GN-009T Seraph Tropical Test Type

The GN-009T Seraph Tropical Test Type is a retrofitted GN-009H-4 Seraph Flight Type for more efficient performance on the ground in tropical climate environments.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Following the testing of the Seraph Flight Type at California Base, KME began to produce the GN-009K Seraph. The design however had a flaw: it was especially difficult to maintain in certain environments, specifically in Earth's high temperature tropical zones. To attempt to come up with a solution, Sonia Jameson converted one of the Seraph Flight Type's into the GN-009T Seraph Tropical Test Type. The newly rebuilt and modified Seraph Tropical Test Type mounted a coolant storage tank on its backpack to better regulate the unit's temperature in the desert heat. This required the mount of the beam saber to be moved to a vertical position behind the left shoulder, as opposed to the original horizontal or diagonal positioning in other Seraph models. The new Seraph Tropical Test Type also featured a short-range communications antenna on its head.

These additional features helped the Seraph Tropical Test Type maintain better combat efficiency in tropical climates.

Armaments

 * NGN Bazooka
 * A Federation produced weapon used in situations where particle disruptions are employed, such as anti fields. It has the choice of loading up GN missiles or solid rounds.
 * Beam Saber F
 * Stored on the backpack when not in use, this weapon bears a strong resemblance to the beam sabers used by the GNX series; however, it still relies on the older technology of using sonic energy to energise a metal blade, allowing it to melt armor upon contact, which when combined with the force applied to the attack, can cut through the enemies with ease.

History
KME's desert warfare unit; the 212 Attack Battalion, which was stationed in North Africa, would convert twelve of their Seraphs in such a manner, including the personal unit of KME ace pilot Major Lyla Erdush, whose Seraph Tropical Test Type would be nicknamed "Panther Runner" because of the panther designs on its armor. Advancements from the Seraph Tropical Test Type would also later serve as the upgrades of the GN-009D/RF Seraph Tropen

.