File 02
SDDGN-006
Berial-Class
Ship Type: Absolute Destruction/Fire Support/Flagship
Manufacturer: Azrael Industries
Operator: OMNI Enforcer
Length: 1500 Meters
Width: 300 Meters
Weight/Displacement: 500,000 Metric Tons
Power Source: Large Super-Critical Water-Cooled Nuclear Fission Reactor
Propulsion: 12 Extremely Large Plasma Thrusters
Sensors: Phased-Array Radar
Armor: Titanium/Iron Alloy
Main Armament: 1000-meter HALC
Secondary Armaments: 25 x beam turrets
75 x railgun turrets
250 x missile launchers
4 x torpedo launchers
Tertiary armaments: 150 x CIWS guns
75 x Pulsed Laser Turrets
Minimum/Maximum Crew: 100,000/600,000
Maximum Mobile Armor Capacity: 350
Bio: The Berial-Class Warship is known by a much more common designation: The Mobile Fortress. This sobriquet came about as a result of the Berial's massive size, as well as its enormous arsenal. At a kilometer and a half of length, The Berials matched the length of some of the smaller orbital defense stations in low earth orbit. At over an estimated 500,000 metric tons, it could deal sizable damage as a kinetic damage weapon. In order to move its massive bulk, a Berial requires twelve enormous and high-power plasma thrusters, a single one of which could propel an entire Iowa-class battleship into low earth orbit.
In order to meet the enormous energy requirements imposed by its weaponry and motive systems, the Berial uses a fourth-generation nuclear fission reactor, the Super-Critical Water-Cooled Reactor. This reactor operates at extremely high pressures, using water to cool it. The result is low-cost electrical energy, and enough radiation to turn an average human into a mutated corpse several times over.
The Berial's armor consists of a heavy Titanium/Iron alloy, the weight of which is compounded by its extreme density, artificially compressed by gravitational compression devices in the liquid state.
The main weapon of a Berial is a kilometer long HALC, capable of firing projectiles five meters in diameter and up to 200 kilograms in mass at speeds of 200 km/s at the most. The secondary weapons consist of a mixed one hundred beam cannons and railguns, along with five groups of twenty-five missile launchers, all spread out to assure maximum coverage over a combat zone. Also, there are four torpedo launchers for ship and space station combat. For anti-missile and lesser mobile suit/armor defense, a Berial also has one hundred fifty CIWS guns and seventy-five Pulsed Laser Turrets, again, evenly spaced out on the ship's hull.
As an extremely expensive and time-intensive ship, the Berial-Class only ever consisted of perhaps twenty ships, starting with the Berial, and ending with the Orias. Most of them were destroyed in numerous battles taking place between Lagrange 5 and Lunar orbit, although at least one, the Moloch, was destroyed near Lagrange 5 in the Battle of Junius Seven when its captain intentionally crashed the ship into the colony and overloaded its reactor. Five were destroyed in the Lunar Battles, the Paimon rather spectacularly. Rumors persist that two remain, hidden by the Earth Alliance in the Debris Belt amongst the shattered hulks of others.
TMA-001(A)
Megaloden
Unit Type: Aquatic/Desert High-Mobility Assault Mobile Armor
Manufacturer: Azrael Industries
Operator: OMNI Enforcer
Length: 10 Meters
Weight/Displacement: 56 Metric Tons
Power Source: Compact Rechargeable battery
Propulsion: Scale System
Hydroramjets
Operating System: Desert Impulse Concentrated Kilobyte/Aquatic Synchronized System
Special Systems: N/A
Equipment and Design Features: Sonar
High-Sensitivity Audio Detection
Two-seater
Standard Armaments: 2 x Multipurpose Missile/Torpedo Launchers
1 x Dorsal Railgun
2 x Beam Saws
Optional Fixed Armaments:1 x Ventral High-Pressure Water Jet Cutter
1 x Ventral Hypersonic Cannon
Bio: The Megaloden is the only terrestrial mobile armor currently in existence, made as a counter to ZAFT's SIMCA aquatic mobile suit. It proved effective, with OMNI changing the oceans from ZAFT territory, into conflicted zones.
