Sword Dagger |
 Launcher Dagger |
 Jet Dagger |
