The Samson is a ground transport truck used during the One Year War in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The Samson was a truck used by the Principality of Zeon to transport mobile suits across Earth. The trailer was capable of carrying one standard Zaku-type mobile suit or a MS-07B Gouf, and could be covered with a canopy. Two machine gun turrets were mounted on the top of the tractor unit. The cab of the tractor unit could detach from the chassis and trailer, allowing it to function independently as a hovercraft named the Samson Top. While originally designed as an escape mechanism, the Samson Top was also used as a troop transport due to its armaments and large cabin.
Armaments[]
- 2-barrel Machine Gun
- A pair of 2-barrel machine gun turrets were mounted on the top of the cab, which could be used while attached to the trailer or as the Samson Top.
History[]
Samsons were used by Ramba Ral's unit to transport mobile suits and vehicles.[1] Following Ral's death, his lover, Crowley Hamon, used detached Samson Tops against the White Base due to her lack of weaponry.[2]
In U.C. 0080, following the end of the war, the Earth Federation Forces saw the value in the vehicle and began producing it using captured production lines, resulting in their widespread use in certain parts of Earth. An unarmed, civilian variant of the Samson was also produced.[3]
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Gunpla[]
Notes and Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam Episode 19, Ramba Ral's Attack!
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam Episode 21, Sorrow and Hatred
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R The Troublemakers Trouble 01-1: "Gundam Hammer vs Heat Rod" (Part I)
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