Gungnir

Gungnir
Appearances
Television	SEED
Usage
Era	Cosmic Era
Manufacturer	Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Operator	Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Technical Specifications
Functional Purpose	Electromagnetic Pulse System

The Gungnir (グングニール) is a EMP device created by ZAFT in the Cosmic Era timeline.

Overview

A special weapon that destroys electronic equipment by generating a powerful EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). A special piezoelectric element, which can only be manufactured in space, can be rapidly blown up by the igniter installed around it to emit a powerful EMP. Because it requires the assembly and installation of an ignition system and the entry of a password from the outside, it is assumed to be operated with MS.

History

It was used by ZAFT to compensate for the inferiority of its troops during the Battle of Panama on May 25, C.E. 71. While ZAFT's weapons were unaffected due to EMP countermeasures, the Allied forces were immediately rendered unable to use their facilities and weapons, and it became the biggest factor in the fall of the Panama base. The mass driver at the Panama base was also destroyed by Gungnir because its superconducting rails could not withstand the magnetic field, as it was unprotected against EMP. (Originally, the mass driver was a valuable facility for ZAFT, but it was so badly damaged by the defeat in Alaska that they did not have the strength to continue occupying Panama, which is said to be the reason why they decided to destroy the mass driver with this equipment). The Allied facilities were equipped with EMP countermeasures, but Gungnir's electromagnetic shockwave was too powerful to counteract, rendering them unusable.

Gallery

Gungnir Descending

Gungnir Activating

Gungnir EMP Wave