By combining scale system technology stolen from ZAFT with high-speed Hydroramjets, OMNI's engineers were able to create an extremely fast motive system.
The Megaloden itself is shaped like a wedge, in order to reduce water resistance, while also giving it an effective ram in the form of its sharp tip.
The Megaloden's main weaponry consists of two missile/torpedo launchers on its dorsal surface, and several different ventrally mounted weapons. The one in most common usage is the Hypersonic Cannon, which creates sonic vibrations at extremely high frequencies, effectively disintegrating matter by affecting molecular bonds. The other weapon is a conventional water jet cutter, which can fire hundreds of gallons of water per second in pressure high enough to slice through armored hulls.
Secondary weapons are the single railgun on a swivel-turret mount between the two launchers, and beam saws on either side.
In late December of C.E. 70, it was discovered that by increasing the number and density of the scales on the scale systems, the Megaloden could be made to travel underground. However, this was only viable in geological regions with extremely loose soil. Thus, the TMA-001A Desert-type Megaloden was made.
This version was equipped with the new scale system, removing the hydroramjets as the new system in the denser sand could move just as fast. A new railgun was made on a collapsible mount for storage when the armor is undersand.
Both aquatic and desert versions of the Megaloden are able to reach sufficient speeds to 'jump' out of their respective mediums. One particularly memorable incident was when a member of the 'Sonic Jaws' squadron reached sufficient altitude to slice an IAAMS in half with his modified beam saws.
XGAT-304A
Beta Bastion
Pilot: Athrun Zala
Unit Type: Prototype Electronic Warfare Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete Armories
Operator: ZAFT (Le Creuset Team)
Height: 18.7 Meters
Weight: 72.86 Metric Tons
Armor Materials: Electroactive Titanium/Carbon Alloy
Power Source: Compact Rechargeable High-Energy Capacitor
Propulsion: Multiple Plasma Thrusters
Operating System: General Unilateral Neuro-link Auto-Maneuver System
Special Systems: AMBAC
Uplink
Panic
Equipment and Design Features: Multiple Radar Antennas
Phase Shift Armor
Armaments: 2 x "Igellstellung" 35mm CIWS
1 x 57mm Beam Rifle
1 x "Tonbogiri" Beam Naginata,
Bio: The alternate form of the Bastion (of course), Beta Bastion is an extremely advanced electronic warfare unit, more so than its standard form. In this form, the Bastion's flanges fold out and extend into radio antennas, the V-fin as well, and the shield automatically stores itself on the back. The antennae allow the B-Bastion to direct more of its radar power more effectively, as well as extending its sensor range.
The Beta Bastion has a somewhat more limited arsenal than its standard form, as the Multi-Phase Beam Cannon in the shield is disabled for power conservation, and the beam claws in the wrist flanges are incapable of being used. It does, however, still have access to the beam rifle and the beam naginata.
Also, the Beta Bastion is able to hack into operating systems, and having done so, can insert several different viruses. This 'panic' software generally causes catastrophic failures, including (but not limited to) misinterpretation of control input by the operating system, failure of AMBAC, loss of thrusters, weapons misfire, camera interference, loss of polymer control, interdiction of communications system, and catastrophic overload of battery.
Another aspect of the Beta Bastion is its enhanced uplink system, allowing it to include enemy data in its communications with allied units.
A side effect of all these high-power systems is the increased drain on the Bastion's power reserves. Even with some of its more energy intensive weapons disabled, the Beta Bastion's capacitor just isn't capable of storing the massive energy required to power the Phase Shift Armor, conventional sensors, thrusters, and whatnot while providing power to the new systems at the same time.
XGAT-133
Enmity
Pilot: Yzak Joule
Unit Type: Prototype Frontline Combat Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete Armories
Operator: ZAFT (Le Creuset Team)
Height: 18.2 Meters
Weight: 70.96 Metric Tons
Armor Materials: Electroactive Titanium/Carbon Alloy
Power Source: Compact Rechargeable High-Energy Capacitor
Propulsion: Multiple Plasma Verniers
Operating System: General Unilateral Neuro-link Dynamic Auto-Maneuver System
Special Systems: AMBAC
Equipment and Design Features: Phase Shift Armor
1 x Anti-Beam Shield
Improved Reflexive Systems
Adaptive weapon ports
Armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung" 35mm CIWS
1 x Missile Launcher
2 x Beam Sabers
1 x 57mm Beam Rifle/240mm Linear Grenade Launcher
1 x "Fafnir" Beam Sword
1 x "Beowulf" 45mm Dual-Barrel Linear Repeater Gun
1 x "Grendel" 50mm Linear Shotgun
2 x Anti-Missile Laser.
