NGDIMS-T-05 Typhon

Model number: NGDIMS-T-05 Code name: Typhon Unit type: custom high-performance close combat mobile suit Manufacturer: Diana Institute/IsoTech Operator: Damien Marius Accommodation: 1 pilot, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: Head Height: 16.8 metres Weight: 10.4 tons empty; 26 tons full Construction: gundanium on movable frame Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, power rated at 5550 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2x 30000kg, mounted on back; 2x 30000kg, mounted on binders; 2x 15000kg, mounted on calves; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 20; 35 with binders Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 5.77 G; 180-degree turning time: 0.4 seconds Sensor Range: 20000m Equipment and design features: Binders Fixed Armament: 2x 60mm vulcan, mounted in head; 1x medium beam shotgun, mounted in torso Optional Fixed Armament: 1x fieldless large beam saber, handheld in use, stored in recharge rack on right hip; 1x beam saber, stored in recharge rack on left hip; 1x anti-beam cloak, mounts via shoulder clips; 1x 2-barrel shotlancer, optionally hand-carried, stored on rear waist

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The truth behind the NGDIMS-T-03N/UL3 Tempest was that it was a test model. Designed to gather data for the next model, one that was effectively an upgrade for the unit after Damien Marius' particualr skills were determined. After many battles on Mars and endless hours studying flight data, captured Mobile Suits including the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon, the designs for the NGDIMS-T-05 Typhon were drawn up, and the MObile Suit constructed on the Moon with cooperation between the Diana Institute and IsoTech.

The first feature to be noted is that it lacks the NTS-01 Neuroptic Tracer system. Instead, it has been replaced with a pair of binders mounted on the back. These binders, aside from providing additional AMBAC and thruster/vernier setups, are designed for maximum rotation and placement. If one were to look from the side, the binders are capable of 90-degree rotation in a circle on the y-axis, plus 90-degree rotation on the x-axis, as well 45-degree z-axis rotation. This maximises the placement of the thrusters and verniers, giving the Typhon extreme maneuverability for its frame type, replacing the vectored thrusters on Tempest.

The rest of the suit features a large amount of melee-oriented weaponry. This is due to Damien's natural orientation towards melee combat and past uses of weaponry; as well, the use of Gundanium armour was decided upon for its natural strength over gundarium gamma. Most of Tempest's trademark weaponry - the funnel missiles, the beam zanber - was removed, to be replaced with a different series of weaponry. Instead, a special large beam saber was installed for use that functions much in the same way as a zanber effectively would. A shotlancer, much as the one found on the XM-X2 Crossbone Gundam X-2, was added for quick suit disabling without detonating a reactor. Overall, with the upgrades given to the Tempest to create the Typhon, the Diana Institute hopes to create a powerful Mobile Weapon for the use of their new budding pet project.