Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2MS-08TX Efreet is a Principality of Zeon mobile suit which was first featured in the video game Mobile Suit Gundam: Cross Dimension 0079.
Technology & Combat Characteristics
Developed under the initiative of the Zeon Earth Attack Force, the Efreet was rare machine with a small number of completed prototypes, and was developed between the Gouf and Dom. Although the completed prototype showed considerable performance, the low productivity hindered mass production. Many of the prototypes put into actual battles were deployed to special units, and others were used as experimental aircraft for new weapon development, indicating the high basic performance of this machine. Despite being a general-purpose unit, it excels at close-range combat using hit-and-run attacks and temporarily hides itself with smoke dischargers, making it suitable for guerrilla tactics.
Armaments
- Vulcan Gun
- Mounted in the head, the pair of shell firing weapons have high-rate of fire but little power and can't damage the armor of a mobile suit, though they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. They are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles, attack vehicles, etc.
- Shotgun
- A pump-action shotgun, it is of the same type as the one used by the MS-18E Kämpfer.
- Heat Sword
- Like the Zaku's heat tomahawk, the heat sword's blade is heated to high temperatures to increase its cutting capacity. The heat sword used by the Efreet has a different blade design from that used by the MS-07B Gouf, and it can carry up to two of these swords, one stored on each side skirt armor. One can be used as a reserve weapon, or both can be used simultaneously in a twin sword fashion. The heat sword is sometimes referred to as heat saber.
- Triple 35mm Gatling Gun
- Equipped on the left forearm of Doug Schneid's customized Efreet unit, it is a weapon originally used by the MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom. It fires physical rounds at a rapid rate and is magazine fed.
- 360mm Giant Bazooka
- The same MS-use bazooka as used by the Dom, it fires rocket-propelled 360mm physical rounds. It is fed by a 10 rounds magazine, and a single round can blow the torso off of an enemy mobile suit.
- MMP-80/90mm Ver.8 Machine Gun
- An alternative to the 120mm Machine Gun. It used 90mm bullets instead of 120mm type, allowing for a greater firing speed and better penetration capabilities. The machine gun is magazine-fed with 32 rounds per mag.
- Heat Lancer
- A large, collapsible polearm weapon, its blade can be superheated to high temperatures in order to increase its cutting capacity. The long reach of the weapon gives the Efreet a considerable advantage in close quarters combat. It is used by Doug Schneid's customized Efreet unit.
Special Equipment & Features
- Smoke Discharger
- The Efreet is equipped with four smoke dischargers on its frame. It could cover an area in a thick cloud of smoke when discharged. This allows the Efreet to move in swiftly, destroy its intended targets, and move out before the smoke clears.
History
Much like the Gouf, the Efreet was a high-performance close combat ground mobile suit created by the Zeon Earth Attack Force. However, the Efreet had an incredibly short production run. In the end only eight Efreets would be built during the One Year War before production would be halted in favor of newer and more revolutionary designs like the Dom. All eight Efreets was sent to Odessa where they would be tested for further development.
One of the few Efreet mobile suits produced was piloted by Captain Henry Boone, leader of the Zeon's Wolf Gar Team who lead Operation Desert Dragon to overtake the Albatross Transport Base in the Gobi Desert. Another Efreet unit (known as unit no. 5) was piloted by Captain Doug Schneid of Zeon's Marchosias regiment. Schneid's Efreet unit was painted in his custom purple colors, and was equipped with enhanced/experimental armaments.
Other known Efreet units include MS-08TX［EXAM］Efreet Custom, a highly customized conversion piloted by Zeon ace pilot Major Nimbus Schterzen as featured in Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny. In Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C. 0081, another heavily modified Efreet unit, the MS-08TX/N Efreet Nacht, was seen piloted by Captain Erik Blanke, a member of the Invisible Knights. In addition, Schneid's customized Efreet unit would survive the One Year War and fell into the possession of the Zeon Remnants, who would modify it over years and name the unit after its former pilot turning into the MS-08TX/S Efreet Schneid. The Efreet Schneid would be piloted by Fred Reber during the large scale attack on the Earth Federation's Torrington Base in U.C. 0096.
Variants
Gallery
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Action Figures
Notes and Trivia
- The name "Efreet" is one of many spellings of a class of demons of Middle-Eastern origin. Other common spellings include "Ifrit" and "Efreti".[1]
References
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