Bio: The direct assault and general close-combat model of the G Project units, Enmity is the 'direct descendant' of the original XGAT-001 design (which was never developed), upgraded and fit with better and more stable equipment. As a frontline mobile suit, the Enmity has theoretically better reflexive control systems, and more efficient verniers than the other G units, giving it more stability and operational longevity.
Its appearance is standard among the majority of the XGAT concepts, a gladiator-style body with a samurai-esque head, although it appears somewhat bulky. Due to the more intensive power consumption of its phase armor, its coloring is mainly blue with white or green highlights. However, the Enmity is more vulnerable to plasma based weaponry such as beam rifles and the like, and is somewhat more detectable by traditional sensors such as radar. Seeing as the Enmity is a frontline mobile suit, and ZAFT had yet to incorporate beam weaponry into its mobile suit armaments, these drawbacks were belittled in the design process.
The Enmity's weapons befit its role, with the "standard" 57mm beam rifle employed by the majority of the XGAT line as well as the CIWS and Beam Sabers. Attached to the underside of the Beam Rifle is a Linear Grenade Launcher, which uses a cylindrical loading mechanism to both increase the number of shots and decrease reload time. On the shoulders, the Enmity has Anti-Missile lasers as pioneered by the Augury, mainly for defense of other, more fragile allies. Among its more specialized armaments is the "Fafnir" Beam Sword, a larger, more potent Beam Saber that uses enough energy and compressed plasma for ten beam sabers. On the back, the Gundam also sports a missile launcher with multiple warhead missiles, for anti-aircraft, anti-armor and anti-ship purposes. For operations against conventional mobile suits, it sports a powerful hand-held "Beowulf" Tri-Barrel Linear Repeater Gun, a smaller version of the Ferox's "Shredder", and a "Grendel" Linear Shotgun built into the shield that fires numerous 1mm high-temperature flechettes made of cheap high-temperature conductive materials.
A rather special feature of the Enmity is its ability to scavenge weapons from enemy mobile suits in the case of weapons damage, using nano-adapters in its weapon connection ports to allow connection between its systems and that of the scavenged weapon.
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Original Mechanical Designer: Velshard
XGAT-217
Noctoraptor (Nocto=night, so, Night Raptor)
Pilot: Nicol Amalfi
Unit Type: Prototype Stealth Support Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete Armories
Operators: ZAFT (Le Creuset Team)
Height: 18.4 meters
Weight: 76.2 metric tons
Armor Materials: Electroactive Stealth Composite
Power Source: Compact Rechargeable High-Energy Capacitor
Propulsion: Multiple Plasma Verniers
Operating System: General Unilateral Neuro-link Dynamic Auto-Maneuver System
Special Systems: SAMBAC (Special Active Mass Balance Auto-Control)
Equipment and Design Features: Specialized Phase Shift Armor, Mirage Colloid active stealth and optical camouflage system; 4 Back and 2 Hip Binders
Armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung" 75mm fire-linked CIWS
8 Extremity Rocket Anchors
2 x "Arcgladius" (curved sword) hidden, beam saber equipped sub arms built into hip binders
2 x 34mm High-Energy Multi-mode Shield Carbine, stored on hip binders
2 x Beam Sabers, stored one each in upper back binders
2 x "Trikeros" offensive/defensive system
Right arm Trikeros features: 1 x Rocket Anchor
1 x "Ballistra" (crossbow) linear sniper rifle
1 x "Aculeus" (stinger) heat-blade pile driver;
Left arm Trikeros features: 1 x Rocket Anchor
1 x 57mm High-Energy Beam Rifle
2 Multi-Launchers
Bio: The first of the X200 Specialized Frame series, the Noctoraptor was meant to excel in its role as a true stealth MS to the point of being an iconic case of over-engineering. There are virtually no curved surfaces or round edges on the suit whatsoever, only flat planes and sharp geometric edges to minimize the energy return on all active sensor systems. Unlike the other XGAT units, the Noctoraptor's PS armor is also significantly different in that its composition consists of not only the electromagnetically reactive alloy that gives it its incredible hardness but also various nonferrous materials that absorb the energy from active sensor systems. Though this significantly increases the Noctoraptor's stealth ability there is an unfortunate drawback to this in that the 217's PS armor is more susceptible to damage from kinetic weapons, gun launchers, and most especially