Edit Mobile Weapon: GAT-01A1 Dagger

The '''GAT-01A1 Dagger''' (aka '''105 Dagger''') is a mass-production multi-mode [[mobile suit]] introduced in the original design series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV]]''. Known pilots include [[Morgan Chevalier]] and [[Barry Ho]]. ==Technology & Combat Characteristics== The GAT-01A1 Dagger is the other mass-production mobile suit, besides the [[GAT-01 Strike Dagger]], to be developed by the [[Earth Alliance]] during the [[First Alliance-PLANT War]] using data from the [[GAT-X105 Strike Gundam]]. In fact, it is the "true" mass production MS that the Alliance had in mind, the Strike Dagger is a stripped-down version of it for quick production. The suit is commonly known as "105 Dagger" as it can utilize the [[Striker Packs]] used by the Strike, and to differentiate it from the Strike Dagger. It also has the ability to be fitted with the same high-performance sensor suit used in the Strike's head and unlike the Strike Dagger, it is equipped with adequate EMP shielding from the start, and fitted with two head-mounted antennae as well as CIWS, although the latter has been altered to use 40mm ammunition. Other armaments include a pair of foot-mounted 12.5mm anti-infantry guns, a pair of beam sabers mounted on the side armor, a shield for defense, and either a hand-held machine gun or beam rifle for ranged combat. To reduce the production cost, the 105 Dagger does not have [[Phase Shift Armor|PS armor]] and instead is equipped with a modified version of [[Laminated Armor|laminated armor]] used by warships, like the [[Archangel-class]], on its vital areas. This also leads to the suit having better protection against beam weaponry. Furthermore, the lack of the power-intensive PS armor also increases the suit's effective combat endurance. During the war, only 23 units were manufactured, including 1 system verification unit and 2 prototypes. Production of the suit continues after the war ends and upgrades are continuously applied to the suit to keep it up to date. It is later replaced by the [[GAT-02L2 Dagger L]] sometime before the [[Second Alliance-PLANT War]], but some units are still kept in service and they can use the new Striker Packs in use at that point. ==Armaments== ;*"Igelstellung II" 40mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIWS :The Dagger mounts two "Igelstellung II" 40mm multi-barrel CIWS guns in its head to shoot down incoming missiles or enemies at close range. Compared to the original "Igelstellung", these CIWS are smaller in caliber to increase the amount of ammunition available. By using the FCS automatic control system, the CIWS can automatically engage incoming enemy units.<ref>[[High Grade Gundam SEED]] 105 Slaughter Dagger (2006) instruction manual</ref> ;*ES01 Beam Saber :The Dagger's main close combat weapon, a pair of them are stored on the side skirt armor when not in use. ;*12.5mm Anti-infantry Gun :The most unusual armament of the Dagger is its shell-firing 12.5mm anti-infantry guns, one mounted on each foot. These small caliber guns are used to shoot down enemy soldiers on the ground and can cause severe damage to an area covered with humans. They are installed to avoid the criticism that mobile suit weapons are overkill against infantry. ;*GAU-8M2 52mm Machine Gun :One of the hand-held ranged weapons available to the suit. This weapon makes the Dagger one of the few mass-produced [[Earth Alliance]] mobile suits that can use a shell-firing weapon as their main handheld weapon, as most others use the more advanced and powerful beam guns/rifles. Although not as powerful as a beam weapon, it also does not drain energy from the suit's battery. ;*M703 57mm Beam Rifle :An alternative handheld ranged weapon used by the Dagger, it is the same rifle as the one used by the [[GAT-01 Strike Dagger]]. It can easily destroy a [[ZGMF-1017 GINN]] with one shot, but is mostly ineffective against armor with anti-beam coating. Has a grenade launcher at the bottom. ;*M703K Beam Carbine :Another alternate hand-held ranged weapon used by the Dagger, it is the same weapon as the one used by the [[GAT-02L2 Dagger L]]. The beam it fires is not as strong as that of most beam rifles but it is capable of rapid-fire, and its small size makes it easier to wield and very suitable for the group tactics often employed by the Earth Alliance. ;*Shield :The same shield as used by the Strike Dagger, it is meant to intercept attacks that the pilot cannot, or will not dodge. The shield is anti-beam coated to defend against attacks from beam weapons. However, the shield has its limit and can be damaged or even destroyed by extremely powerful attacks, such as a positron cannon blast. ==Special Equipment & Features== ;*[[Laminated Armor]] :The Dagger is equipped with laminated armor to protect its vital areas. However, unlike the one used on warships (such as the Archangel), the armor used here is made of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30, which is more commonly used by warships for atmospheric re-entry. While this offered no increased protection against projectile weapons, it provided defense against mobile suit-scale beam weaponry. ;*Hardpoints for [[Striker Packs]] :The Dagger is the first mass-produced mobile suit capable of mounting the same Striker Packs used by the original [[GAT-X105 Strike Gundam]], allowing it to adapt to different combat situations. It is also able to mount the newer Striker Packs developed after the [[First Alliance-PLANT War]]. ==History== In C.E. 71, the [[Earth