ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior

The ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior is a mobile suit that appears in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Rebels

Combat Abilities
As a mass production mobile suit, the ZAKU Warrior features a rather standard set of armament designed for both close combat and ranged battle. For close combat the suit features a single beam tomahawk which is stored inside a shield. For ranged combat, the suit ususally uses a beam assault rifle, although it can optionally use other hand armaments like a bazooka of a recoilless rifle. The most unusual weapon of the ZAKU are four mobile suit sized hand grenades, of which the ZAKU carries different types. Oddly, the ZAKU lacks the CIWS guns that are standard equipment in most mobile suits of the era.

Armaments
As with most other mass production mobile suits, the ZAKU Warrior is equipped with a weapon for close combat. While other suits usually use beam sabers, the ZAKU instead uses a single MA-M8 beam tomahawk. Thanks to its more aerodynamic form, the beam tomahawk can be thrown quite easily, granting it limited ranged combat abilities. When not in use, the tomahawk is stored inside a single physical shield, which is mounted on the left shoulder and which serves as the only defense of the suit. The shield also mounts two extra energy packs for the beam assault rifle.
 * Beam Tomahawk/Shield

Stored on the waist of the suit, four hand grenades are among the standard armament of the ZAKU. Several different types can be carried, including fragmentation, high-explosive, and smoke grenades.
 * Hand Grenades

The primary ranged weapon of the ZAKU is an MMI-M633 beam assault rifle, which unlike most beam rifles does not draw power from the mobile suit's battery. Instead, the rifle has its own independent battery, stored in a replaceable clip (similar to the technology used in the Eurasian Federation's Hyperion series), with a pair of extra clips attached to a shield mounted on the ZAKU's left shoulder. Optionally, the suit can also use an M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle. ​The M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle is a standard GINN armament that is similar in design to a bazooka, though it fires non-explosive rounds. It has greater range and firepower than the MMI-M8A3 76mm heavy assault machine gun but has less ammunition and a slower rate of fire. Typically the "Cattus" is reservered for larger more heavily armored targets such as battleships. Due to the similarities between the GINN and ZAKU, the "Cattus" can be used both mobile suits.
 * Beam Rifles
 * M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle

System Features
The most significant feature of the production-model ZAKUs, however, is their ability to mount Wizard Packs to adapt to different roles. The EX-A1 Gunner Wizard adds the huge "Orthros" beam cannon for long-range fire support, the EX-M Blaze Wizard is a high-mobility backpack mounting extra thrusters and a pair of missile launchers, and the EX-K Slash Wizard adds a pair of "Hydra" Gatling beam cannons and a large double-bladed beam axe.

Besides these three main Wizard Packs, the ZAKU can also mount packs which were only produced in limited numbers, which, among others, grant the ZAKU series features for non-combat roles. One of the most unusual packs is the Hospital Pack, which is a large backpack for medical transport missions.

Variants

 * ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior
 * ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior
 * ZGMF-1000/K Slash ZAKU Warrior
 * ZGMF-1000 Kerberos ZAKU Warrior