rail guns, which have the highest kinetic potential. On the upside an unexpected bonus of having the nonferrous materials in the armor is an increased effectiveness against accelerated beam weapons, theoretically the armor can functionally block 1 direct hit to a section of its PS armor from the average high energy beam rifle. Also due to the change in the PS armor's composition the Noctoraptor appears to be all black even with its PS armor deactivated, when the PS armor is activated the Gundam's armor becomes so dark that it appears as though it's sucking in the surrounding light. The Noctoraptor's face looks like the other G Unit's, except with violet colored optics. The visor above the face creates a wedge between the main camera and the forehead which is where the communications fin is placed.
Another unique feature of the 217 is its SAMBAC (Special Active Mass Balance Auto-Control) system which allows it to maneuver more efficiently in zero gravity than the other G Units. Conventional MS employ vernier thrusters to change their direction, but using verniers to turn and perform evasive maneuvers in combat consumes a lot of energy the thermal signature also increases the risk of the Noctoraptor being exposed. When one part of a mobile suit is moved, it produces a counter-movement in the opposite direction, as per Newton's Third Law of Motion. For example, when a mobile suit swings its arm to the right, its body turns to the left in response. The AMBAC system uses this effect to adjust the 217's direction without expending excess energy. Thus, in zero gravity the mobile suit's arms and legs are not dead weight, but a vital component of its maneuvering system, giving it "special" agility. With the inclusion of its 2 hip and 4 back binders, the Noctoraptor is given more maneuverability over the more standard G Units. Additionally the inclusion of rocket anchors in the 217's Trikeros weapons and on its body and back binders give the Noctoraptor another propulsion method especially when working in debris fields or near large structures in zero gravity, though rocket anchors may also be used as make shift missile weapons as well despite the lack of an actual warhead.
The left and right arms both carry a Trikeros that can be equipped with a number of different weapons. The shields only permanent feature is the rocket anchor. Also, the internal structure of the shield is covered by a thin shell so what weapons are equipped to the shields aren't obvious. The Noctoraptor can also disengage and merge its two Trikeros together to form one large shield, not so much for defensive purposes but as to give it cover so it can activate it's Mirage Colloid and flank an enemy that is focused on firing on the combined Trikeros that's either floating in space or buried with its tip in the ground.
The Ballistra linear sniper rifle is meant to give the 217 great anti-hard target capabilities, and uses highly conductive rails made of high-temperature superconductors to accelerate 160mm x 640mm Tungsten Carbide darts with depleted Uranium cores at speeds of approximately 1.6 kilometers per second in vacuum. The sheer kinetic energy imparted on impact would be enough to create a small crater in the ground, and while Phase Shift Armor is able to physically stop the round, the impact would still kill the pilot.
The binders are basically tapered pods, designed for the Noctoraptor's SAMBAC system, although they are also equipped with several functions. The 217's Hip binders mount a number of smaller plasma verniers in the binders' tapered tips. Built into the binders is a holster for storing the two 34mm high-energy Multi-mode Shield Carbines which are essentially smaller more compact versions of the 57mm Beam Rifle. Along with the two carbines is a set of beam saber equipped sub-arms for surprise attacks against targets that get too close to the Noctoraptor for the pilot's comfort. The upper back binders are in the same position as the Blitz's pair of back thrusters and can be folded flat against the Noctoraptor's back; these binders contain a beam saber apiece at the juncture where the binders meet the shoulders. The lower back binders are very similar in appearance to the upper ones except shorter and are mounted around the MS's mid back, both the upper and lower back binders contain a number of small plasma verniers in their tips along with their equipped rocket anchors firing aperture. Mounted along the 217's spine in between its binders and lower calves is all of its primary thrusters for high-speed propulsion they are noticeably over-sized to give the Noctoraptor great speed when it needs to run from an enemy.
