MA-05 Bigro

The MA-05 Bigro is a fictional weapon (mobile armor) from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Before the One Year War began, there was a conceptual weapons competition between rival companies: one entry was MIPs MIP-X1 mobile armor, but it was rejected in favor of Zeonic Company's mobile suit technology. However, when the war started, Zeon took a second look at the MIP-X1 and retooled it into an anti-warship mobile armor called the MA-05 Bigro. It had a very powerful fusion reactor to power a Minovsky particle scattering system that jammed warship and MS sensors. Propulsion was a pair of nuclear powered rocket engines, giving it a powerful thrust. The armament was a pair of large claw arms with limited AMBAC ability, a mega-particle cannon in the nose, and two 4-tube missile launchers.

Armaments

 * Claw Arms
 * The mobile armor's main and only form of close combat are a pair of large, sharp claws mounted on its long arms. These are normally used for clawing at enemy and causing massive damage with a combination of the claw's strength and the momentum built up by the mobile armor. They could also be used for maneuvering in space.


 * Mega Particle Cannon
 * Mounted in the front of the mobile armor is a powerful mega particle cannon. This weapon has been shown to have enough power to destroy a battle ship with a single shot.


 * 4-tube Missile Launchers
 * Located just behind the mega particle cannon are a pair of 4-tube missile launchers which serve as secondary weapons in situations when the cannon is in the process of charging or is ineffective against an opponent.

Special Equipment & Features

 * Minovsky Particle scattering system

History
Due to its late entry in the war, only fourteen of these costly mobile armors were constructed. One was piloted by ace pilot Tokwan on-board Char Aznable's Zanzibar. It engaged the SCV-70 White Base, but was defeated by Amuro Ray in his RX-78-2 Gundam unit. Four of these types saw combat at the battle of A Baoa Qu.

Its name is playing on the words "big claw".

Variants

 * MA-05 Bigro Kai
 * MA-05Ad Big Rang
 * MA-05HG Buran
 * MA-05M Bigro Meir
 * MA-05R Big Roof
 * MA-06 Val Varo
 * MA-07 Pluuka
 * MAM-07 Grublo
 * MAN-06 Freischutz