Mobile Suit List: BuCUE

The BuCUE is a Mobile Suit in the Cosmic Era timeline.

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Technology & Combat Characteristics

The TMF/A-802 BuCUE is a mobile suit designed for ground assaults. Unlike other ZAFT mobile suits the BuCUE is a quadruped, looking more like a dog than a human. The four-legged design distributes the weight of the BuCUE, giving the mobile suit greater balance and mobility on the ground then any other ZAFT mobile suit. Additionally each leg is equipped with a caterpillar-treads. BuCUE can enter a "tank-mode" by crouching down and moving on these treads, giving the BuCUE greater speed and a smaller profile. With its configuration the BuCUE is particularly effective in terrains that are difficult for standard mobile suits, such as sandy deserts or snowy fields.

Because BuCUE do not have manipulator hands they cannot use standard mobile suits weapons. Instead the BuCUE possess a turret mount on its back that can mount either a 2-barrel 450mm railgun or a 13-tube 400mm missile launcher on its back for ranged combat. These were originally the BuCUE's only weapons. After ZAFT's theft and study of the G Projectmobile suits ZAFT upgraded the BuCUE by incorporating a double edged beam saber mounted in the units head,allowing it to charge at an enemy unit and cut it in half.

In terms of defense the BuCUE possesses an armor strong enough to withstand impacts from conventional hand weapons, such as RPGs.

Armaments

2-Barrel 450mm Railgun

13-Tube 400mm Missile Launcher

Double Edged Beam Saber

System Features

The BuCUE has superior balance, running speed, and maneuverability, which gives it a distinct advantage over conventional bipedal mobile suits, particularly in rough terrain such as deserts. In addition to running and leaping, BuCUEs can also crouch down and drive using tank treads mounted on their legs.

TMF/A-802 BuCUE