Technology & Combat Characteristics
During the First Neo Zeon War, the Neo Zeon forces developed the Zaku III with an updated numbering to outperform Earth Federation mobile suits. However, it was the competing unit, the Doven Wolf, that secured itself as the next generation mainstay mobile suit. Regardless, due to the Zaku III’s reliable performance, many variations were informally developed, much like the Zaku II.
The Zaku IV is a machine that inherits the concepts of the MS-05 Zaku I, MS-06 Zaku II, and AMX-011 Zaku III. It maintains its high output, heavy armor, and high versatility as a high-end suit and can be outfitted with various units as tail options, allowing it to be converted to local warfare specifications with the need for significant modifications. Beam cannons that were once mounted around the waist and mouth are now concentrated in the head, where they can be used as a battery. It is also equipped with a large shield, two beam machine guns, and two beam knuckle dusters as standard equipment to ensure its basic combat abilities in close at mid-range combat. It has also been equipped with spare magazines and propellant tanks in various locations. The basic equipment layout is more mass-produced and more rational.
In addition to the commander specs, this exclusive unit for Illia Pazon is equipped with a space-use high mobility skirt unit, commonly known as the “Princess Unit” and at the same time can also operate funnels so that it is adjusted closely with the pilot.