GN-009A1 Seraph A1

The GN-009A1 Seraph A1 is a part of the GN-009H Seraph Flight Type line of mass-production mobile suits. The A1 type was the first mass-produced successor to the GN-009H-4 Seraph Flight Type.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The transformable mobile suit GN-003 Gundam Kyrios developed by Celestial Being is originally considered far too complex and expensive for mass production. But Sonia Jameson, who serves as one of KME's best designers, takes note of the Gundam Kyrios's effectiveness and redesigns it to create the mass production type GN-009K Seraph (later redesignated as the GN-009A1). Because this machine is intended exclusively for use in the atmosphere, its space flight systems and atmospheric entry features are eliminated. However, its cost-performance ratio and flight capabilities are superior to those of the Kyrios Gundam.

Instead of the flying equipment used by the original Kyrios Gundam, the Seraph A1 is equipped with variable wing binders similar to those of the GN-009P Seraph All Region. These wing binders improve the flight characteristics of the wave rider form, giving it a cruising range of hundreds of kilometers, and in mobile suit form they can be used for maneuvering rather than simply becoming dead weight. The unit is also equipped with two beam cannons in the side armor, which are connected directly to its movable frame so that energy supply and fire control can be performed without using the mobile suit's hands.

Armaments

 * Grenade Launcher
 * A grenade launcher with two rounds can be mounted in each forearm. It is comparable to the ones used by the GNZ-009 Garazzo Accelerate and has proven effective in close combat. Can be switched out for the beam sabers.


 * Beam Saber
 * The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by an energy capacitor that is recharged from special racks. The beam saber emits a blade of plasma contained by a GN Field and is capable of cutting through almost any metal that has not been treated with anti-beam coating. A pair of beam sabers can be stored in each forearm. Can be switched out for the Grenade Launcher.


 * Shield
 * A multipurpose defensive equipment developed specifically for the Seraph A1. A beam cannon that fires in a 3-round burst is mounted at the front, and serves as the main weapon in flight mode. The blade at the back of the shield can be used as a ramming weapon in close combat.


 * Beam Rifle
 * Besides the standard shooting mode, the Seraph A1's beam rifle also has a long duration, high output shooting mode that is known among the Old Human Faction’s pilots as the ‘Guillotine burst’. Lastly, the beam rifle's muzzle can generate a beam blade, allowing the rifle to function as a long beam saber.