ESP-018EP Prototype Striker

The ESP-018EP Prototype Striker (aka Prototype Striker) is an experimental mobile suit used to develop the ESP-025 Striker.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Prototype Striker is designed to be a high-agility mobile suit, focusing more on speed and manoeuvrability rather than armour. As it is a prototype the suit has minimal standard weaponry, switching between different configurations for test runs. Ultimately the final design used elements of the ESP-010 Valiant as well as the Prototype Striker as it was considered too lightly armoured and too fast for use.

Armaments

 * CMT/054T "Trident" 250mm Linear Rifle
 * The Prototype Striker's main weapon, the "Trident" is a powerful rifle using a magnetic induction effect to launch 250mm projectiles.


 * ENX/02 "Raigo" 60mm Vulcan
 * Two 60mm vulcans are mounted in the head of the mobile suit, they're primarily used for suppressive fire and missile interception.


 * ENX/04 "Impulse" 100mm Machine Gun
 * The mobile suit has two 100mm machine guns installed in the clavicles, despite being the suit's secondary weapon they can deal serious damage at close range.


 * ENX/08 "Hayate" Recoilless Bazooka


 * RSX/05P "Trailblazer" Plasma Beam Sword
 * By channelling plasma with a magnetic field the mobile suit can use two plasma beam swords for close combat. Though they don't have as much cutting strength as SR beam sabres the RSX/05P models are still quite capable of holding their own.