AMX-009 Dreissen

The AMX-009 Dreissen is a distant descendant of Zeon's MS-09 Dom mobile suit used by Neo Zeon forces during the First Neo Zeon War.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
Like its ancestor the Dreissen was designed with high speed ground combat in mind. Although larger than the Dom the new alloys used in its construction make the Dreissen much lighter thus more agile. One significant difference however is that the Dreissen was designed with melee combat in mind, although with the beam cannons mounted in its arms it proved to be a versatile suit.

Although intended for ground combat the Dreissen was used both on Earth and in space.

3-Barrel Beam Cannon
Mounted in each of the Dreissan's arms is a three barreled beam cannon. Each cannon has a power rating of 2.8 MW.

Tri-Blade
Each Dreissen carries three tri-blade weapons. These weapons are essentially triple bladed mobile suit sized boomerangs. Stored on backpack racks.

History
When Neo Zeon forces launched its war again the Earth it rolled out a number of new mobile suits designed for ground combat one of which is the AMX-009 Dreissen. Although initially produced in small numbers for combat on Earth, the Dreissen's excellent performance and adaptability proved it to be a popular and versatile mobile suit, and it was soon mass-produced for both ground and space combat for the rest of the war.