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The '''GAT-X103 Buster Gundam''' is a prototype long-range artillery [[mobile suit]], the unit is featured in the anime series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]''.
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The '''GAT-X103 Buster Gundam''' is a prototype artillery [[mobile suit]], the unit is featured in the anime series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]''.
   
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
  
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
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Designed as a long-range artillery mobile suit, the Buster's armament consists solely of long range weapons, including a gun launcher, a high-energy rifle and two missile pods. One weakness of the suit lies in its complete lack of any close combat weaponry. This fact is later corrected with the mass production model, the [[GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger]].
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One of the five mobile suit developed by the [[Earth Alliance]]'s [[G Project]]. The Buster adopts the X100 series frame, similar to the one used by the Duel, but it is designed as an artillery mobile suit, providing rear support for the other units and to attack enemy ships or facilities from a distance. As such, its armament consists solely of ranged weapons, including a gun launcher, a high-energy rifle and two missile pods. The gun launcher and the high energy rifle are unique, as they can combine to form stronger weapons and which type is formed depends on the configuration of the combined weapon. Although it has no close combat weapon, the missile pods can be used to discourage enemy units from closing in. Like the other units in the G Project, the Buster has the new [[Phase Shift armor]], making it nearly impervious to shell firing weapons.
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Like the other X100 series G prototypes ([[GAT-X102 Duel Gundam|GAT-X102 Duel]] and [[GAT-X105 Strike Gundam|GAT-X105 Strike]]), the Buster is based on an agile, non-transforming frame system (it is in fact based mostly on an application of the Duel's frame).
  
   
 
==Armaments==
  
==Armaments==
 
;*350mm Gun Launcher
  
;*350mm Gun Launcher
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:Carried in Buster's right hand it is the front weapon in the Anti-Armor Shotgun combination.A projectile weapon akin to a railgun or linear gun, which uses electromagnetic forces rather than gunpowder to launch its projectiles. In addition to solid shells, the gun-launcher can also fire specialized munitions such as armor-piercing and high explosive rounds.
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:Mounted on the backpack and carried in Buster's right hand when in use. It is a projectile weapon akin to a railgun or linear gun, which uses electromagnetic forces rather than gunpowder to launch its projectiles. In addition to solid shells, the gun-launcher can also fire specialized munitions such as armor-piercing and high explosive rounds.
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;*94mm High-energy Rifle
  
;*94mm High-energy Rifle
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:Carried in Buster's left hand it is the front weapon in the Hyper Impulse Long Range Sniper Rifle combination.
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:Mounted on the backpack and carried in Buster's left hand when in use. It is a beam weapon similar to the beam rifle used by the other units in the G Project.
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;*220mm 6-barrel Missile Pod
  
;*220mm 6-barrel Missile Pod
 
:The Buster is equipped with two 220mm 6-barrel Missile Pods, one in each shoulder, allowing the suit to fire a rain of missiles upon enemies.
  
:The Buster is equipped with two 220mm 6-barrel Missile Pods, one in each shoulder, allowing the suit to fire a rain of missiles upon enemies.
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;*Anti-Armor Shotgun
  
;*Anti-Armor Shotgun
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:When the Beam Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the Gunlauncher on the front, it forms a very powerful shell-firing Anti-Armor Shotgun. It appears to have two modes of firing; a rapid-firing barrage that condenses the firing more into a stream, and a wide scatter shot that spreads greatly. It appears that about four or five shells fired from the Anti-Armor Shotgun is enough to destroy some battleships.
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:When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the Gunlauncher on the front, it forms a very powerful shell-firing Anti-Armor Shotgun. It appears to have two modes of firing; a rapid-firing barrage that condenses the firing more into a stream, and a wide scatter shot that spreads greatly. It appears that about four or five shells fired from the Anti-Armor Shotgun is enough to destroy some battleships.
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;*Hyper Impulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle
  
;*Hyper Impulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle
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:When the Beam Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the Beam Rifle on the front, it can form a Long-Range Sniper Rifle. This Beam Cannon type weapon has a very high energy output, firing larger beams, and capable of penetrating several targets, as well as battleships, making it the strongest weapon in the Buster Gundam's arsenal. As the name implies, it also feaures sniping capabilities, for very long-range firing capabilities, and zoom-in targeting.
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:When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the High-energy Rifle on the front, it can form a Long-Range Sniper Rifle. This Beam Cannon type weapon has a very high energy output, firing larger beams, and capable of penetrating several targets, as well as battleships, making it the strongest weapon in the Buster Gundam's arsenal. As the name implies, it also feaures sniping capabilities, for very long-range firing capabilities, and zoom-in targeting.
   
