ZGMF-600 GuAIZ
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| Unit Type | |
| Mass Production General Purpose Mobile Suit | |
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| Model Number |
ZGMF-600 |
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| Launched |
July 12, 71 C.E. |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Head Height |
20.24 meters |
| Standard Weight |
80.2 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Ultracompact Energy Battery |
| Accommodation |
Pilot only, Cockpit in Chest |
| Armaments | |
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| Optional Equipments | |
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MA-M21G beam rifle | |
The ZGMF-600 GuAIZ (pronounced "gates" in Japanese and "gwaze" in English) is a Mobile Suit which appears in the series Gundam SEED.
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Combat Abilities
Intended to replace both the outdated ZGMF-1017 GINN and the commander-model ZGMF-515 CGUE, the GuAIZ features advanced weapons a performance, especially incorporating beam weapon technology from the four stolen Earth Alliance G Project units. These new technologies come in form of an optional hand-carried MA-M21G beam rifle and an MA-MV03 composite shield, mounted on the left arm. This shield not only serves as a defense but also mounts a dual beam claw on its tip, intended for close combat. It also mounts two CIWS guns in the head and a pair of extensional arrestors. These weapons, similar to the GAT-X207 Blitz's "Gleipnir" or the GAT-X105 Strike's "Panzer Eisen" rocket anchors, mount beam blade generators that allow them to damage mobile suits protected with Phase Shift armor.
History
After ZAFT was able to steal four prototype mobile suits from the Earth Alliance, the technology incorporated in them was studied and reverse engineered to be used in ZAFT mobile suit models. The first mass produced MS model featuring these new technologies was the GuAIZ, created in the last months of the war. When in combat, the GuAIZ proved to be superior not only to the GINN and CGUE but also to the Earth Alliance's GAT-01 Strike Dagger, and was even capable to hold itself against the Strike. Despite this the GuAIZ was drastically inferior to the ZGMF-X10A Freedom, but this should not be taken as a strike against it, since the Freedom and its companion unit, the ZGMF-X09A Justice, were designed to be superior to any mass-production suit.
While the GuAIZ was the most advanced mass production unit of the war, ZAFT was unable to build them quickly enough to field in sufficient numbers. Those that were produced were assigned primarily to ace pilots like Rau Le Creuset and the members of the elite Joule Team.
After the war ended, ZAFT created an advanced version of the GuAIZ, the ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R.
Variants
- YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type
- ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R
- In addition, the YMF-X000A Dreadnought uses a modified GuAIZ body.
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