The RH-35E Riah 35 Draken-E is a middle-class mobile suit operated by the Riah Republic civil defense forces. It first appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The Draken-E was a middle mobile suit used by the Riah Forces of Side 6, its size was roughly 1/3 that of a full-sized mobile suit.[1] It was originally a civilian worker machine, and by default, featured a pair of manipulator arms capable of performing relatively precise tasks. Units with power loader arms also existed.[2]
The Draken-E featured no fixed armaments, and was commonly used for riot suppression and maintaining public order.[1][2] The model number "RH-35" stood for the fact that it belonged to the 35th Banchi of Riah, the Ribo colony.[2] Units of the same type were used by both the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon for construction works and dock loading.[2]
History[]
On December 19, U.C. 0079, multiple Draken-E were mobilized in an attempt to stop the MS-18E Kämpfer, which was rampaging through the streets of the Ribo colony. However, they were completely outmatched and easily destroyed.[3]
Worker machines of the same type as the Draken-E were used by the Zeon forces stationed in Granada. One unit was used to assemble the nuclear missile that would be used to destroy the Ribo colony on Colonel Killing's order. Another unit, apparently adapted for space-use, was seen loading the missile onto the Tivvay-class cruiser Graf Zepplin.[4]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Although some official materials mention the Draken-E being armed with beam saber and short range missiles, it is unclear where these armaments are stored.[5][6]
- A Draken-E model was included in the HGUC RGM-79SP GM Sniper II model kit released in 2012, with optional parts for the manipulator arms used by the Riah Forces and the loader arms used by Zeon.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gundam Encyclopedia NO.11 - Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story (2005), p.106
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 High Grade Universal Century 1/144 RGM-79SP GM Sniper II (2012) instruction manual
- ↑ Over the River and Through the Woods
- ↑ Say it Ain't So, Bernie!
- ↑ Gundam MS video picture book — [1]RG-35E Draken E (from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080)
- ↑ Entertainment Bible 3 - Mobile Suit Gundam MS Encyclopedia - Part 3: Axis War edition (1989), p.94
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| Mobile Suit RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Type | RGM-79G GM Command | RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type | RGM-79SP GM Sniper II | RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production Type | RX-78NT-1 Gundam NT-1 | |
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| Land Vehicle Cold District Use APC | |
| Transporter / Supply Ship 63 STS "Ginga" | C-88 Medea | |
| Cruiser / Mother Ship LMSD-76 Gray Phantom | |
| Principality of Zeon | |
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| Mobile Suit MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai | MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II | MS-14JG Gelgoog Jäger | MS-18E Kämpfer | MSM-03C Hygogg | MSM-07E Z'Gok-E | |
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| Ship / Submarine Jukon-class | |
| Transporter / Supply Ship Camouflaged Freighter | |
| Cruiser / Mother Ship Musai-class Final Production Type | Tivvay-class | |
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| Mobile Suit RH-35E Riah 35 Draken-E | |
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| Land Vehicle Missile Car | |