| 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 |
| MS-06J Zaku II Camoflauge Version |
| MSiA Features MS-06J Zaku II Camoflauge Version 120mm machinegun bazooka 175mm magella top cannon heat hawk |
| Released: 2001 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Avg. Price: $5.76 Version: 1.0 |
| REVIEW Released as part of the "Real Type" wave of figures, the camoflauged MS-06J Zaku II is based on Kunio Okawara's illustrations, but is otherwise identical to the MS-06S Zaku II Command Type (Char Aznable Custom) figure. Even though the Zaku II figure is a vast improvement over the original Gundam, it still suffers from limited range of motion, mostly due to its own armor design. The skirt armor restricts the movement of the legs, the lower leg armor restricts the movement of the feet, and the arms can only swing so far from side to side due to their being so close to the body. There are several versions of this figure available, numbered "01" through "09" on the right shoulder armor. The result is a decent action figure, but not one well suited for poseability. |
| 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. Appearances: MSV (Mobile Suit Variations) Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara |
| Overview Articulation: 2 Detailing: 2 Accessories: 3 SCORE: 2 |
| 1 = POOR 2 = DECENT 3 = GOOD 4 = EXCELLENT 5 = OUTSTANDING |
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