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The TS-MA2 Moebius is a Mobile Armor introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The TS-MA2 Moebius is a mass-production version of the TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero and served as the main machine for the OMNI Enforcer's space forces. Omitting the Wired Gunbarrels of the Moebius Zero, which only a few pilots can use effectively, the Moebius instead has a pair of built-in vulcan guns and is often equipped with four wire-guided missiles and the same linear gun as the Moebius Zero. The missiles and linear gun can be replaced by other weapons, including a Gatling gun, a nuclear missile, etc., allowing the Moebius to perform more varied roles than the Moebius Zero. The Moebius also has excellent mobility and can move at high speed in space.

However, when the First Alliance-PLANT War broke out, the Moebius was hopelessly outperformed by ZAFT's mobile suits, such as the ZGMF-1017 GINN, with the average kill ratio of the Moebius against a GINN stated to be between three-to-one and five-to-one. Despite this, the Moebius still proved useful in a support role, utilizing its speed for "hit-and-run" attacks, as demonstrated by Task Force X.[1] The Moebius was eventually phased out of the frontlines, replaced by the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, but near the end of the war, the mobile armor was deployed as a nuclear missile delivery platform, showing that it can still be useful in certain situations.[2][3]

Armaments[]

  • Linear Gun
Mounted directly beneath the unit's main body, the linear gun fires electromagnetically accelerated physical projectile and usually serves as the main weapon. This linear gun is based off the model used on the TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero and can damage a mobile suit's armor or a warship's armor. However, the weapon's limited rate of fire and the Moebius's poor mobility when compared to a mobile suit negates much of its power. This linear gun can be switched with other weapons depending on the mission's needs.
  • Wire-guided Anti-ship Missile
Mounted underneath the section between the main body and the engine pods, the Moebius is often outfitted with four wire-guided anti-ship missiles, two on each side. When these missiles are launched, they are first dropped before the missiles' on-board computer activates their thrusters to propel them forward. The missiles can be switched for other weapons depending on the mission's needs.
  • 40mm Vulcan Gun
The Moebius has a pair of built-in 40mm vulcan guns as its only fixed armament. The vulcan guns are small caliber armament that is useful for restricting the movement of enemy units and intercepting enemy's attacks, but are enough to damage a GINN's armor with repeated hits.
  • Mk5 Nuclear Missile
Amongst the optional weapon that can be mounted to the Moebius is the Mk 5 nuclear missile, but this is at the expense of carrying other weapons. When loaded with the nuclear missile, the Moebius is essentially a mobile missile platform for the weapon of mass destruction. The nuclear missile is later fitted with Neutron Jammer Canceller to negate the effects of Neutron Jammers.
  • 45mm Gatling Gun
Gai Murakumo's Moebius uses a Gatling gun in place of a linear gun, giving it a high rate of fire.
  • Experimental Long-range Beam Cannon
Mounted under the unit's body, it is an experimental beam weaponry and to make it work with the Moebius, the cannon is equipped with its own power unit. Although the beam cannon virtually doubles the Moebius's mass, it does gives the mobile armor better firepower.

History[]

Created by the Earth Alliance before the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Moebius was initially a swift and powerful weapon, but it became obsolete when ZAFT introduced the ZGMF-1017 GINN. Until the introduction of Natural-pilotable mobile suits, the Moebius was the backbone of the Earth Alliance space forces, despite its inferior performance against enemy mobile suits. Nevertheless, it was a single Moebius unit which fired the nuclear missile that destroyed the PLANT colony Junius Seven, triggering full scale war between the two forces.[4]

The Moebius was removed from frontline use by late June, C.E. 71, replaced by the GAT-01 Strike Dagger.[5] Nevertheless, in September, several Mobius squadrons were launched from the Peacemaker Taskforce's Agamemnon-class carriers as nuclear missiles delivery platforms during the Battle of Boaz and the Second Battle of Jachin Due.[2][3] Most of these Moebius units were destroyed, along with the majority of the Strike Daggers.

Legacy[]

After the war, the Alliance fully replaced the Moebius with mobile suits, and by late C.E. 73, the Moebius' role as a nuclear weapon delivery platform had been succeeded by the GAT-04 Windam, which could be equipped with a Multi Striker carrying twice as many missiles and still be effective in combat.[6] Although it was largely phase out of service, at least one unit was known to participate in the Second Alliance-PLANT War during the Battle in Lunar Orbit.[7] Despite the introduction of mobile suits, many within the Alliance sought to resurrect the mobile armor as their frontline weapon and during the second war, the Alliance deployed a new series of mobile armors developed by the Adukurf Mechano-Industries, including the successor of the Moebius, the TS-MB1B Euclid.[8]

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • In many ways, the Moebius is analogous to the Universal Century's RB-79 Ball as both have more similarities to conventional combat vehicles than mobile suits, and are drastically outclassed by their respective enemies' mobile suits.