Original Mechanical Designer: Velshard
XGAT-109
Ferox (Latin for spirited, courageous, WARLIKE, wild, ARROGANT)
Pilot: Dearka Elsman
Unit Type: Prototype Mid-Long Range Heavy Fire Support Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: Morgenroete Armories
Operators: ZAFT (Le Creuset Team)
Height: 18.4 meters
Weight: 100.2 metric tons
Armor materials: Electroactive Titanium/Carbon alloy
Power Source: Compact Rechargeable High-Energy Capacitor
Propulsion: Multiple Plasma Verniers
Operating System: General Unilateral Neuro-link Dynamic Auto-Maneuver System
Special Systems: AATAC (Advanced Autonomous Target Acquisition & Coordination) System
Alpha Strike mass attack system
AMBAC
Equipment and Design Features: Phase Shift Armor
2 x "Tetraman" weapon support sub-arms
4 x Weapons storage hardpoint
"Polyphemus" Advanced Multi Target Telephoto Camera
1 x STP (Scouting & Targeting Periscope)
mounted in head,
Armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS
2 x Beam sabers
1 x "Equalizer" 350mm multi-purpose launcher
1 x "Painkiller" 94mm high-energy VSBR (Variable Speed Beam Rifle)
1 x "Goshawk" 6-tube 1-shot 340mm high-accuracy medium warhead mid-long range missile unit
2 x "Hornet" 220mm 18-tube 1-shot small-missile unit
2 x anti-beam coated expanding shoulder shields
2 x "Smog" anti-beam gas discharger
2 x "Blooker" armed shield, contains 3-tube 5 shot 125mm rapid fire hyper-velocity rocket launcher
1 x "Shredder" GAU-390S 3-barrel 90mm linear repeater gun
1 x "Big Earl" FAC-22K 310mm dual mode hyper bazooka
Bio: After the Buster concept was tabled due to its lack of multi-role armaments to properly facilitate its purpose as a Fire-support test bed, it was decided that the unit's design would be left solely in the hands of the engineers working on the G-project. The end result was a heavy fire-support mobile suit that could also fulfill the role of an advanced scout or over watch unit.
Cosmetically the Ferox is vastly different from other units in the G-series due in part to the fact that it required additional support capabilities because of its significantly increased weight. The legs and torso of its X100 series frame were actually left unmodified for the most part, instead the G-project engineers created an exoskeleton to add additional structural support and power to the legs and upper torso without going to the trouble of massively re-engineering the design or switching to the use of an X200 series frame. As a result the Ferox has a somewhat Herculean appearance in contrast to its more modestly built brethren, additionally, to help in its role as a fire-support unit, the Ferox incorporates a much more advanced communications and sensor suite in its head making it noticeably larger as well.
Instead of placing the same exoskeleton on the arms, which could possibly hinder the Ferox's response time, it was decided to instead install sub arms on the hips based off the original Buster concept as a simple fix for the Ferox's ability to effectively dual wield Shredder and Big Earl. Also if the Ferox releases its main armaments to either deploy its beam sabers or to more easily use its forearm shields, the sub-arms will automatically store Shredder and Big Earl on their hip armor hard points.
As an unofficial design standard it was decided that the Ferox's best defense is an incredible offense, which it unquestioningly has, with only one accelerated beam weapon (aside from its standard 2 forearm carried beam sabers) the Ferox can bring an exceptional amount of all-range fire power to bare for an extended period of time. This is also facilitated thanks to a specialized targeting camera system known as Polyphemus, named after the Cyclops in Homer's the Odyssey, it is mounted in the Ferox's upper torso, the Polyphemus appears to be a large orange eye at first glance, the same color as the Ferox's optics, though it is normally covered by a plate of PS armor to protect it from being damaged. This camera system has the ability to actively monitor and target multiple enemies at once, further strengthening the Ferox's fire support capabilities.