Alliance]] rolled out its first five mobile suits as part of the secret [[G Project]] with the intention to create its own series of suits that could better fight against [[ZAFT]]'s suits than the outclassed [[TS-MA2 Moebius]] mobile armors. One of these suits was the [[GAT-X105 Strike Gundam]], which was able to mount [[Striker Pack]]s to adapt to different situations. The Strike was also the only unit of the five prototypes which was not stolen by ZAFT. The Alliance eventually created the GAT-01A1 Dagger, the "true" mass-production version of the Strike. However, due to the need to produce as many mobile suits as quickly as possible to fight against ZAFT, the Alliance instead mass-produced the [[GAT-01 Strike Dagger]], an emergency model which was a stripped-down and less expensive version of the Dagger. Nevertheless, the Alliance put the Dagger into limited mass production during the war. Due to its ability to use Striker Packs like the Strike and the fact that the name "Strike Dagger" was already taken, it was nicknamed the "105 Dagger". The limited number of Daggers were given to ace pilots like [[Morgan Chevalier]], who used his suit with the [[AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker]], thus forming the [[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger]]. The Dagger was mass produced following the end of the war, and a variant known as the [[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger]] was commonly deployed by the Alliance during the [[South American War of Independence]].{{Ref|GSDA|5}} Eventually, both the Strike Dagger and 105 Dagger were succeeded by the [[GAT-02L2 Dagger L]], which was a combination of the two models and was introduced sometime before the [[Second Alliance-PLANT War]]. The Dagger lineage was eventually succeeded in the second war by the [[GAT-04 Windam]]. However, the Alliance's [[Phantom Pain]] unit still made use of an upgraded version of the 105 Dagger, the [[GAT-01A2R 105 Slaughter Dagger]]{{Ref|GS73: SG|2}}{{Ref|GS73: SG|3}}, while some of the standard 105 Daggers remained in service and participated in the defense of [[Heaven's Base]] against a massive ZAFT attack during [[Operation Ragnarök]]; these units were equipped with [[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Dagger|Launcher]] and [[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Dagger|Jet Striker Packs]].{{Ref|GSD|38}} In C.E. 75, numerous Daggers, including several Jet Daggers, were deployed alongside the [[GAT-04+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Windam]]s by [[Blue Cosmos]] remnants in an attack on [[Aldrin City]] in Africa. They easily overwhelmed the local ZAFT garrison, but were pushed back by a [[Compass]] strike team led by [[Kira Yamato]] in his [[STTS-909 Rising Freedom Gundam]]. Later, the Daggers defended Blue Cosmos remnants' headquarter, located in Eldore Fortress in Eurasia, alongside other mobile suits against the combined forces of Compass and the [[Kingdom of Foundation]]. They were eventually annihilated when a mysterious [[Nuclear Missile (Cosmic Era)|nuclear missile]] hit the area.{{Ref|GSF}} ==Variants== ;*[[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X01 Aile Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-01A1+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger]] ;*[[GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger]] ;*[[GAT-SO2R N Dagger N]] ==Gallery== ===Lineart=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> GAT-01A1 - Dagger.jpg|Front view Gat-01-m703.jpg|M703 57mm Beam Rifle </gallery> ===Animation=== ===[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom]]=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> SDF RS Freedom vs Dagger 02.png|A Dagger's right forearm sliced off by [[STTS-909 Rising Freedom Gundam]] SDF RS Freedom vs Dagger 03.png|A Dagger sliced in half by Rising Freedom Gundam SDF RS Freedom Shield Launch.png|Several Daggers intercepting Rising Freedom Gundam </gallery> ===Illustrations & Artwork=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> GunbarrelDagger01.jpg|Dagger variations in [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV#SEED MSV Senki|SEED MSV Senki]] Field 06: Jachin Due [Part 2] September 26 C.E. 71 </gallery> ===Games=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Dagger02.png|Head close-up (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow]]'') ailedagger.jpg|Aile Dagger DaggerBattleDestiny.png AileDaggerBattleDestiny.png DaggerGGenCrossRays.png Unit_c_105_dagger.png|In ''SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online'' </gallery> ==Notes & Trivia== *In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny]]'', the 105 Dagger comes in two forms like the Strike Gundam: A standalone form and one with Striker packs. The latter is also able to switch equipment mid-battle. ==Appearances== {{Appearances}} ==References== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> 105 Dagger File 01 (Gundam Perfect Files 175-11).jpg|105 Dagger File 01 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 175, Pg 11) 105 Dagger File 02 (Gundam Perfect Files 175-12).jpg|105 Dagger File 02 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 175, Pg 12) GAT-01A1 - Dagger0.jpg|Rear view & profile </gallery> <References/> ==External links== {{Project|SEED}} {{SeedMSV-Mecha}} {{XAstray-Mecha}} {{GSD-Mecha}} {{DAstray-Mecha}} {{DAstrayB-Mecha}} {{Delta-Mecha}} {{GSF-Mecha}} [[Category:Cosmic Era]] [[Category:Cosmic Era Mobile Weapons]] [[Category:Earth Alliance Mobile Weapons]]