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Mechanics
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Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
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Power Loader

Land Vehicle
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Arkansas-class | Attack Submarine | Danilov-class | Des Moines-class | Fraser-class | Spengler-class | Transport Submarine
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Escape Shuttle | F-7D Spearhead | FX-550 Skygrasper | FX-550+AQM/E-X01 Aile Grasper | FX-550+AQM/E-X02 Sword Grasper | FX-550+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Grasper | Launch | Patrol Aircraft | Sturgeon-class | VTOL Fighter
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Cruiser / Mother Ship
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Cyclops System
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
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AMF-101 DINN | GAT-X102 Duel Gundam | GAT-X103 Buster Gundam | GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam | GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam | TFA-2 ZuOOT | TMF/A-802 BuCUE | TMF/A-803 LaGOWE | TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type | UMF-4A GOOhN | UMF-5 ZnO | UWMF/S-1 GINN WASP Type | YFX-200 CGUE DEEP Arms | YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type | YMF-01B Proto GINN | ZGMF-515 CGUE | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type | ZGMF-LRR704B GINN Long Range Reconnaissance Type | ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam | ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam | ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam | ZGMF/TAR-X1 GINN Tactical Air Reconnaissance Type
Mobile Pod
Work Pod
Support Weapon
METEOR

Land Vehicle
Cargo Truck | Command Vehicle | Connected Armored Vehicle | PLANT Elecar | Supply Truck | ZAFT Convoy
Land Battleship
Lesseps-class | Petrie-class
Naval Ship / Submarine
Supply Submarine | Vosgulov-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Agile | Command Shuttle | Contact Shuttle | Guul | Infestus | Launch | Life Pod | Small Shuttle | Space Shuttle | Stealth Launch | Transport Helicopter
Transporter / Supply Ship
Descent Capsule | Descent Capsule Carrier | Medium Transport Aircraft | VoLPHAU
Cruiser / Mother Ship
FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Laurasia-class | Nazca-class
Super Weapon
GENESIS | Gungnir | Neutron Jammer
Orb Union / Three Ships Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-X103 Buster Gundam | GAT-X105 Strike Gundam | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam | GAT-X105+AQM/E-YM1 Perfect Strike Gundam | MBF-02 Strike Rouge | MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge | MBF-M1 M1 Astray | ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam | ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
Mobile Armor
MAW-01 Mistral
Support Weapon
METEOR

Land Vehicle
Cargo Truck | Orb Elecar | Linear Gun Tank | Orb Military Humvee | Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer | Transport Truck
Naval Ship
Aegis-class | Kuraomikami-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Heli | Small Communication Shuttle | Small Shuttle
Transporter / Supply Ship
Albatross | Life Boat
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Archangel-class | FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Izumo-class
Junk Guild / Desert Dawn / Civilians
Land Vehicle
Jeep | Gatling Truck | Half Truck
Aircraft
Press VTOL
Transporter / Supply Ship
Re.H.O.M.E. | Silverwind | Tsiolkovsky


Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Mechanics
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Junk Guild
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type | ZGMF-1017 Works GINN
Mobile Armor
Kimera

Land Battleship
Lesseps-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
Marseille III-class | Re.H.O.M.E.
Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame | MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L | ZGMF-1017 Elijah's GINN | ZGMF-1017 Gai's GINN
Mobile Armor
TS-MA2 Moebius

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Laurasia-class
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | MBF-01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Perfect Form | MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame | MBF-P01-ReAMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu | MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame

Ship
Aegis-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Heli
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Izumo-class
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-X105 Strike Gundam | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam | GAT-X133 Sword Calamity
Mobile Armor
TS-MA2 Moebius

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Archangel-class
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMF-101 DINN | GAT-X102 Duel Gundam | GAT-X103 Buster Gundam | GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam | GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam | TFA-2 ZuOOT | TMF/A-802 BuCUE | TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type | UMF-4A GOOhN | UMF-5 ZnO | UWMF/S-1 GINN WASP Type | YFX-200 CGUE DEEP Arms | YMF-01B Proto GINN | ZGMF-515 CGUE | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017 Miguel's GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Guul
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Laurasia-class | Nazca-class
Actaeon Industries
Land Vehicle
Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer | Bulldog
Pirates / Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
TFA-2 ZuOOT | TMF/A-802 BuCUE | UMF-4A GOOhN | UTA/TE-6 GOOhN Underground Mobility Test Type | YMF-01B Proto GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Courier Ship | Liteiria | Pirate Transport | Tsiolkovsky
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class | Nelson-class


Astray R Mechanics
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Junk Guild
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame Power Loader | MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame "Powered Red" | TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type | ZGMF-1017 Works GINN
Mobile Armor
Kimera

Land Battleship
Lesseps-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
Giga | Marseille III-class | Re.H.O.M.E.
Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame | MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L | MBF-P03secondG Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G | ZGMF-1017 Elijah's GINN
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame | MBF-P01-ReAMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu | MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Izumo-class
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam
Mobile Armor
TS-MA2 Moebius

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Drake-class
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMF-101 DINN | TFA-2 ZuOOT | TMF/A-802 BuCUE | TMF/A-803 LaGOWE | TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type | UMF-4A GOOhN | UMF-5 ZnO | UWMF/S-1 GINN WASP Type | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-X11A Regenerate Gundam | ZGMF/TAR-X1 GINN Tactical Air Reconnaissance Type

Submarine
Vosgulov-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Laurasia-class | Nazca-class
Super Weapon
GENESIS Alpha
Three Ships Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-M1 M1 Astray | ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam | ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam

Support Weapon
METEOR
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Archangel-class | FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Izumo-class
Pirates / Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
TMF/A-802 BuCUE | ZGMF-1017 Hinstn's GINN | ZGMF-1017 GINN Fuego | ZGMF-1017 GINN Tempester | ZGMF-1017 Un'no's GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Pirate Transport | Silverwind
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Pirate Cruiser


X Astray Mechanics
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Junk Guild
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam | TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type | ZGMF-1017 Works GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Cornelius-class
Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03secondG Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G | ZGMF-1017 Elijah's GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Serpaint Tail Transport Ship
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
CAT1-X1/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 1 | CAT1-X2/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 2 | GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger
Mobile Armor
TS-MA2 Moebius | TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero

Aircraft / Spacecraft
AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01D Long Dagger | GAT-333 Raider Full Spec | GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue | MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-M1A M1A Astray | MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina
Three Ships Alliance
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Archangel-class | FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Izumo-class
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