The YMS-18 Kämpfer Prototype is the prototype version of the MS-18E Kämpfer. It was introduced in the 1/144 original Kämpfer's model kit's instruction manual, and subsequently featured in the Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel manga.
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Created before the end of the One Year War, the YMS-18 Kämpfer Prototype was rapidly developed into different variations for specific mission roles, one of these being the heavy assault-oriented MS-18E Kämpfer. The Kämpfer Prototype featured a head-mounted commander-type antenna, large shoulder armor, and extra skirt armor which was omitted in the production model. Like its successor, numerous vernier thrusters were installed throughout the mobile suit frame, resulting in excellent speed and maneuverability.
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- Vulcan Gun
- An uncommon feature on Zeon MS, the Kämpfer Prototype has a pair of head-mounted vulcan guns similar to Federation mobile suits. These shell firing weapons have high-rate of fire but little power and can't damage the thick 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.
- Beam Saber
- The beam saber is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when deployed and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. The Kämpfer Prototype is equipped with two beam sabers, one stored in each thigh.
- Giant Bazooka
- The same Giant Bazooka as used by the MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II. Compared to the original Giant Bazooka, both the bazooka's shape and its shell were redesigned, greatly improving its attack power and effectiveness against ship. The Kampfer Prototype can equip two Bazookas and stored them on its back.
- Shotgun
- A pump-action shotgun that is similar to the model used by the Efreet, it can also be loaded automatically by an electric mechanism.
- Large Heavy Machine Gun
- A long-barreled, shell-firing heavy machine gun which was developed for Kämpfer Prototype. It features foldable bipod and reloadable drum magazine.
History[]
A Kämpfer Prototype was operated by a gang of space pirates and was piloted by Akira and later, Asuna Elmarit. By U.C. 0086, the unit's parts are difficult to locate, making maintenance of the unit extremely difficult.
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