RMS-154 Barzam

The Barzam is a mobile suit that appeared in the series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

History
In Universal Century 0087 the Earth Federation Forces planned to develop a new mass-production mobile suit to replace their outdated RGM-79R (RGM-179) GM II units. One of the designs submitted for consideration was that of the RMS-154 Barzam. The inner frame design of the Barzam was based on that of the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II, but based on the outwards appearance of the Barzam alone the similarities were hardly apparent.

The Barzam was designed to be a high-performance, but low cost, mobile suit. The Barzam was highly versatile, and could be equipped with any of the hand-held weaponry available to the GM II, RMS-106 Hi-Zack, or RMS-108 Marasai mobile suits, as well as its own unique beam rifle. It also featured two beam sabers stored in the recharge racks in its forearms, and could be equipped with the head-mounted double-vulcan pods created for the Gundam Mk-II.

However, the Barzam's attempts to be basic were far too successful, and the unit was deemed too generic. Without any special weaponry or unique abilities the Barzam was just an ordinary unit, and the Earth Federation Focres decided for only a limited mass-production run.

Variants
RMS-154 Refined Barzam

Source
Model Graphix Special edition "GUNDAM WARS III" Gundam sentinel ISBN 4-499-20530-1