Defensively the Ferox was also thankfully not neglected, incorporated into its broad chest are a pair of independently targeting Igellstellung more akin to those found on a warship but much smaller in a single barrel configuration, these give it great effectiveness against enemy missiles helping take a significant load off its PS armor. Additionally the Ferox is equipped with two sets of shields, the small composite armed shields on its forearms are quite effective for defense but it's the set of small expanding shoulder shields that provide its best defense against beam weapons. By turning sideways on either its left or right side the Ferox significantly reduces its profile while protecting its core body from being damaged, the shields best features however are the pair of "Smog" anti-beam gas dischargers mounted in each shoulder. Though only truly at their most effective in zero-g, when activated they discharge an anti-beam gas cloud and provide the Ferox with an incredibly effective defense against both Battleship beam fire and mobile suit beam armaments. Due to the Smog units limited storage capacity they have to be used selectively during a battle, possibly the best application for them though is creating a cloud of anti-beam gas to cover it and it's fellows escape when retreating from a battlefield reducing the risk of taking enemy beam fire from behind. If necessary it can also discard both of it's hip mounted weapons and their ammo containers to further speed up its escape.
Systems-wise, the Ferox possesses two weapons systems specifically designed for its attack style. The Advanced Autonomous Target Acquisition & Coordination uses the Ferox's targeting sensors as well as targeting data provided by allies to aim and/or lock on its weapons to individual targets, mix-and-matching weapons to targets within the weapon's preferable damage range. The Alpha Strike System does the opposite, using similar methods to focus weapons on optimal parts of a single target, usually a battleship or base structure, although the same system could conceivably be used on a mobile suit. However, the possibility of any mobile suit surviving the manually-aimed fire of the Ferox was dismissed as ludicrous by the Gundam's designers, and as such the Alpha Strike system was never provided with suitable targeting algorithms for such a (relatively) small target.
Designer's Note: The Ferox looks like the RX-78-6 Gundam Mudrock mixed with the GAT-X103AP Verde Buster minus the Mudrock's leg thrusters but perhaps a tad more bulky with the obvious weapons added, the head is like the Mudrock's but as I mentioned before it is slightly enlarged on top for its additional sensor suite and periscope it also has the Buster's very long v fins but colored gold like normal with the rest of the head colored dark gray overall.
It's shoulders are like the Mudrock's but colored a dark rust red and with missile launchers on top of them and their missile coverings colored dark yellow, the shoulder shields are like a cross between the G-units standard shields from cannon and the Impulse's shield appearance wise but are wider and shorter.
Its arms are dark gray with its forearm shields being dark rust red with dark yellow details and outlined with Dark gray, the shields look like miniaturized versions of the original G-units shields from the strike and duel.
The torso looks more like the buster's angular design with its CIWS on either side of its chest with that central chest plate covering the Polyphemus, the plate slides down to uncover the camera, the torso is primarily that same dark rust red but with yellow for the busters orange red parts and Dark gray for the tan parts.
The legs and skirt armor look like the Mudrock's but are primarily dark gray with the feet being dark rust red.
It's overall color scheme is dark gray where the buster is tan and the Mudrock is white, Dark rust red where the two are blue and green and dark yellow on the missile coverings and other bits of armor and once again it's optics are orange.
Also the Ferox's Bazooka looks like the Strike Gundams, which we only see it use once out at sea, but with only one magazine coming out of the top of it instead of four. Smart rounds home in on a target but they need time to lock on otherwise they'll simply fire in dumb mode like a rocket and hit whatever their pointed at.
And the Painkiller and Equalizer now look exactly like the Verde Buster's 94mm high-energy rifle and 350mm Launcher except on opposite sides with the Goshawk 6-round missile launcher between them covered by a dark yellow missile cover.
