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DT-6800/AF-001 Daughtress Series
Model number: DT-6800A; AF-001A Model number: DT-6800B; AF-001B Model number: DT-6800F; AF-001F Model number: DT-6800C; AF-001C
The DT-6800 Daughtress series was the standard general combat mobile suit of the Old Earth Federation in the times before the Corporate Wars and the attack of the Devil Gundam, and was easily one of the most widely produced mobile suits of the pre-Interregnum period. Relatively simple yet robust in construction, the Daughtress has few frills but is quite versatile due to its easily modifiable configuration. With the fall of the Earth Federation, Daughtress units of various types were scattered about the world, many concentrated at the Federation's military headquarters in South America. After the emergence of the Atlantic Federation, a loose confederacy of mostly right-wing states that resisted absorbtion by the Earth Sphere Alliance, many surviving Daughtresses were unearthed and refurbished into service for the fledgling member nations. After several years of relative stability, the Atlantic Federation began producing new Daughtresses, based on plans from decaying Old Earth Federation military installations - though arguably an antique, the Daughtress, redesignated AF-001, served admirably right up to, and even well beyond, the fall of the Atlantic Federation in UC 221. The Daughtress most closely resembles an extremely simplified Gundam similar to the famous mobile suits employed by the Earth Federation in the UC 100s; the replacement of the humanoid face with a triple camera setup does the most to sever this visual ancestry while also prompting a slew of insect-related nicknames due to the "bug-like" appearance. Due to its age and comparatively weak generator, it cannot power a beam rifle, and is thus usually armed with either a 90mm machine gun or a 380mm bazooka, and a pair of beam sabers are kept on the inside of its shield for hand-to-hand combat. A monstrous 500mm low-pressure gun can be installed on the mobile suit's backpack; this configuration is referred to as Daughtress Weapon. Though it fires a low velocity projectile, necessary to prevent the mobile suit from toppling over during recoil, the heavy shell carries a very large explosive payload that can crack open very well armored targets. The gun and magazine can be ejected to reduce weight and encumberance. For air attacks, a flight pack can replace the standard jumpjet backpack (Daughtress Flyer), enabling it to fly with average speed and good mobility. Because they were often flown off Federation Doritea aircraft carriers, the Flyer may also equip an ASROC launcher for attacking submarine threats. Finally, a commander type exists for squad leaders; it is essentially identical in construction, featuring a prominent spike above the Daughtress' trademark central eye, both to denote its status as an officer's machine as well as storing a more powerful communications antenna to keep in contact with spread-out friendly forces during electronic warfare and particle-heavy combat conditions.
380mm bazooka 90mm machine gun Atlantic Federation colors Beam saber Cockpit hatch Earth Federation colors Rear view, Daughtress Rear view, Daughtress Command Rear view, Daughtress Flyer Rear view, Daughtress Weapon Shield |
