Here's a technical description of the mobile suit used by the main character in Resistance.

Mobile Suit Specifications: NZRC-001 Duke.

Unit Type: High Speed/Close Combat Mobile Suit.

Profile

Model Number: NZRC-001.

Namesake: Duke (rank of nobility).

Developed from: N/A.

Developed into: N/A.

First Seen: 2312 A.D.

Manufacturer: New Zealand Resistance Corps (NZRC).

Operator: New Zealand Resistance Corps, later Celestial Being.

Known Pilots: Artemis Knight.

General Characteristics

Head Height: 18.4 metres.

Max Weight: 58.0 tons.

Power-plant: GN Tau Drive (stolen and modified).

Accommodation: Pilot only, cockpit in chest.

Armour: E-Carbon.

Movement

Propulsion: Heavy Back Thruster x1, Medium Leg Thrusters x2, High-output Auxiliary Back Thrusters x2.

Armaments

Multi-purpose Weapon Gauntlet x2, containing

GN Beam Sword x1.

GN Beam Cannon x1.

GN Particle Beam Sword (two halves housed on either thigh) x1.

GN Vulcan x2.

Special Equipments and Features

Power Core Boost System (PCBS).

CAB (Communication Amplification Booster) Pike Launcher.

Optional Equipment

None.

GN Particle Beam Sword

The sword is comprised of two separate handle pieces which are stored in the armour on each thigh. The two halves join together to emit a blade similar to the one used by the GNX-704T/AC Ahead Sakigake. To allow the sword to penetrate GN Fields, the Duke is able to super-condense the particles which comprise the blade, which means that the sword can cut through a GN Field. However, the particle output rate required means that the super-condensation can only be performed for 30 seconds at a time.

High-output Auxiliary Back Thrusters

The auxiliary thrusters were designed to give the Duke a high speed dash capability for such tasks as infiltration. The thrusters are housed in the upper torso, on either side of the main thruster and extend when in use. Each is capable of twice the thrust of the main thruster, allowing the Duke to reach incredible speeds.

Multi-purpose Weapon Gauntlet

The gauntlets are mounted on both forearms and house the Duke's primary weapons. The GN Beam Swords are similar in power to a standard A-LAWS beam saber, and possess the same super-condensation ability as the GN Particle Beam Sword. The GN Beam Cannons are as powerful as the standard A-LAWS Beam Rifle, but possess a higher rate of fire. The cannons can also be charged for more powerful shots, as powerful as Cherudim's GN Sniper Rifle II.

GN Vulcan

Designed as a result of increasing reports from their ally Katharon regarding the A-LAWS use of military automatons to attack their enemies, the NZRC equipped the Duke with two GN Vulcan cannons. The Vulcans are housed in the shoulders and pop out when in use. Their high rate of fire makes them ideal for dealing with automatons and other small/'soft' targets, but their low power means they are largely ineffective against mobile suits.

Power Core Boost System (PCBS)

As its GN Tau Drive is incapable of Trans-Am, the Duke utilizes another system to boost performance; the Power Core Boost System. On either side of the cockpit, the Duke houses two so called 'Power Cores'. These are essentially GN Condensers, except they contain the equivalent of 5 hours worth of GN particles in a super condensed state. When the Duke uses the PCBS, one of the Power Core racks extends out of the chest, one of the cores lifts up and then back into its usual position, dumping all of its particles at once. While active, the 'Burst Mode' causes the Duke to glow a reddish-orange hue, as a result of the massive amount of GN particles present. In Burst Mode, the Duke's weapons increase in power two fold, while its speed is equivalent to any of the Gundams in Trans-Am. The only weakness is that the Burst Mode only remains active for approximately a minute per core, limiting its effectiveness. To compensate for this, the Duke carries four cores, two on each side. Another problem is that the cores are vulnerable for the brief period it takes to activate the PCBS, giving an enemy the opportunity to hit them. If the cores are hit, the explosion which resulted would be sufficient to annihilate the Duke completely.

CAB (Communication Amplification Booster) Pike Launcher

The CAB (Communication Amplification Booster) Pike Launcher is primarily used to boost communications strength and range, mainly when GN particles are present, as they jam radar and communications systems. The CAB Pike Launcher can also be used as a point-blank surprise weapon, by firing any remaining pikes into an enemy mobile suit.

Well, that takes care of what the Duke can do. Next chapter, the story begins.