GAT-01A1 105 Dagger
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This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.
The GAT-01A1 105 Dagger was the Earth Alliance's original mass-production mobile suit design, and was based heavily on the GAT-X105 Strike. It saw limited service in the Bloody Valentine War, as the Earth Alliance opted to mass-produce the cheaper, stripped-down version - the GAT-01 Strike Dagger - so as to be able to field more mobile suits faster.
Based heavily on the GAT-X105 Strike, the GAT-01A1 '05 Dagger' was to be the Earth Alliance's first mass-production mobile suit. Although the energy-intensive Phase Shift Armor was not included to lower power consumption and increase endurance, the 105 Dagger sported the same laminated armor as the Archangel-class assault ships, providing some resistance to beam rifle fire. In addition it was fitted with EMP shielding, advanced sensors, and a Striker pack hardpoint - apart from the lack of Phase Shift, the 105 Dagger would not have been dissimilar in performance to the GAT-X105 Strike. The standard armaments were a pair of head-mounted CIWS, a pair of beam sabres, a beam rifle, a shield, and a pair of foot-mounted anti-infantry machine guns. Optionally, the beam rifle could be replaced by a 52mm machine gun.
The GAT-01 Strike Dagger was built as an early prototype, and lacked the EMP shielding, laminated armor, Striker pack hardpoint and advanced sensors of the 01A1 design. The GAT-01 was only intended for testing and was never meant for mass-production or combat, but the Earth Alliance needed to field large numbers of mobile suits quickly, so the cheaper GAT-01 was put into mass-production and would be the Earth Alliance's mainstay unit until the end of the Bloody Valentine War.
Despite this, a small number of GAT-01A1 units would be produced before the war's end. With the 'Strike Dagger' name taken, the GAT-01A1 was dubbed the '105 Dagger' to differentiate it from the GAT-01 while still retaining the link to its ancestor, the GAT-X-105 Strike (105 being the Strike's model number). A notable 105 Dagger unit was piloted by ace pilot Morgan Chevalier, equipped with the AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker pack.
Though after the war's end the GAT-01A1 became the Earth Alliance's mainstay mobile suit, by the time of the Second Bloody Valentine War in C.E. 73, the 105 Dagger had been phased out in favour of the newer GAT-02L2 Dagger L. Despite this, Phantom Pain adopted the 105 Dagger with the AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker as its primary mobile suit, re-designated the GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger. The Slaughter Dagger sports a black colour scheme for both mobile suit and striker pack, but it is unclear if this Dagger variant has any refinements over the original.Several of these units were deployed with the GAT-X105E Strike Noir in C.E. 73, following the Break The World incident.
In addition, several 105 Dagger units equipped with Launcher and Jet Strikers participated in the defense of Heaven's Base in C.E. 74.
Morgan's Gunbarrel Dagger, along with a squad of seven other 105 Daggers (outfitted with Aile, Sword and Launcher Striker packs), took part in the Second Battle of Jachin Due. His unit survived engagements with a ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type squad led by Mikhail "Doctor" Coast, the CAT1-X1/3 Hyperion Unit 1 piloted by Canard Pars and the YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type, piloted by Heine Westenfluss. After the war's end, Morgan piloted his Gunbarrel Dagger against rogue Alliance ace and South American revolutionary Edward "Ed the Ripper" Harrelson. While Morgan defeated Ed by forcing his GAT-333 Raider Full Spec too deep into Earth's gravity well, he declined to take a killing shot and instead gave the "Hero of South America" the opportunity to prove himself by surviving the seemingly impossible situation.
An upgrade or variation on the 105 Dagger, the 'GAT-01AR2 Slaughter Dagger' is a mobile suit used exclusively by Phantom Pain. Colored dark grey, similrly to the Dark Dagger L, it is equipped with the Aile Striker originally developed for the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam. Four Slaughter Daggers were sent with Sven Cal Bayan's GAT-X105E Strike Noir to destroy a Coordinator refugee and terrorist training camp, which they accomplished using the 12.5mm CIWS in their feet. A squad of five Slaughter Daggers, piloted by Orb pilots, were later assigned under Sven's command. They are each equipped with a different Striker Pack: Aile, Sword, Launcher, Lightning, and IWSP.
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[edit] GAT-01A1 Dagger ("105 Dagger")
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 57.05 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, M703 57 mm beam rifle x1, ES01 beam saber x2, GAU-8M2 52 mm machine gun x1, shield x1
Optional equipment: AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker, AQM/E-X02 Sword Striker, AQM/E-X03 Launcher Striker, AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker, AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Striker
Pilot: Morgan Chevalier
[edit] GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X01 Aile Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 77.35 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, M703 57 mm beam rifle x1, ES01 beam saber x4, GAU-8M2 52 mm machine gun x1, shield x1
[edit] GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 66.35 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, ES01 beam saber x2, "Schwert Gewehr" 15.78 m anti-ship beam sword x1, "Panzer Eisen" rocket anchor x1, "Midas Messer" beam boomerang x1
[edit] GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 75.14 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, ES01 beam saber x2, "Agni" hyper impulse beam cannon x1, 120 mm anti-ship vulcan gun x1, 350 mm gun launcher x2
[edit] GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 68.92 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, ES01 beam saber x2, M58E4 Gatling gun x1, wire-guided gunbarrel pod (GAU-758S beam gun x1, M70AMSAT missile x2) x4, M703 57 mm beam rifle x1, GAU-8M2 52 mm machine gun pod x1, shield x1
Pilot: Morgan Chevalier
[edit] GAT-01A1+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 69.55 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, ES01 beam saber x2, multipurpose hardpoint ("Drache" air-to-surface missiles, Mk1323 unguided rocket pods, Mk438 triple "Würger" air-to-air missile pods) x4, M703K high-energy beam carbine x1, shield x1
[edit] GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Phantom Pain
Unit type: mass production all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
First Deployment: unknown
Head Height: 18.00 meters
Weight: 77.35 metric tons
Special equipment: laminated armor (improved type of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30), hardpoint for Striker Packs, AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker Pack
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5 mm anti-infantry machine gun x2, ES01 beam saber x4, MX703G beam rifle x1, shield x1
Pilot(s): Vanfeldt Ria Lindsay; Hoskin Gira Sakato; Sars Sehm Elia; Waid Rabby Nadaga; Gard Dell Hokuha
[edit] Sources
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/seed-msv/gat-01a1.htm http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/index.htm
