The ZGMF-X13A Providence is a mobile suit in the seriesMobile Suit Gundam SEED. It is piloted by Rau Le Creuset.
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Technology & Combat Characteristics
Like the other Gundams created by ZAFT in CE 71, the Providence features armaments reverse engineered from the stolen mobile suits of the Earth Alliance. In addition to its basic armaments of two chest-mounted MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm CIWS guns, and a shield mounting two small beam guns and a powerful beam saber, the Providence is equipped with the powerful DRAGOON system, which is its primary weapon. However since the DRAGOON system is mounted on a large backpack, the Providence is incompatible with theMETEOR weapon system. Optionally the suit can be equipped with a large MA-M221 "Judicium" beam rifle.
The DRAGOON system was first tested in the YMF-X000A Dreadnought. It allows the pilot to remotely control mutiple weapon pods for a devastating attack from multiple directions. The Providence DRAGOON system is mounted on the large backpack and the hips of the mobile suit and includes 11 units, which mount a total of 43 beam gun nozzles. The only drawback of the system is the fact, that it can only be used by people with high spatial awareness. Later a more advanced version of the DRAGOON system is developed which removes this drawback.
Armaments
- Large DRAGOON Pods
- A remote weapon pod sporting nine GDU-X7 assault beam machineguns. One is mounted at the top of the backpack, the other two are mounted at right angles from it with a smaller DRAGOON Pod in between each.
- Small DRAGOON Pod
- A smaller remote weapon with two GDU-X5 assault beam machineguns, two are mounted on the backpack, one pair on either side of the skirt and a pair on the back of the skirt.
- MA-M221 "Judicium" beam rifle
- An optional beam rifle for the Providence, the "Judicium" beam rifle is substancially larger than conventional beam rifles and is capable of dealing serious damage.
- MA-MV05A composite armed shield system
- The composite armed shield system is mounted on the left arm and has both defence- and offensive properties. The system is armed with a beam saber and two small beam guns.
- MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm CIWS
- Two chest-mounted CIWS guns, not powerful enough to seriously damage other mobile suits but suitable for shooting down missiles and suppressive fire.
System Features
- As with the other four Gundam units produced by ZAFT at its time, the Providence is equipped with a Neutron Jammer Canceller, which counters the effects of the ubiquitous Neutron Jammers and allows these suits to be powered by nuclear reactors. This gives them almost limitless combat endurance, even with Phase Shift armor activated.
- Operating System
- The Providence uses the operating system Generation Unsubdued Nuclear Drive Assault Module complex.
- Like the Justice, the Freedom and the Dreadnought, the Providence is equipped with Phase Shift armor. Thanks to its N-Jammer Canceller and nuclear reactor the PS armor is capable of being active for a lot longer than on non-nuclear powered suits such as the Strike.
- ZGMF-X13A
- September 26, 71 C.E.
- Asimov Design Bureau
- Clark Design Bureau
- Heinlein Design Bureau
- 18.16 meters
- 90.68 metric tons
- Ultracompact Nuclear Fission Reactor
- Pilot only, cockpit in chest
- 3 x Large DRAGOON Pods
- 9 x GDU-X7 assault beam machinegun
- 8 x Small DRAGOON Pods
- 2 x GDU-X5 assault beam machinegun
- MA-MV05A composite armed shield system
- 1 x Beam saber
- 2 x Small beam gun
- 2 x MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm CIWS
- MA-M221 "Judicium" beam rifle
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