MA-05 Bigro

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Rear (Above)
Rear (Below)
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MA-05 Bigro

Unit Type
Limited Production Assault Space Mobile Armor

Profile

Developed from

MIP-X1

Developed Into

Variants

First Seen

0079 U.C.

Manufacturer

MIP Company

Operator

Principality of Zeon

Known Pilots

General Characteristics

Overall Height

23.6 meters77.428 ft 929.134 in

Overall Length

45.5 meters

Max Weight

229.8 metric tons

Empty Weight

125.5 metric tons

Power-plant

Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor

Power Output

17800 kW23,870.192 hp

Sensor Range

111000 meters364,173.229 ft

Pilot Accommodations

Pilot only (in standard cockpit in main body)

Movement

Max Acceleration

0.59 G

Rocket Thrusters

136100 kg300,049.054 lb 150.025 tons

Real World

Appearances*

Television

MSG

OVA

Manga

0083R

Game

The MA-05 Bigro is a mobile armor from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. It is piloted by Tokwan.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Before the One Year War began, there was a conceptual weapons competition between rival companies: one entry was MIPs MIP-X1 mobile armor, but it was rejected in favor of Zeonic Company's mobile suit technology. However, when the war started, Zeon took a second look at the MIP-X1 and retooled it into an anti-warship mobile armor, the MA-05 Bigro. It had a very powerful fusion reactor to power and a Minovsky particle scattering system that jammed warship and MS sensors. Propulsion was a pair of nuclear powered rocket engines, giving it a powerful thrust. The armament was a pair of large claw arms with limited AMBAC ability, a mega-particle cannon in the nose, and two 4-tube missile launchers. Later models were armed with additional gatling guns ^[1].

Armaments

Claw Arms: The mobile armor's main and only form of close combat are a pair of large, sharp claws mounted on its long arms. These are normally used for clawing at enemy and causing massive damage with a combination of the claw's strength and the momentum built up by the mobile armor. They could also be used for maneuvering in space.

Mega Particle Cannon: Mounted in the front of the mobile armor is a powerful mega particle cannon. This weapon has been shown to have enough power to destroy a battle ship with a single shot.

4-tube Missile Launchers: Located just behind the mega particle cannon are a pair of 4-tube missile launchers which serve as secondary weapons in situations when the cannon is in the process of charging or is ineffective against an opponent.

Gatling Gun

Special Equipment & Features

Minovsky Particle Scattering System

History

Due to its late entry in the war, only fourteen of these costly mobile armors were constructed. One was piloted by ace pilot Tokwan on-board Char Aznable's Zanzibar. It engaged the SCV-70 White Base, but was defeated by Amuro Ray in his RX-78-2 Gundam unit. Four of these types saw combat at the battle of A Baoa Qu.