IPP-0032S Gilda SAU

IPP-0032S Gilda SAU
IPP-0032S Gilda SAU (IPP-0032S ジルダ ＳＡＵ仕様)
Unit Type
Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	IPP-0032 Gilda
Developed Into	Gilda Python
Operator	Strategic Alliance Union Zahn Clan
General Characteristics
Overall Height	19.8 meters64.961 ft <br />779.528 in <br />
Empty Weight	29.7 metric tons
Power-plant	Ahab Reactor
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in cockpit in backpack)
Movement
Propulsion	Ahab Thrusters Thermal Phase Transition Thrusters
Standard Armaments
Handheld	Short Barrel Rifle Sword Club Shield Bunker (2 x Pile Bunker)
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Ippei Gyoubu
Appearances*
Television	IBO
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt

The IPP-0032S Gilda SAU (aka IPP-0032S Gilda) is a mobile suit introduced in the second season of the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Sourced by SAU independently, the IPP-0032S Gilda SAU is widely distributed in the economic bloc and it can operate equally well in both space and under gravity. This mobile suit is a variation of the IPP-0032 Gilda, an easy to use Calamity War-era machine based on the Hexa Frame. The Gilda SAU has a different head and chest design compared to the standard Gilda, but what really sets it apart is that it is better armed due to being SAU's main mobile suit, instead of a worker mobile suit like the standard unit. The Gilda SAU's mobility and variety of armaments allow it to handle any combat situation at mid-to-close range. The use of Gilda SAU by the SAU's military is an example of the economic blocs exploring how to expand their military forces, and not relying solely on the AEB-06L Hloekk Graze provided by Gjallarhorn.

Armaments

• Short Barrel Rifle

Basically a large handgun, it can be stored on the rear skirt armor.

• Sword Club

A close combat weapon that is a cross of a sword and club; it is unknown what the slit at the top of the weapon is for. It is stored on the backpack when not in use.

• Shield Bunker

Carried on the left forearm, it is a small and easy to handle shield with two pile bunkers.

Operational History

During the Arbrau-SAU war, the SAU deployed several Gilda SAUs alongside the SAU Mobile Workers, and Gjallarhorn's Graze Ground Types to fight against Arbrau's Hloekk Grazes, Galan Mossa's Geirail and the Geirail Scharfrichters piloted by his subordinates, and the Landman Rodis of Tekkadan. Later, a Gilda SAU found Takaki's mobile worker and was about to shoot it down, but Galan arrived and defeated it, saving Takaki.

Gallery

Lineart

Front and rear (with weapons)

Rear (Without right arm)

Head details

Cockpit hatch details

Short Barrel Rifle details

Sword Club details

Shield Bunker details

Anime

Gilda SAU with two Graze Ground Types

Illustration & Artwork

Artwork by Ippei Gyoubu

Notes & Trivia

• The Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Mechanics & World 2 book claimed that the low number of surviving Hexa Frame machines meant the Gilda is not truly suitable for deployment on a military scale, so it is deployed alongside other machines. However, this claim of a low number of Gilda seem to contradict later information published on the official website of IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt, where it is stated that the Gilda is widely distributed in SAU.

External Links

• IPP-0032S Gilda on Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (Official Site)
• Profile on IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt official site