XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock

type	MS
officialName	XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock
Sandrock
image2	XXXG-01SR1K.jpg
name2	Sandrock Katoki Redesign
designation	XXXG-01SR
archetype	XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
era	AC
first	195
manufacturer	Instructor H
operator	Gundam Pilots Maganac Corps Sanc Kingdom
pilot	Quatre Raberba Winner
height	16.5 meters
emptyweight	7.5 metric tons
accommodation	Pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
armor	Gundanium Alloy
armaments	shield flasher x2 (shield) heat shotel x2 (hand-carried/backpack) Vulcan guns x2 (head) Machine Cannon x 2 missile x2 (shoulders) shield (left arm) cross crusher (combined shield/backpack/heat shotels, left arm) diffusing cloak (ver Ka)
SpecEquip	Self-Destruct System

XXXG-0SR Gundam Sandrock (aka Sandrock) is a close quarters ground mobile suit in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. The unit is piloted by Quatre Raberba Winner

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Gundam Sandrock

Instructor H's Gundam, it boasts the highest power output and strongest armor of the five original Gundams. Intended for desert combat, its primary weapons are a pair of heat shotels, normally stored on the back, which it wields with great skill. It can also combine its shield, backpack, and shotels into the cross crusher, a powerful claw weapon that can crush the thickest armor in a single attack.

System Features

• Self-Destruct System

History

When the five scientists who designed the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero in AC 180 went their separate ways, each of them took copies of the plans for their original Gundam design. Instructor H, who went into hiding in the L4 colonies, then went on to design and build his own Gundam based on their original plans. His result was the XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock, built specifically for pilot Quatre Raberba Winner. Quatre had no intention of aiding in Operation Meteor's colony drop operation, and - against his pacifist father's wishes - took his Sandrock to Earth to meet up with the Maganac Corps in their direct fight against OZ and the oppressive Earth Alliance.

Of the five Gundams launched in the "new" Operation Meteor, "Gundam 04" (as the Sandrock was code-named by OZ) was the most heavily armored, further lending to its durability despite its almost indestructible gundanium alloy construction. The Sandrock was also the strongest - better built to handle its two very large and heavy "heat shotels," which worked as both an excellent pair of melee weapons and as throwing weapons. The heat shortels could also be coupled with the Sandrock's shield to form a "cross-crusher," a large pincer-like weapon capable of snapping mobile suits in two. Topped off by a pair of head vulcan guns and two large missiles, the Gundam Sandrock was nothing but tough through-and-through.

Variants

• XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Kai
• XXXG-01SRL Gundam Sandleon
• XXXG-01SRL2 Gundam Sandleon Custom
• Earthquake Naga Gundam
• Thunder Griffon Gundam

Picture Gallery

XXXG-01SR - Gundam Sandrock - Front View Lineart

XXXG-01SR - Gundam Sandrock - Back View Lineart

Sandrock development data screen from Gundam Wing episode 21 (Upper)

Sandrock development data screen from Gundam Wing episode 21 (Lower)

External Links

• Gundam Sandrock on MAHQ
• Gundam Sandrock Kai on MAHQ
• Gundam Sandrock on Wikipedia

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