 
==System Features==
  
==System Features==
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==History==
  
==History==
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The Buster is one of the prototype mobile suits developed by the [[Earth Alliance]] during the [[Bloody Valentine War]] under [[G Project]], to counter [[ZAFT]]s own mass production mobile suits. Together with the four other machines the Buster is stored secretly on the [[Orb Union]] controlled independent colony [[Heliopolis]].
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The Buster was one of the prototype mobile suits created by the [[Earth Alliance]] under its [[G Project]] during the [[Bloody Valentine War]]. Together with four other machines, the Buster was stored secretly in the [[Orb Union]] controlled independent colony [[Heliopolis]].
   
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Buster was stolen by ZAFT pilot [[Dearka Elsman]] on [[Cosmic Era]] January 25, 71, and was used by him throughout the rest of the war. Dearka frequently dueled with [[TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero]]/[[FX-550 Skygrasper]] pilot [[Mu La Flaga]], neither pilot able to gain a competitive advantage over the other, La Flaga's greater experience and skill balanced by Elsman's elite reflexes and superior machine. Elsman was shot down and captured, his mobile suit severely damaged, by the crew of the ''[[Archangel class assault ship|Archangel]]'' in June 71, spent approximately a month in ''Archangel''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig and subsequently joined the [[Clyne Faction]] to bring about the end of the Bloody Valentine War. On the last day of the war, Dearka's mobile suit was severely damaged by the [[ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam|ZGMF-X13A Providence]].
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Buster was stolen by ZAFT pilot [[Dearka Elsman]] on [[Cosmic Era]] January 25, 71, and was used by him throughout the rest of the war. Dearka frequently dueled with [[TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero]]/[[FX-550 Skygrasper]] pilot [[Mu La Flaga]], neither pilot able to gain a competitive advantage over the other. Mu's greater experience and skill was balanced by Dearka's elite reflexes and superior machine. The Buster was eventually shot down on earth and captured by the crew of the ''[[Archangel class assault ship|Archangel]]'' in June 71. Dearka spent approximately a month in the ship's brig and subsequently joined the [[Clyne Faction]], using the Buster to bring about the end of the Bloody Valentine War. On the last day of the war, Dearka's mobile suit was severely damaged by the [[ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam|ZGMF-X13A Providence]].
   
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The Earth Alliance later developed two new versions of the Buster: one of them was the mass produced GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger, which combined the frame of a [[GAT-01A1 105 Dagger]] with the Buster's weaponry. The other suit was another Buster unit upgraded into the [[GAT-X103AP Verde Buster]], which features more and advanced weaponry compared to the original suit.
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The Earth Alliance developed a mass produced variant of the Buster during the war, the [[GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger]], which combined the frame of a [[GAT-01A1 105 Dagger]] with the Buster's weaponry and can be equipped with a pair of beam sabers, correcting a flaw in Buster's design. Although only somewhat based upon the Buster, the artillery support paradigm which the suit was designed around would be used in developing another heavily-armed, long-range mobile suit, the [[GAT-X131 Calamity]].
   
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After the war, as part of the "Actaeon Project" MS development plan, another Buster Gundam was re-manufactured and piloted by [[Phantom Pain]] pilot, Shams Couza. The unit was later upgraded into the [[GAT-X103AP Verde Buster]].
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Although only somewhat based upon the Buster, the artillery support paradigm which the suit was designed around would be developed into a heavily-armed, long-range mobile suit, the [[GAT-X131 Calamity]].
  
