YMS-02 Union Blast

The YMS-02 Union Blast is a mobile suit featured in Mobile Suit Gundam 00N. It was first mentioned in the CD drama Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Another Story: Road to 2307. The unit is piloted by Sleg Sletcher.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Blast is an upgraded variant version of the VMS-15 Union Realdo developed by Bell Factory. Although it possesses stunning capabilities, it is no match for the undoubtedly more advanced prototype, the Union Flag developed by Iris Corporation.

Like the Realdo, the Blast was primarily designed for aerial combat. Due to this, the Blast's fighter mode is more advanced than the Union Flag, however it's performance in mobile suit is much more inferior. Unlike Realdo or Flag, Blast's arms bent backward in flight mode and is more steamline.

Armaments
Note: The names below are speculative, based on previous naming conventions, and are subject to change.
 * Linear Rifle


 * Defense Rod


 * 20mm Machine Gun

History
The competitor of the YMS-01A Union Flag to become the next maintay MS for Union. In order to determine which model would become the victor, a mock battle between the two was held. The YMS-01A Union Flag was piloted by Graham Aker while the YMS-02 Union Blast was piloted by his superior officer (Sleg Sletcher). Graham won, but his superior's Blast crashed during the battle, killing him.