Duchy of Zeon Mobile Suit
MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type

Pilot / Char Aznable

In addition to the standard F type, another new model of Zaku II was produced after the opening month of the One Year War - the limited-edition S type, a high-performance model designed for company commanders. The MS-06S was equipped with a communications antenna, and its thruster output was 30% more than that of a normal Zaku II.

This rare variant was assigned only to the most deserving Zeon aces. Two such pilots were Major Char Aznable, who won reknown by single-handedly destroying five Federation battleships during the Ruum Campaign, and Anavel Gato of the Space Attack Force.

Gato's S type Zaku is shown in the Gundam A.D. 2000 Calendar produced by Sunrise.

Illustration by Mark Simmons

Model number / MS-06S
Overall height / 18.0 m
Head height / 17.5 m
Base weight / 56.2 t
Full weight / 74.5 t
Generator output / 976 kW
Thruster /
  48500 kg
Sensor radius / 3200 m

Standard armament /
  120mm machine gun x 1 (100 rounds)

Options /
  280mm bazooka
  heat hawk

Source: Perfect Grade Kit Manual