GAT-01 Strike Dagger
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This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.
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The GAT-01 Strike Dagger is the Earth Alliance's main mass-production type mobile suit for the last few months of the Bloody Valentine War.
Introduced early in Cosmic Era June 71, the Strike Dagger saw first service in the Battle of Porta Panama, acquitting itself well in combat against ZAFT's ZGMF-1017 GINN mobile suits. From that battle onward, the Strike Dagger replaced the outdated TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armor in all roles, proving superior to the GINN in ground combat. However it proved to be inferior to both Orb's MBF-M1 Astray, and ZAFT's successor unit, the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ.
Because of power consumption issues discovered with the GAT-X105 Strike, the Alliance decided not to equip the production Strike Dagger with Phase Shift armor and tuned down it's beam saber, reserving its power supply for the high-energy E703 57mm beam rifle.
The Strike Dagger was an emergency model produced to make up for the lack of power in the Earth Alliance, and saw service for only a limited period of time (about 4-5 months). The actual "Dagger" design was intended to be the GAT-01A1 Dagger. This unit was later dubbed the "105 Dagger" to differentiate it from other Dagger types. Due to its resemblance to the Strike Gundam and the fact that the "Strike Dagger" name was already taken, it was named after Strike's model number instead. The 105 Dagger retained more of the major features of the Strike Gundam, including Striker Pack compatibility. In addition, it was equipped with laminated armor and ablative gel. While it offered no protection against projectile weapons, it was very effective against beam weaponry. However, due to the 105 Dagger's high production costs and the high demand for replacements for its outclassed mobile armors, the Earth Alliance opted to use the stripped-down Strike Dagger instead. Nevertheless, a few 105 Dagger units were built during the war, and a notable one was piloted by ace pilot Morgan Chevalier, equipped with the AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker pack.
The advanced GAT-02L2 Dagger L was a minor update to the 105 Dagger, analogous to the relationship between the RGM-79 GM and RGM-79R/RGM-179 GM II in Zeta Gundam. It can also be equipped with newer mission packs.
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Specifications
GAT-01 Strike Dagger
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
First Deployment: CE 71
Head Height: 18.02 m
Weight: Max gross 55.31 t
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS x1, M703 57mm beam rifle x1, ES01 beam saber x1, shield x1
Pilot: Morgan Chevalier, Edward Harrelson
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: Max gross 57.05 t
Special equipment: laminated armor, hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5mm anti-infantry machinegun x2, M703 57mm beam rifle x1, ES01 beam saber x2, GAU-8M2 52mm machinegun pod 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
Pilot: Morgan Chevalier
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: Max gross 68.92 t
Special equipment: laminated armor, hardpoint for Striker Packs
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: "Igelstellung II" 40mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, 12.5mm anti-infantry machinegun x2, M58E4 Gatling gun x1, wire-guided gunbarrel pod (GAU-758S beam gun x1, M70AMSAT missile x2) x4, M703 57mm beam rifle x1, ES01 beam saber x2, GAU-8M2 52mm machinegun pod x1, shield x1
Pilot: Morgan Chevalier
GAT-01D Long Dagger
Mass production version of Duel. Similar in armament, can be equipped with a "Fortressa" armor system, a copy of ZAFT's "Assault Shroud" system, which used a conventional cannon rather than a railgun. Intended for use by either "Living CPUs" or "Combat Coordinators".
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
Users: Earth Alliance, Orb Union
Unit type: prototype close combat MS
Head height: unknown
Base weight: unknown
Special Equipment: laminated armor
Armament: "Igelstellung" 75mm anti-air vulcan gun x2, beam saber x2
Optional armament: 57mm high-energy beam rifle with 175mm grenade launcher x1
Pilot(s): Eleven Socius, Seven Socius, Jean Carry
GAT-01D1 Duel Dagger
Identical to Long Dagger, with the exception of the darker color scheme and Natural-use OS.
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
Users: Earth Alliance
Unit type: prototype close combat MS
Head height: unknown
Base weight: unknown
Special Equipment: laminated armor
Armament: "Igelstellung" 75mm anti-air vulcan gun x2, beam saber x2
Optional armament: 57mm high-energy beam rifle with 175mm grenade launcher x1
Pilot(s): Edward Harrelson, Rena Imelia
GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger
Mass production version of Buster. Main armament is identical, but the number of missiles is reduced by half, and a beam saber is stored in each forearm.
Manufacturer: Earth Alliance
User: Earth Alliance
Unit type: mass production long-distance artillery mobile suit
Head height: 17.81 meters
Weight: 80.7 tons
Armor: Laminated armor
Armament: 350mm gun launcher x 1, 94mm high-energy rifle x 1, 3-barrel 220mm missile pod x 2, beam saber x 2
Armament docked modes: 94mm hyper-impulse sniper rifle, 350mm anti-armor shotgun
Pilot: Rena Imelia, Sanger Uquar
External links
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(This page includes information taken from Mecha Anime Headquarters (http://www.mahq.net), and Burke's Big List o' Gundam Mecha (http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/biglist-gundam.txt))