IMS-050K Waveshaper Kai

The IMS-050K Waveshaper Kai is an upgrade to the existing Waveshaper. It is used by the Independent States of Oceania and is their first mobile suit capable of using beam weaponry.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
When the war started to turn against ISO and their new ally, the FAL, a decision to interrupt beam weaponry development and to make the current beam weapon prototypes usable has become a priority. Due to the distrust held in the IMS-100 project, the current IMS-050 chassis has been upgraded to allow room for these upgrades.

Some Waveshaper units have already however received upgrades in the field usually done by small technical teams, and as such due to time constraints these units weren't upgraded. Every other unit was upgraded over time. The most glaring upgrade is the new model of reactive armor used on the mobile suit. Slimmer, albeit with the original effectiveness, this size reduction allows the fitting of additional beam couplings, condensers and mini-generators, making the unit weigh much more than the standard Waveshaper in the end.

The beam weaponry that was equipped was the latest model of a tested beam rifle. With combat data and reports of the GAMS-0001 unit, the rifles were finally made to be combat-ready. The largest glaring issue still remained with ISO 's beam weapons, and that was the clear lack of passive cooling that was present in the AEF guns. Passive cooling was never thought of by the ISO research department, mainly due to the fact an AEF beam rifle was never recovered and due to a sudden lack of funds.