The YOP-04 (YMP-04) Balor is a reconnaissance pod that appears in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 603.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
Designed to improve search capabilities even with the presence of high density Minovsky particles. The Balor was designed for high speed maneuvering and was equipped with a large main thruster and four auxiliary thrusters. Using a specially developed sensor, the Balor had a maximum observation distance of 510 kilometers.
History[]
The 603rd Evaluation Corp tested the Balor at sometime in UC 0079 in the wreckage of Side 4; The Balor was damaged in the field as the Jotunheim came under fire from an Earth Federation Forces Salamis class cruiser. Due to its high development costs, only a few Balor prototypes were manufactured, and the design subsequently was never mass produced.
Notes[]
- In Irish mythology, Balor of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants.
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