GW-9800 Gundam Airmaster

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The GW-9800 Gundam Airmaster is a fictional weapon from the After War timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. It is one of three Gundam-type mobile suits which were used by the Old Earth Federation during the 7th Space War in the anime series Gundam X. Like the other two units, the Gundam Airmaster also features a flash system, which allows a Newtype pilot to remotely control mobile bits, in the Leopard’s case, the FW-9800 GW-Bit. The Airmaster also was one of the first mobile suits equipped with the TransSystem, which allowed the Airmaster to transform into a fighter-like craft capable of atmospheric flight. Also, because of this system, the Gundam is a strong force in aerial combat, despite the fact that it's lightly armed with only vulcan guns, a pair of buster rifles and optional missiles.

Like other Gundams, Gundam Airmaster can be docked with G-Falcon fighter. In this case, Gundam Airmaster needs to be in fighter mode and the G-Falcon will serve as a large booster. It also improve the firepower of Airmaster with a pair of scattering beam cannons and an infrared-guided missile launcher.

Although the Old Earth Federation constructed a high number of this mobile suit, only one unit is known to have survived the mass colony drop and in AW 0015 this unit is used by Witz Sou. Witz's Gundam Airmaster was heavily damaged by the NRMA-006 Gadeel but later it was repaired and upgraded to the GW-9800-B Gundam Airmaster Burst by the Estardo government.

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Model number: GW-9800-B
Code name: Gundam Airmaster Burst
Unit type: transformable mobile suit
Manufacturer: Vulture (with assistance from the Kingdom of Estardo, based on a design by the Old Earth Federation)
Operator: Vulture; Old Earth Federation
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.3 meters
Weight: empty 7.2 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Construction: lunar titanium alloy armor and frame
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: flash system, allows Newtype pilot to remote-control FW-9800 GW-Bit mobile bits; TransSystem transformation system, capable of transforming into fighter mode for atmospheric flight; sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in nose in fighter mode, operable in fighter mode only; 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head, operable in mobile suit mode only
Optional fixed armaments: 2 x missile, mounted on shoulders
Optional hand armaments: 2 x buster rifle, can be stored on hip armor racks in mobile suit mode, mounted on main body and operable in fighter mode
Pilot: Witz Sou