MS-06J Zaku II (Arth Custom)
Model number: MS-06J
Code name: Zaku II Ground Combat Type
Unit type: mass production ground combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zeonic Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.5 meters
Weight: empty 56.2 metric tons; max gross 70.3 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 976 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 45400 kg total
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.65 G; maximum ground running speed 85 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3600 meters
Fixed armaments: none
Optional fixed armaments: 2 x 3-tube missile pod, mounted on legs
Optional hand armaments: 120 mm machinegun, drum-fed, 100 rounds per drum, spare drums can be stored on waist armor racks; 280 mm Zaku bazooka, 4 round magazine, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; 175 mm Magella Attack cannon; heat hawk, battery powered, can be stored on waist armor rack
During the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon's most heavily mass-produced mobile suit was the MS-06F Zaku II. However, many variants of the F-type Zaku were also introduced during the war, and the MS-06J Zaku II was almost completely identical to it. The J-type was built exclusively for ground combat, removing the vernier thrusters required on space-use F-type models. The J-type also carried a slightly more powerful powerplant (possibly to assist in its mobility under the full-gravity conditions of Earth) and was waterproofed for limited underwater operations. Despite these minor differences, the J-type Zaku is 99% visually identical to the standard F-type. The J-type also uses all of the same standard armaments as its spaceborne counterpart, although some have rarely been known to hand-carry the 175 mm cannon pulled from a Magella Attack tank. J-type Zakus were notably employed in the Southeast Asia campaign and in Australia. 
Arth's Zaku II was heavily damaged at the Federal Forces' counter offensive at Odessa, and of the three MS in Topp's unit shows the worse wear.  The right shoulder armor is completely gone, with the internal mechanism bare and unprotected.  The left knee armor has been removed, most likely due to severe damage and lack of spares.  Also notable about his MS is the use of a captured and repainted RGM-79 GM shield.  This however did little to protect him from the anti-tank missile launched by guerrillas into his open cockpit, killing him instantly and turning his Zaku into several tons of useless scrap.

Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Original mechanical designer: Kimitoshi Yamane
Custom Figure: MS-06J Zaku II (Arth Custom)
Original Figure: MS-06F Zaku II
Other Parts Used: shield (RGM-79 GM)
Reference Artwork: Kimitoshi Yamane
Paint Colors:
Special Features: none
Time To Create: 2 days
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