GNMA-XVII Albatross

After the 'Operation Mech' failed to destroy KME Solutions headquarters in Maldives, KME's undercover team Sengoku Squad began to pursue other, more direct ways, of trying to defend their base. The "Albatross Project", directed by KME scientist Sonia Jameson, was perhaps one of the most feasible of the plans to defend the base, and so it was given high priority. The main idea of the plan involved getting a mobile armor to fly over enemy forces and destroy them with a powerful beam weapon.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
The first phase of the Albatross Project involved creating the massive mobile armor that could operate in the upper atmosphere or low-Earth space orbit. To achieve atmospheric flight the Albatross used the GN Craft System, which created a highly concentrated cushion of GN Particles between the mobile armor and the Earth, providing lift.

The Albatross, built in a KME mountain base in Africa, served as the test-bed for the GN Craft System. Built with many spare parts from old MSJ-06II Tierens, the Albatross required a very powerful GN reactor to run its GN Craft System. Built under the direct supervision of Sonia Jameson, the Albatross would be piloted by  Emilia Rush, on its test flight. During flight tests the Albatross was proved to be flight capable, but the generators output was not sufficient enough to keep the Albatross at a stable height. Due to its role as a test unit the Albatross had minimal armaments, but it was able to manipulate the GN Craft System to release powerful energy pulses over a short area that could be used as a defensive ability.

Armaments

 * GN Beam Turret
 * All over the body of the Albatross are 4 beam turrets. These turrets are the primary and only weapons used for dealing with enemy targets.

History
During one test flight, the Albatross lost altitude and was severely damaged when it came under attack from the Old Human Faction, which was on a patrol through the area. Heavily damaged, the Albatross later crash landed in a small village where it stayed until it was repaired and was flown back to the Africa mountain base. The data obtained from the Albatross would be used to create its improved version, the Albatross 2.