The Armored Vehicle is a six-wheeled amphibious vehicle that appeared in the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team OVA. It is known as the PVN.44/1 Weasel in Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front.
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Technology & Combat Characteristics
It has the ability to run and follow MS-centric maneuvers. It has a turret in the center of the vehicle with a single machine cannon, and a hatch in the rear of the vehicle for loading and unloading troops, and was used for scouting, reconnaissance, and troop transport.
Armaments
- 37mm Machine Cannon
- Mounted on the upper turret of the main body, it is manually operated by the gunner.
- MAZURA MG74/S Machine Gun
- A small caliber machine gun mounted in front of vehicle's left side.
- Quadruple Missile Launcher
- A total of twelve 4-tube missile launchers could be optionally mounted, which could be bundled into a two-by-three array and installed on both sides of the machine cannon turret.
Special Equipment & Features
- Quadruple Smoke Discharger
- Mounted on each side of the vehicle, these dischargers can launch smoke rounds, enshrouding the vehicle in an obscuring layer of smoke, making it difficult for the enemy to target.
History
Gallery
Close-up of Armored Vehicle's Machine Cannon turret and the Zeon gunner (from The 08th MS Team OVA)
Zeon's Armored Vehicles during victory parade as seen on Sony PlayStation 1's Gihren's Greed video game
Armored Vehicle as seen on Sony PlayStation 2's Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front video game
Armored Vehicle seen during Zeon's 3rd Earth Drop Operation in March U.C. 0079 (from MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front OVA)
Armored Vehicle in action (Zeonic Front)
Armored Vehicles in formation with Zakus. Notice the middle one is equipped with Missile Launchers (Zeonic Front)
Close-up of Armored Vehicle (left) equipped with bundled Missile Launchers (Zeonic Front)
Armored Vehicles fire salvo of missiles (Zeonic Front)
Manga
Zeon Infantry on the move with Magella Attack and Armored Vehicle (from Operation Troy)
Gunpla
B-Club's 1/100 Zeon's "Attack Helicopter + Armored Vehicle" full-resin cast kit: box art
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