MAN-08S Helios

MAN-08S Helios is a mobile armor appearing in Advance of Zeta Re-boot: Gundam Inle.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Basic shape of the Helios is similar to the Man-08 Elemeth and appears to have one large hull. However, the body is divided into three parts, made up of a main body, flanked by a left and right binder. These binders are movable and contain an arsenal for offensive and defensive combat, as well as provide thrust for the mobile armor.

These binders were an improvement on the original design of the Elmeth, which lacked any close ranged defense capability. The binders provide some protection with the contained I-Field generators, and their limited mobility, when unhinged from the main fuselage. The binders also contain the main sources of propulsion for the mobile armor. This advancement allowed the Helios to achieve great mobility while  retain defensive power.

The cockpit and the Psycommu System is located in the fuselage. Similar to the Elemeth, the Helios has a Psycommu transmission and receiving antenna, nicknamed “Tangled Hat.” This antenna is retractable, and stored in the main body when not in use.

Armaments

 * Mega Particle Cannon
 * Bit
 * Scattering Mega Particle Cannon
 * Missiles

Special Equipment & Features

 * I-Field Generator
 * Psycommu System

History
During the One Year War, the Zeon army had a military division devoted to Newtype Weapons development. The MAN-08 Elmeth was an all range attack Mobile Armor which utilized a Psycommu Type Remote Attack Terminal Bit system, controlled by waves emitted from a Newtype. It was a mobile armor that shared a similar fate as the mobile armor Big Zam at the Battle of Solomon. The Elmeth was lost at this battle towards the end of the One Year War, but this did not stifle efforts to continue with the research that came from its development.

Development of a successor machine to the Elemeth was started, and the technology was further advanced, primarily thanks to the staff members of the original Flanagan Institute. The MAN-08s Helios is the result of this research and development, by order of the Zeon Remnants  Xionerism Party.

A variant of the MAN-08S Helios would become retrofitted for underwater combat conditions, and remodeled into the MAN-08S-M Helios Mariner. The Helios Mariner was used as part of the Rezeon Retaliation Operation.