TS-MA2 Moebius - Definition and Overview

In the imaginary universe of Gundam Seed, the TS-MA2 Moebius is a mobile armor, a heavy space fighter with tough armor. The Moebius is swift and powerful, but it becomes terribly obsolete when the ZGMF-1017 GINN is introduced by ZAFT, with five Moebius MAs required to take down a single GINN MS on average. Until the introduction of Natural-pilotable mobile suits, the Moebius is the backbone of the Earth Alliance forces, despite its general inadequacy in combat against enemy mobile suits.

The Moebius is phased out of frontline use by late June, replaced by the GAT-01 Strike Dagger. In November several squadrons are reactivated for use as nuclear weapons delivery platforms for the Second Battle of Jachin Due. During that Battle they are carried into action on the Earth Alliance's Agamemmnon class carriers. Most of the remaining Moebius MAs are destroyed during the battle, along with the majority of the Alliance's Strike Dagger forces.

Specifications: TS-MA2 Moebius

Unit type: mass production mobile armor
Crew: One pilot in a standard cockpit in the unit's fuselage
Armament: 2x 40mm Gatling gun, wire-guided missile x4
Optional armament: linear gun, nuclear missile

This page written with information released to the public domain from Burke's Big List O' Gundam Mecha (http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/biglist-gundam.txt).