Model number: WMS-03S
Code name: Maganac Saladin
Unit type: arid environment commander's use mobile suit
Manufacturer(s): Bar-Kemal Limited, various unlicensed copies
Operator(s): numerous
First deployment: April UC 219
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 16.6 meters
Armor materials: titanium-ceramic composite
Powerplant: compact nuclear reactor, output rated at 1400 kW
Equipment and design features: rocket thrusters, output unknown; sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head
Optional fixed armaments: anti-beam shield, mounts on either forearm, can store additional magazines/energy packs
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by replaceable charge pack, 15 rounds per charge; 100mm machine gun, magazine-fed, 32 rounds per magazine; giant heat sword, battery powered, can be stored inside shield

Technical and Historical Notes

As the major world powers waned in the late 210s, private businesses and other regional firms began to step into the political vacuum, often to continue the exploitation of natural resources. One such industrial conglomerate, the Egypt-based Bar-Kemal Limited, added mobile suits to its manufacturing retinue at this time. The WMS-03 Maganac series formed the base of this new privately-constructed mobile suit line.

Along with the standard models, the Maganac Saladin was produced for use by field officers and other "persons-in-charge" of Maganac forces. Sporting a white crest on its head to identify it as a commander's unit, the Maganac Saladin is named after the historical conquerer in a rather 'nationalistic' maneuver by Bar-Kemal. Its body construction is notably more rigid and sturdy than the standard Maganac, offering greater armor protection albeit not to the same level as the later Reinforced Maganac. A set of vulcan guns are mounted in the Saladin's head, which has been reshaped into a more regal appearance, and a very large heat sword modelled after the ancient Egyptian khopesh was provided in lieu of the standard axe-like weapon, furthering the implied comparison to a battlefield leader. The Saladin is able to make use of all other standard Maganac handheld weapons.

Though possessing marginally higher performance than most other Maganac units, the Saladin is only used commonly by Bar-Kemal's security forces and those of other "legitimate" authorities - only the boldest criminal and anarchist elements make use of the commander's units, as implicating the ringleader of a given group is usually frowned upon in the underworld.

Lineart

100mm machine gun
Beam rifle
Heat sword
Rear view
Shield