MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki

The MSN-00100 (MSN-100, MSN-001) Hyaku Shiki is a prototype attack use Mobile Suit from the Universal Century timeline. The unit was featured in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. It was primarily piloted by Quattro Bajeena (Zeta) and Beecha Oleg (ZZ).

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Hyaku Shiki (codename: "δ Gundam" (Delta Gundam) is a mobile suit built by Anaheim Electronics as part of the "Zeta Project". Originally designed as the MSN-001 Delta Gundam, the unit was intended to be a test unit for the transforming MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam by incorporating the "movable frame" technology found in the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II and back-pack wing binders for additional mobility, though defects in the frame design rendered it incapable of transforming to mobile armor mode. The Delta Gundam's transformation capabilities would be used in the production of the MSN-001A1 Delta Plus while the gold armor was used to create the Hyaku Shiki. The Hyaku Shiki sported a gold-colored frame, utilizing a prototype anti-beam reflective coating.

When the Hyaku Shiki was created, the gold color on the alloy was not intentional. Instead, it was supposed to be what Anaheim Electronics called "anti-beam coating". AE had anticipated the growing use of beam weapons like the Beam Saber, beam rifle and beam cannons which led to the development of anti-beam coating to armor. The use of the anti-beam coating for a mobile suit is very expensive, and thus, the Federation could not fund this. Only the wealthy individuals of Zeon such as Char Aznable (Quattro Bajeena) can afford one. As Char went under a guise during his time with the Anti-Earth Union Group, funds from his previous resources could be redirected and expended on the development of the anti-beam coating. It adopts a unique sensor called the Image Directive Encode (IDE) system, which emits a red pattern when scanning or during precision aiming.

Armaments

 * 60mm Vulcan Gun
 * On on the sides of Hyaku Shiki's head mounts a pair of 60mm Vulcan Guns. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire, but have little power and are generally ineffective against mobile suits; however, the vulcan gun can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. These weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles or small vehicles.


 * Beam Saber
 * The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by an energy capacitor that is recharged from special racks. It emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and is capable of cutting through almost any metal that has not been treated with anti-beam coating. The Hyaku-Shiki had 2 beam sabers stored on the recharge rack of the rear-waist armor, each has the power rated at 0.4MW.


 * BR-M-87 Beam Rifle
 * The standard ranged armament of many mobile suits is the beam rifle. The particle beam fired from a rifle can penetrate almost any armor that has not been treated with specific counter-measures. The Hyaku Shiki carries a unique beam rifle derived from Rick-Dias' beam pistol, with a power rating of 2.8 MW and powered by rechargeable energy cap.


 * AE/ZIM.C-BAZ-531 Clay Bazooka
 * The Hyaku Shiki can carry a clip-fed clay bazooka manufactured by Anaheim Electronics. Unlike the normal hyper bazooka which fire explosive rounds, a clay bazooka's round explodes into shrapnels upon impact to the target, thus having less destructive power but a larger area of efect.


 * Mega Bazooka Launcher
 * The mega bazooka launcher is a beam weapon that possesses greater firepower than a standard beam rifle, able to destroy a mobile suit with direct hit, as well as dealing critical damage to a battleship. The Hyaku Shiki can be equipped with the mega beam launcher rather than its beam rifle when the situation calls for heavier firepower. It can also be powered by a support mobile suit, the MSA-005 Methuss.

Special Equipment & Features

 * Anti-beam Coating
 * The first Mobile Suit to ever use an anti-beam coating (ABC). The technology coats multiple layers of high specific heat capacity material on top of the armor that evaporates in high temperature. It provides a type of sacrificial protection against any type of beam weapon. However, due to its nature of ablating when defending against great heat, ABC can only tolerate a few hits to the same spot.


 * Ballute System
 * A backpack-styled piece of equipment with additional packs with maneuvering thrusters mounted on the legs and chest, that releases an inflatable shield designed to protect the mobile suit from friction heat during atmospheric reentry. The Ballute System was designed and mass produced between the years UC 0083 and 0087 and is designed to be used by a multitude of different mobile suit models.

History
This mobile suit was initially assigned to Quattro Bajeena of the Anti Earth Union Group and remained in service until its abandonment during the end of the Gryps Conflict, following a confrontation between Quattro and Haman Karn and her AMX-004 Qubeley of Axis. The Argama later received another Hyaku Shiki during the First Neo Zeon War, but it is unknown if it is a new unit or the original unit recovered and repaired. This unit was never assigned to a permanent pilot, though Beecha Oleg would usually serve as this suit's recurring pilot. Following First Neo Zeon War, the unit was put into storage.

Variants

 * FA-00100S Full Armor Hyaku Shiki Kai
 * MSK-100S Land Combat Hyaku Shiki Kai
 * MSR-00100 Hyaku Shiki Kai
 * MSR-00100S Hyaku Shiki Kai Mass Production Type
 * MSN-00100 Byaku Shiki
 * JF-100 (TYPE-M) Ninja Hyaku Shiki