Technology & Combat Characteristics

The GAT-FJ108 Raigo Gundam was developed by Fujiyama Company based on the GAT-X105E Strike Gundam E, with assistance from Actaeon Industries. It can utilize the Striker Pack system and is equipped with Variable Phase Shift armor. Using its Another Trial Striker Packs, which seems to be developed based on those created by Actaeon Industries, the Raigo can be outfitted for high mobility combat (Speculum Raigo), long ranged assault (Sumbullet Raigo), or heavy melee combat (Caliburn Raigo).

History

The Actaeon Project's GAT-X105E Strike Gundam E represented the Earth Alliance military's future in versatile MS and a potentially new starting point in MS development. Fujiyama Company, a firm that participated in the Actaeon Project, was falling behind its competitors in MS development and planned to capitalize on the Strike Gundam E to start its own MS development program. With the completed Raigo Gundam, Fujiyama Company aimed to be reborn as a core company of the Earth Alliance's defense industry. The Raigo Gundam is deployed in Republic of East Asia, where a small scale battle is going on between EA and ZAFT, and is thus suitable for conducting field testing.