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AMX-003 Gaza-C

Mass production transformable mobile suit developed by Axis Zeon.
Jenxi Seow Published 24 Sept 2018 Updated 13 Feb 2025
AMX-003 Gaza-C

The AMX-003 (MMT-1) Gaza-C was a mass production transformable mobile suit developed by Axis Zeon.

The “AMX” in the type code referred to it being an Axis Zeon mobile weapon. The code number “003” indicated it was the third mobile weapon design. It was initially designated as MMT-1, where the “MM” in the type code stood for mass production mobile weapon and the “T” meant it was transformable. The code number “1” denoted it as the first of the design line.

History

After the defeat of the Principality of Zeon in the One Year War in UC 0080, some Zeon remnant forces went into hiding within the Earth Sphere, while others fled to the asteroid base Axis in the Asteroid Belt.

Axis Zeon used the construction mobile suits Gaza-A and Gaza-B as the foundation for their combat mobile suit development program. The AMX-003 Gaza-C emerged as their first mass production combat mobile suit.

Due to limited resources and technical expertise on Axis, engineers focused on developing a mobile suit that was cheap and easy to manufacture. After the Gaza-C’s initial rollout in UC 0086, Axis Zeon produced over a hundred units by late UC 0087 when they returned to the Earth Sphere and entered the Gryps Conflict.

The Gaza-C served as Axis Zeon’s backbone through the Gryps Conflict. When the First Neo Zeon War broke out in UC 0088, Neo Zeon began replacing it with successors like the AMX-006 Gaza-D, AMX-007 Gaza-E, and AMX-008 Ga-Zowmn. Though no longer in production, the Gaza-C remained reliable and several units were used by The Sleeves during the Laplace Incident in UC 0096.

Design

The AMX-003 Gaza-C was developed from the Gaza-A and Gaza-B construction mobile suits. The Gaza-A was a standard mobile suit while Gaza-B was transformable.

The Gaza-C used a simplified version of the Gaza-B’s transformation system. The versatility of a transforming frame proved advantageous in battle, leading many mobile weapons of this era to incorporate transformation capabilities. In mobile armor mode, the Gaza-C’s legs functioned as claws for grappling enemy units before finishing them with its beam weapons.

The Gaza-C was constructed with Gundarium alloy alloy, a reproduction of the Luna Titanium alloy alloy developed by Anaheim Electronics on Axis. For propulsion, it used a pair of rocket thrusters generating 79,200 kg of total thrust, supplemented by four sets of vernier thrusters and apogee motors for fine control.

Unlike most Universal Century mobile suits with torso-mounted cockpits, the Gaza-C’s cockpit was located in the head above the main camera. This simplified the transformation system by removing the need to accommodate a torso cockpit when switching between modes.

Armaments

The Gaza-C’s standard weapons were two beam guns for mobile armor mode and two beam sabers for mobile suit mode. It could optionally equip a knuckle buster effective in either mode.

Beam guns

A pair of fire-linked beam guns mounted on the Gaza-C’s main body served as its primary weapons, each rated at 2.3 megawatts. These fixed-angle guns drew power directly from the mobile suit’s reactor and were mainly used in mobile armor mode.

Beam sabers

The Gaza-C carried two beam sabers stored in recharge racks in its shoulder binders. Each beam saber generated a blade of contained Minovsky particles rated at 0.4 megawatts. The sabers recharged from the mobile suit’s reactor when stored in their racks.

Knuckle buster

The optional knuckle buster was a powerful 6.7 megawatt beam cannon. In mobile armor mode, it mounted on the Gaza-C’s body as the main cannon. A large sensor in the right chest aided targeting. The Gaza-C could deploy as an artillery turret, using the knuckle buster for long-range attacks.

Known pilots

  • Haman Karn
  • Gottn Goh
  • Yazan Gable
  • Glemy Toto
  • Chara Soon
  • Nel Marsen
  • Creyue Oye
  • Yular Jamico

Behind the scenes

Kobayashi Makoto was the principal mechanical designer, with Sayama Yoshinori assisting in design cleanup. Katoki Hajime designed the versions that appeared in Gundam Sentinel and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

Variants