Original Mechanical Designer: Velshard (Again)
YMF-60X-1 (prototYpe Maneuver Fighter)
SCAU-XU (eXperimental sUbjugation) Carcharius
Pilot: Rau Le Creuset
Unit Type: Experimental High-Performance Command Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: Maius Military Industries
Operators: ZAFT (Le Creuset team)
Height: 19.2 meters
Weight: 63.7 metric tons
Armor materials: Laminated Carbon Fiber and Kevlar, interwoven with Titanium Strands/Electroactive Alloy
Power Source: 2 x Ultra Compact Rechargeable Energy Battery
Propulsion: Multiple Plasma Verniers based off OMNI designs
Operating System: Composite Rapid-Action Program
Special Systems: AMBAC
Networked Assault System
Prototype DRAGOON Control Network
Equipment and Design Features: PS armor, torso only
4 x Modular Nanotech Weapons/Equipment hard point, 2 on each hip, 1 on left forearm, 1 on dorsal skirt armor
2 x specialized weapon hard point, 1 on each back thruster
2 x enhanced shock absorbers, integrated into legs.
Fixed Armaments: 1 x "Gemond" 30mm High-Density Ion Beam Cannon
2 x multi-launchers, 2 x miniaturized pulse laser CIWS
1 x "Horcrus" anti-PS electromagnetic grapple anchor
1 x "Magra" Twin Beam Naginata (looks exactly like the Gelgoog's from Original Gundam)
Optional Fixed Armaments: 2 x MCX1 15-tube Multipurpose missile launcher
2 x MCX2 ProtoDRAGOON
1 x high-output 47mm beam gun M9090 "Ratus" composite armed shield, features 1 x 80mm machine-cannon, 1 x 190mm grenade launcher
1 x fixed slide-out heat blade; MX600 assault Shield
1 x 200mm Multi-purpose Gunlauncher
1 x high-output long-blade beam saber, mounted in shield tip (shield looks like the Dreadnought Gundam's except with the beam saber emitter turned 90 degrees on its side and the gun launcher beneath it)
Optional Hand Armaments: MMI-XLM2 "Furia" 130mm experimental linear assault rifle incorporating a heat blade that runs the full length of the weapon from just beyond the tip of the muzzle to the hand guard (based off the M9A1)
MMX-TL80 54mm high-energy beam rifle (design is a smaller more compact version of the Providence Gundam's beam rifle)
Bio: After stealing four prototype Gundam mobile suits ZAFT reverse engineers them and begins incorporating the prototypes technology into their own MS. A number of incomplete SCAUs are re-designated YXMF-60X-# SCAU-XU and are converted into technology test beds for the new hybrid of stolen OMNI and experimental ZAFT equipment.
Each of these units is given its own secondary unique codename, the first is the Carcharius, named after the Great White Shark, is given to ZAFT Le Creuset team Commander Rau Le Creuset, its designation is YMF-60X-1, and was made almost exclusively with his fighting style in mind.
The Carcharius has also been referred to as the "False Gundam" due to it possessing a crooked V-fin on its forehead reminiscent of the G-series that incorporates significantly enhanced Electronic Countermeasure technology. Additionally the overall height of the machine and the size of the Carcharius' head were increased to incorporate an Ion beam cannon, giving the Carcharius what appears to be a toothed grinning mouth. Also the unit no longer incorporates a CIWS in its head and the armor covering the IBC's edges are made of interconnecting triangles to make it look vaguely like a shark's mouth.
The torso is virtually identical to a standard SCAU cosmetically but has undergone some drastic changes, unlike the previous SCAU units most of the Carcharius' armor is of the same lightweight type as that used on the AMF-201 IAAMS. But its upper torso is made solely from ZAFT's first attempt to manufacture PS-armor, the Torso armor is highly resilient to kinetic weapons but isn't as effective as what is used on the Gundams just yet. The 80mm machine-cannons present in the original SCAU have been replaced with a pair of Multi-launchers that can fire a variety of different rounds, from flares to smoke, to regular grenades. An experimental CIWS has also been placed in the Carcharius' mid torso, a pair of small pulse laser weapons that can shoot down most missile ordinance with incredible speed and accuracy; unfortunately these seem to suffer from an overheating problem.
The Carcharius' legs also for the most part look like the originals but no longer have the calf hard points due to a design change, the Carcharius' thighs have been shortened slightly while its calves have been lengthened much more and appear to have been covered with heavier armor. In reality the unit's calves now contain new more powerful plasma verniers based off of the stolen OMNI designs. They also incorporate massive shock absorbers that not only reduce impact shock from landing and running but also increase the units speed while running to an impressive 165 km/h (roughly 102 mp/h). Additionally the integral storage units in the hips have been replaced with their original hard points but still retain their new plasma verniers.
