Technology & Combat Characteristics
The ARX-014P Silver Bullet (Funnel Test Type) is a mobile suit created by Anaheim Electronics, it is a variant of the ARX-014 Silver Bullet which is based on the captured Neo Zeon's AMX-014 Döven Wolf units. It was used mainly for testing the quasi-psycommu system, and also serve as a testbed for Earth Federation's funnel weapons. The suit is almost identical to the standard Silver Bullet, except for a different color scheme and some changes to the backpack, which now mounts a new large wire-guided funnel with a built-in generator instead of the INCOMs and missile launchers. The ARX-014P Silver Bullet (Funnel Test Type) contributed greatly to the development of subsequent psycommu system equipped MS.
History
In U.C. 0089, after the First Neo Zeon War, the asteroid base Axis, which had been the stronghold of the Neo Zeon forces, was placed under the control of the Earth Federation government. At this point, several AMX-014 Döven Wolfs which remained there as reserve fighting strength were captured. These units were transferred to Anaheim Electronics' Granada factory and modified into the ARX-014 Silver Bullet, which were used for technical research into the quasi-psycommu system. The data obtained from the ARX-014P Silver Bullet (Funnel Test Type) would help contribute to the development of the RX-93 ν Gundam.
In U.C. 0092, test pilot Hans Rockford piloted a Silver Bullet (Funnel Test Type) in a combat trial against a team of AMX-006 Gaza-Ds launched from a Neo Zeon remnant Endra-class cruiser, successfully annihilating the enemy force. His code name during the test was B001 (Brit One).