MS-21C Dra-C

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The MS-21C Dra-C was a mobile suit from the anime OVA Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.

After the end of the One Year War many of the Zeon remnants that refused to let the war end in anything less than victory retreated from the Earth Sphere and went into hiding. While in exile these renegade fleets were slowly building up their forces, plotting to renew their conflict against the Earth Federation.

One of these rogue Zeon fleets was the Delaz Fleet, and to bolster their military strength they built new mobile suits using what scrap parts they had available. The result was the MS-21C Dra-C, a space-only fast-interception attack use mobile suit. The Dra-C was built out of parts from old Gattle fighter-bombers with the torso and arms borrowed from MS-06F2 Zaku II F2 Types. The Dra-C also lacked the legs a standard mobile suit featured, instead the Dra-C mounted two long slim propellant tanks in their place to extend the units range and operating duration.

Interestingly, the Dra-C was not equipped with an AMBAC system. Instead it relied on its primary thrusters and the verniers in the twin shoulder-mounted pods to control its attitude during space flight. The Dra-C was also lightly armed, with only a 40mm vulcan gun mounted in place of the right fore-arm and a beam saber attached to the bottom of the small shield over the left arm.

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[edit] MS-21C Dra-C

Manufacturer: Delaz Fleet
Operator: Delaz Fleet
Unit type: mass production space attack use mobile suit
Dimensions: overall height 29.8 meters
Weight: empty 23.9 metric tons; max gross 49.0 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 596 kW
Armament: 40mm vulcan gun, mounted on right arm; shield, mounts beam saber