MS-09F Dom Funf

Technical Data and General Information

Model Number: MS-09F Code name: Dom Funf Unit type: variable environment mobile suit Manufacturer: Zimmad Company Operator: Principality of Zeon First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 18.5 meters Weight: max gross weight 44.8 metric tons Construction: super-high tensile steel on monocoque frame Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1199 kW Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: scattering beam gun, mounted in torso; heat saber, battery powered, stored in recharge rack on back, hand carried in use Optional hand armaments: MMP-80 90 mm machinegun, clip-fed, 32 rounds per clip, spare clips can be stored on waist armor storage racks; 880 mm raketen bazooka, clip-fed, 5 rounds per clip, spare clips can be stored on waist armor storage racks; 90 mm assault rifle; 3-tube missile launcher

Technical and Historical Notes

The final Dom variant designed during the One Year War, the MS-09F Dom Funf was one of the most flexible designs produced by any of the three major mobile suit manufacturers. Based heavily on the Zimmad Company’s previous suit, the MS-09 Dom, the Dom Funf was built around a modular design. Designed before the Zeon military instituted their United Maintenance Plan, the Dom Funf’s design allowed for ease of repair and conversion for different environments. The two most striking differences between the two suits are the redesigned shoulders and legs. Given the Dom Funf’s construction, the unit could be easily refitted for different environments, saving both time and materials. With the introduction of the Dom Funf’s modular construction, the boundary between space and land types vanished. With just a few hours of work, a space-use Dom Funf could be re-equipped for ground combat, and many other environments including, but not limited to desert and tropical environments. The Dom Funf saw little production during the One Year War. A few units were produced at the Zeon space fortress A Baoa Qu during the final weeks of the One Year War, with one being stationed aboard the flagship of Admiral Aiguille Delaz, the Gwazine-class Gwaden. Given the state of the desperate fighting outside, and the pristine condition of the mobile suit in question, the unit was possibly the personal mobile suit of Admiral Delaz, though there is no evidence to corroborate this. The Funf was an excellent design, versatile and powerful, but was never produced in enough numbers or soon enough to make any difference in the outcome of the war.