UGY-R41 Man Rodi

The UGY-R41 Man Rodi is a mobile suit featured in the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS television series.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Man Rodi is the main short-to-middle range combat mobile suit used by the pirate organisation Brewers. It is a restored machine that uses the Rodi frame, one of the many frame types produced during the Calamity War. Many mobile suits using this frame were mass produced during the middle period of the Calamity War, and served as the main units in the Outer Sphere for many years. As the Rodi frame does not have a defining characteristic feature, it also does not have much drawbacks either and is thus considered to be very versatile. Due to its versatility, it's able to support heavy armor and Man Rodi is loaded with such until its maximum weight capacity. The Man Rodi is customized primarily for space as its heavy armor would be a huge burden under gravity. Despite its bulky appearance, it's actually quite flexible in outer space when all of thrusters distributed all around the body are actively used.

As the Brewers is a pirate organization, their MO usually centers around targeting merchant ships that carry valuable cargo. In battle, the Brewers would deploy Man Rodi units in front in order to absorb fire from the targeted ship's anti aircraft fire. The takeover of the target ship is eventually done by invading and taking over the bridge. While it is mobile and well protected, the main weakness of the Man Rodi is its short operating time due to its high fuel consumption from its weight.

Armaments

 * Hammer Chopper
 * Aside from using this close combat weapon as a hatchet, it can also be used as a hammer since there is a hammer head on the opposite side of the blade. It can be mounted on the rear skirt armor when not in use.


 * Submachine Gun
 * A mobile suit-use submachine gun that is widely circulated, pirates favor the weapon due to its relatively low price. Due to its light weight, it is easy to handle. The Submachine gun can be stored on the same mount as the one used by the Hammer Chopper if it is free.


 * Hand Grenade
 * At least one hand grenade can be stored behind each side skirt armor.

History
The Man Rodi was deployed by the Brewers in a surprise raid against Tekkadan and Turbines. After the Brewers were defeated, the Man Rodis were acquired by Tekkadan, who later sold them.