   
 
==Variants==
  
==Variants==

Revision as of 06:02, 1 July 2013

The GAT-X103 Buster Gundam is a prototype artillery mobile suit, the unit is featured in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

One of the five mobile suit developed by the Earth Alliance's G Project. The Buster adopts the X100 series frame, similar to the one used by the Duel, but it is designed as an artillery mobile suit, providing rear support for the other units and to attack enemy ships or facilities from a distance. As such, its armament consists solely of ranged weapons, including a gun launcher, a high-energy rifle and two missile pods. The gun launcher and the high energy rifle are unique, as they can combine to form stronger weapons and which type is formed depends on the configuration of the combined weapon. Although it has no close combat weapon, the missile pods can be used to discourage enemy units from closing in. Like the other units in the G Project, the Buster has the new Phase Shift armor, making it nearly impervious to shell firing weapons.

Armaments

  • 350mm Gun Launcher
Mounted on the backpack and carried in Buster's right hand when in use. It is a projectile weapon akin to a railgun or linear gun, which uses electromagnetic forces rather than gunpowder to launch its projectiles. In addition to solid shells, the gun-launcher can also fire specialized munitions such as armor-piercing and high explosive rounds.
  • 94mm High-energy Rifle
Mounted on the backpack and carried in Buster's left hand when in use. It is a beam weapon similar to the beam rifle used by the other units in the G Project.
  • 220mm 6-barrel Missile Pod
The Buster is equipped with two 220mm 6-barrel Missile Pods, one in each shoulder, allowing the suit to fire a rain of missiles upon enemies.
  • Anti-Armor Shotgun
When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the Gunlauncher on the front, it forms a very powerful shell-firing Anti-Armor Shotgun. It appears to have two modes of firing; a rapid-firing barrage that condenses the firing more into a stream, and a wide scatter shot that spreads greatly. It appears that about four or five shells fired from the Anti-Armor Shotgun is enough to destroy some battleships.
  • Hyper Impulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle
When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the High-energy Rifle on the front, it can form a Long-Range Sniper Rifle. This Beam Cannon type weapon has a very high energy output, firing larger beams, and capable of penetrating several targets, as well as battleships, making it the strongest weapon in the Buster Gundam's arsenal. As the name implies, it also feaures sniping capabilities, for very long-range firing capabilities, and zoom-in targeting.

System Features

As with all of the G Project mobile suits, the GAT-X103 Buster is equipped with phase shift armor. When activated the Buster's color is changed from a light grey to a beige scheme with a bit of green and orange mixed in. Phase Shift armor, when activated, renders the Buster immune to physical attacks such as bullets, the GINN sword, or against missiles. However Phase Shift armor continually drains the battery of energy, shortening the mobile suit's combat endurance. Also the Phase Shift armor draws on even more energy each time it is struck.

History

The Buster was one of the prototype mobile suits created by the Earth Alliance under its G Project during the Bloody Valentine War. Together with four other machines, the Buster was stored secretly in the Orb Union controlled independent colony Heliopolis.

Buster was stolen by ZAFT pilot Dearka Elsman on Cosmic Era January 25, 71, and was used by him throughout the rest of the war. Dearka frequently dueled with TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero/FX-550 Skygrasper pilot Mu La Flaga, neither pilot able to gain a competitive advantage over the other. Mu's greater experience and skill was balanced by Dearka's elite reflexes and superior machine. The Buster was eventually shot down on earth and captured by the crew of the Archangel in June 71. Dearka spent approximately a month in the ship's brig and subsequently joined the Clyne Faction, using the Buster to bring about the end of the Bloody Valentine War. On the last day of the war, Dearka's mobile suit was severely damaged by the ZGMF-X13A Providence.

The Earth Alliance developed a mass produced variant of the Buster during the war, the GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger, which combined the frame of a GAT-01A1 105 Dagger with the Buster's weaponry and can be equipped with a pair of beam sabers, correcting a flaw in Buster's design. Although only somewhat based upon the Buster, the artillery support paradigm which the suit was designed around would be used in developing another heavily-armed, long-range mobile suit, the GAT-X131 Calamity.

After the war, as part of the "Actaeon Project" MS development plan, another Buster Gundam was re-manufactured and piloted by Phantom Pain pilot, Shams Couza. The unit was later upgraded into the GAT-X103AP Verde Buster.

Variants

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