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| − | Developed by [[Anaheim Electronics]] in cooperation with the ''Kirke'' special force, the Penelope is a large MS featuring a compact Minovsky craft flight unit. The Penelope is actually a combination of the RX-104 Odysseus Gundam and |
+ | Developed by [[Anaheim Electronics]] in cooperation with the ''Kirke'' special force, the Penelope is a large MS featuring a compact Minovsky craft flight unit. The Penelope is actually a combination of the RX-104 Odysseus Gundam and a Fixed Flight armor unit. Despite Penelope's large size, it is incredibly fast. The unit's most notable trait is the Minovsky barrier which the Penelope deploys frontally when it transforms into its dragon-like mode. This barrier reduces drag from air friction against Penelope's frame, allowing it to cruise at high speed and easily break the sound barrier. |
| − | Penelope was assigned to Rein Eim of Kirke |
+ | Penelope was assigned to Rein Eim of the Kirke special force. |
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Revision as of 17:43, 25 February 2011
RX-104FF Penelope is a prototype transformable newtype-use mobile suit. It was featured in the novel Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash. The RX-104FF Penelope without its flight unit is officially referred to as the "RX-104 Odysseus Gundam."
Technology & Combat Characteristics
In terms of armaments, the Penelope is armed with a standard beam saber, beam rifle and vulcan guns but also has small mega particle gun built in its arm shield and two funnel missiles, an extremely accurate Psycommu-guided micro missile.
Armaments
- Beam Rifle
The Penelope carried a custom-looking beam rifle, but it had the standard firing power of the common beam rifle.
- Mega Particle
The Penelope had 2x mega particle cannons. These cannons are located on the unit's armor.
- Sand Barrel
This weapon fired several beams simultaneously, basically it was a beam shotgun.
- Funnel
Perhaps the unit's most potent weapons, these funnel missiles were accurately controlled by the pilot via psycommu. Unlike a standard funnel, it would explode on impact, giving the weapons it'd name; funnel missiles.
- Beam Saber
The Penelope had 2 beam sabers that extended it's projection from the 2 shield on the unit's arms.
- Shield
The Penelope had two small shields on its arms. These shields also houses the beam sabers.
- Beam Shield
This beam shield provided protection against several armaments and projectiles.
System Features
- Minovsky Barrier
With this, the Penelope could jam and disrupt communication, radars and several other system features.
- Minovsky Flight Craft System
This craft system gave the Penelope its distinct look. It enabled the Penelope to fly and/or hover over extended periods of time much like an aircraft. This feature also gave the Penelope immense speed, mobility and versatility.
A lift-generating system which allows a vehicle to resist the pull of Earth's gravity. When Minovsky particles are released into the air, the positive and negative particles spontaneously align themselves into a three-dimensional cubic lattice. Because of the repulsive and electrostatic forces between the Minovsky particles, this lattice resists compression, and the Minovsky craft system uses this phenomenon to push the underside of the vessel away from the planet's surface.
Though the Minovsky craft system doesn't produce genuine anti-gravity, it does allow a vehicle to float over Earth's surface. Since the lattice of Minovsky particles it generates beneath the vessel repels plasma and ionized gases, this system also provides some protection from the heat of atmospheric entry.
History
Developed by Anaheim Electronics in cooperation with the Kirke special force, the Penelope is a large MS featuring a compact Minovsky craft flight unit. The Penelope is actually a combination of the RX-104 Odysseus Gundam and a Fixed Flight armor unit. Despite Penelope's large size, it is incredibly fast. The unit's most notable trait is the Minovsky barrier which the Penelope deploys frontally when it transforms into its dragon-like mode. This barrier reduces drag from air friction against Penelope's frame, allowing it to cruise at high speed and easily break the sound barrier.
Penelope was assigned to Rein Eim of the Kirke special force.
Picture Gallery
Notes
- Penelope's and Odysseus's name is derived from the characters "Penelope" and "Odysseus" in Homer's epic poem, the "Odyssey".
External Links
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