The shoulders have also been altered to be more streamlined with their exterior flanges lengthened to contain a larger movable Plasma vernier; the units left arm is virtually the same as the original except for its new lightweight armor. The right arm however has been changed quite a bit with a small integral anti-beam coated shield covering all of the forearm, elbow joint, and most of the manipulator. Incorporated into the shield is an Anti Phase Shift electromagnetic grapple anchor that can be fired at very high velocity, the anchor is shaped roughly like an arrowhead and like the Kiba's claws uses Phase Shift to create a super hard and super sharp point. This grapple anchor can be used in almost any way the pilot can imagine, from a weapon to a retrieval tool thanks to the electromagnet and pincers that swing forward from the sides of the projectile that allow it to retrieve distant objects or weapons without damaging them. The cable of the grapple anchor is made from the same monomolecular cable as that used in colony construction and is extremely strong easily capable of supporting three times the Carcharius' weight. Additionally this cable is covered in anti-beam coating to give it extra resiliency to beam weapons. Beneath the forearm is a holster for storing the Carcharius' Magra twin beam naginata, normally a small armature deploys to place the Magra in the Carcharius' hand before being activated. But if necessary the Magra can be activated while still attached to the arm but the pilot must take care not to damage his own suit while doing so.
The Carcharius' back thrusters have also been redesigned to be less bulky and give greater thrust enabling it to fly in earth's atmosphere for extended periods of time, though nowhere near as effective as the IAAMS, it still has a top flight speed of 480kmh (roughly 300mph). In space however the unit's speed, agility, and acceleration are almost too difficult for Rau himself to handle but thanks to this the Carcharius excels at hit and run attacks. The multi-purpose missile launchers that were once a standard design feature have been replaced with two hard points that can be equipped with a new 12-tube multi-purpose missile launcher for use on Earth. They can also be equipped with a pair of prototype DRAGOON units that are shaped roughly like a 4 meter long arrowhead with the beam gun in the center, though they are relegated solely to use in micro gravity.
Thanks to its prototype status the Carcharius has a few unique quirks, especially since it's the first of the SCAU-XUs, its energy system had to be redesigned to properly use beam weaponry. As such the unit has a rather high rate of energy consumption, thankfully due to its redesign and significant reduction in weight this allowed the unit to be equipped with a second energy battery that is protected by a plate of PS armor on the unit's back. Under optimal conditions the Carcharius operating time is now 35 percent better than its progenitor, but due to the energy drain Rau Le Creuset will sometimes forego the unit's new weapons in favor of carrying the original SCAU equipment. Though oftentimes he will carry both his new beam rifle and old Furia linear assault rifle at the same time, with one or both docked to his waist armor. However, due to its custom status, replacement parts are not easily available for unique components; thankfully the engineers addressed this by making the unit backwards compatible with the original SCAU's components.
Overall the units baseline stats are vastly superior to its progenitor all across the board and after being fielded the "False Gundam" would go on to make a terrible name for itself in the hands of Rau Le Creuset due to it's incredible battle prowess. It is not known what happened to the unit after Rau Le Creuset began using his new Gundam, some say the Carcharius was destroyed but no evidence exists to support this, suggesting that the unit may have ended up in the hands of a "private" organization. (Editor's Note: I left this here, because anyone with the brain of a bacterium knows that Rau's going to get a Gundam. Also, because Velshard seems to have a few surprises up his sleeve.)
Designer's Note: My inspiration for this unit was actually the Tallgeese series from Gundam Wing, the machines coloring consists of a matte gray primary and a pure white secondary similar to that of a Great White Shark, the unit's eyes are red and it's head fins are colored silver and resemble the Deathscythe's from Gundam Wing along with its new shoulder armor, which is also based off the Deathscythe. The right forearm shield looks like the small shield covering the Gundam Exia's sword rifle, except totally smooth without the gear system in the middle and an aperture at the front for the Horcrus rocket cable.