Model number: ZGMF-X42S
Code name: Destiny Gundam
Unit type: prototype assault mobile suit
Accommodation:pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:overall height 18.08 meters
Weight:max gross weight 79.44 metric tons
Powerplant:ultracompact hyper deuterion nuclear reactor
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Variable Phase Shift (VPS) armor; Neutron Jammer Canceler; wings of light
Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU26 17.5mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x MX2351 “Solidus Fulgor” beam shield generator, mounted on wrists; 2 x RQM60F “Flash-Edge 2″ beam boomerang, mounted on shoulders, hand-carried in use; MMI-714 “Arondight” anti-ship sword, stored in right wing, hand-carried in use; M2000GX high-energy long-range beam cannon; stored in left wing, hand-carried in use; 2 x MMI-X340 “Palma Fiocina” palm beam cannon, mounted on palms; shield, mounted on left arm Optional hand armaments: MA-BAR73/S high-energy beam rifle, power rating unknown

EUNI Assessment: Advanced second generation ZAFT Gundam design, utilizing a new reactor system and various weapons for a balanced loadout and generally high performance. Threat rating: High