MS-06FS Zaku II

Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2 The MS-06FS Zaku II is one of many variants of the standard MS-06F Zaku II created by the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War. One of these was the personal unit of Garma Zabi.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The MS-06FS was similar to the standard MS-06F Zaku II, but was equipped with four vulcan guns mounted in the head for increased effectiveness in close combat.

Armaments

• 30mm Vulcan Gun

The Zaku II FS was equipped with four 30mm head-mounted vulcan guns. These head-mounted shell firing guns have a high-rate of fire but have little power and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. The weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small land vehicles, and attack helicopters. Eric Mansfield's Zaku II FS unit retained only two head vulcans in order to increase ammunition capacity.

• Shoulder Shield

The shield is a simple defense used to block most incoming ballistic and explosive projectiles. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits. The Zaku II mounts a shield on its right shoulder.

• 120mm Machine Gun

The 120mm machine gun is a standard weapon for Zaku type mobile suits. It is a shell firing gun that does not require energy to be used, however its effectiveness against heavy armor is very limited. It holds 100 rounds per drum with spare drums that can be stored on waist armor racks.

• H&L-SB25K/280mmA-P Zaku Bazooka

The 280mm Zaku Bazooka was another standard weapon that could be equipped to a Zaku type mobile suit. The bazooka fired explosive rounds that were quite effective against the armor of Earth Federation mobile suits and battleships. Can be stored on the rear waist armor when not in use.

• Heat Hawk

An axe-shaped close combat weapon, it uses a super-heated blade to cut through the armor of enemy MS or vehicles. The thermal energy is generated by the power output of the Zaku II's thermonuclear reactor and relayed through the MS' hands. Garma's Zaku II FS unit features a customized heat hawk with bigger handle and wider heat blade.

• ZIM/M·T-K175C 175mm Recoilless Rifle

The main gun of the HT-01B Magella Attack main battle tank, it is remodeled as an MS artillery weapon. It is mainly used for long distance attacks in ground combat, and can be loaded with HEAT or APFSDS rounds.

• MIP-B6 Cracker Grenade

Identical to those used by infantry, the cracker grenade is an explosive weapons designed to be thrown or launched by the MS and detonate after a set amount of time. The "cracker" breaks into several smaller munitions over a wide area. The Zaku II can optionally equip up to four cracker grenades, that are stored on the left and right waist armor racks, with two on each side.

• Sturm Faust

An explosive weapon with a rocket propelled warhead, it was designed before the beginning of the One Year War as an anti-ship weapon. Useful both in space and under gravity, it was mainly deployed for anti-ship attacks during the early days of the war. The Sturm Faust likely made a good anti-mobile suit weapon during the latter days of the war, as Zeon mobile suits could be equipped with both a Sturm Faust and a more typical ranged weapon for greater versatility. As a non-guided weapon, it is difficult to hit targets with high mobility.

• 120mm Assault Rifle

A new assault rifle likely developed under the United Maintenance Plan as a weapon that can be used by various Zeon mobile suits in various environments.

History

When Garma Zabi was assigned to Earth, he brought his FS-Type Zaku II with him, however he rarely sortied with it after being assigned to a leadership role. Ace pilots Gabby Hazard and Eric Mansfield also piloted these machines. Garma's unit was eventually piloted by Zeon's agent Tara I. Cicero during the events in Mobile Suit Gundam: We're Federation Hooligans!!. It was last seen being exhibited in New York for the 10th Anniversary of Liberation in U.C. 0090.

Variants

• MS-06FS Zaku II (Shin Matsunaga Custom)
• MS-06FS Zaku II (Eric Mansfield Custom)

Gallery

MS-06FS Zaku II FS Garma Zabi Custom Gundam 0079 Battle Arcade Card

Tara I Cicero's Zaku II FS (Garma Zabi Custom) vs Suhan Janssen's RGM-79L GM Light Armor as shown in Mobile Suit Gundam: We're Federation Hooligans!!

Zaku II FS (Garma Zabi Custom) from original MSV illustration.

References

MS-06FS Zaku II FS (Eric Mansfield Custom) from MSV-R

Gunpla

1/144 HGUC MS-06FS Zaku II (Garma Zabi Custom): Box art

1/100 MG MS-06FS Zaku II (Garma Zabi Custom): Box art

1/100 MG 1/100 MS-06FS Zaku II (Garma Zabi Custom) model kit: profile

1/100 MG MS-06FS Zaku II (Garma Zabi Custom) - accessories

External links

• Zaku II Garma Zabi Custom on MAHQ