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In the anime series Gundam Seed, the TMF/A-802 BuCUE is a quadrupedal mobile suit used by ZAFT and designed for ground combat. Particularly in rough terrain like deserts, its superior balance, running speed, and maneuverability give the BuCUE a distinct advantage over conventional bipedal mobile suits. In addition to running and leaping, BuCUEs can also crouch down and drive using tank treads mounted on their legs. Initially, BuCUEs were armed only with a turret on their back, which could mount either a 13-tube missile launcher or a pair of railguns. However, after the capture of four Earth Alliance G Project mobile suits, ZAFT reverse-engineered their beam weapons and began refitting each BuCUE with a double-bladed beam saber which was mounted in its "mouth".
Two notable BuCUE variants were also built. The first was the TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type, a field modification by "Desert Tiger" Andrew Waltfeld, which predated the introduction of beam sabers. Waltfeld mounted a pair of fang-like "head spikes" on his BuCUE's mouth, and "foreleg spike" claws on its front feet. Elements of this design would later be included in the commander model TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. Later, after Waltfeld had received his LaGOWE, the BuCUE Waltfeld Custom was put into storage, then later acquired by the Junk Guild, who replaced the missile launcher with manipulator arms for scavenging work.
The other was the TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type, which was equipped with enhanced sensors in its head and a large radome for longer-range surveillance (when N-Jammers didn't interfere with its use). It was armed with a double-edged beam saber, a pair of beam guns, and a retractable "leg spike" claw in each foot.
Specifications
TMF/A-802 BuCUE
Manufacturer: Maius Military Industries
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty, Junk Guild
Unit type: mass production ground assault mobile suit
Head height: 11.07 m
Weight: Max gross 69.3 t
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: double-edged beam saber x1, 2-barrel 450mm railgun x1 or 13-tube 400mm missile launcher x1
Pilot(s): Andrew Waltfeld, Kirkwood, Maylam
TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type
Manufacturer: Maius Military Industries
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty, Serpent Tail, Junk Guild
Unit type: commander's custom ground assault mobile suit
Head height: 11.07 m
Weight: unknown
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: 13-tube 400mm missile launcher x1, head spike x2, foreleg spike x4, cutter x2
Pilot(s): Andrew Waltfeld, Elijah Kiel, Loretta Adja, Kisato Yamubuki, GG A.I-George Glenn, Liam Garfield
TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type
Manufacturer: Maius Military Industries
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Unit type: terrestrial fighter and tactical reconnaissance mobile suit
Head height: 11.07 m
Weight: unknown
Special equipment: enhanced sensors, radome
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: double-edged beam saber x1, high-energy beam gun x2, leg spike x4
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