RX-160 Byalant
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| Unit Type | |
| Prototype Mobile Suit | |
| Profile | |
| Model Number |
RX-160 |
|---|---|
| Launched |
0087 U.C. |
| Manufacturer | |
| Operator | |
| Known Pilots | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Overall Height |
23.1 meters |
| Head Height |
18.6 meters |
| Max Weight |
54.7 metric tons |
| Mass Ratio |
1.33 |
| Standard Weight |
34.2 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor |
| Power Ouput |
1760 kW |
| Propulsion |
rocket thrusters: 28000 kg, 2 x 18000 kg; jet thrusters: 2 x 11200 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 13 |
| Sensor Range |
9890 meters |
| Max Acceleration |
maximum thruster acceleration 1.58 G |
| Accommodation |
Pilot only, Cockpit in Chest |
| Armor |
Gundarium Alloy |
| Armaments | |
|
2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in arms, hand-carried in use; 2 x mega particle gun, power rated at 4.7 MW, mounted in forearms | |
The RX-160 Byalant is a fictional weapon (mobile suit) from the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
RX-160 Byalant
Another in a long line of mobile suit prototypes developed by the Earth Federation Forces and the Titans during the Gryps Conflict, the RX-160 Byalant was one of the few new designs which was fast and agile, yet did not require external support systems or mobile armor transformations to achieve this. Capable of self-sustained atmopheric flight, the Byalant mounted powerful thrusters in its shoulders and on its waist, with a large-capacity fuel tank in its torso to keep them running. However, it was only armed with beam sabers and pair of mega particle guns in its hands, limiting the Byalant's flexibility due to a lack of versatile weapons. This factor kept the Byalant from being mass produced, although one test unit was used in combat by Titans ace pilot Jerid Messa during the last weeks of the Gryps Conflict.
