Technology & Combat Characteristics
The P204QX Lightning Striker was a Striker Pack designed to extend the operational time of the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam by 150% as requested by the Earth Alliance forces. This was achieved through a pair of battery packs mounted on the rear armor. In addition, the Lightning Striker featured a pair of backpack-mounted Composite Pods, which incorporated heat vents, rangefinder sensors, and verniers. Due to its large battery reserve, the Lightning Strike Gundam was capable of supplying power to friendly mobile suits (though how this is done is unclear). The Lightning Strike Gundam's primary armament is the Type 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannon, which was designed for long-range sniping and can be stored as two separate parts under the forearms when not in use, and in this state, the part under the right forearm can still serve as a ranged weapon.
History
The high performance of the GAT-X105 Strike came at the cost of high power consumption. As such, the OMNI Enforcer contracted the IDEX corporation to develop a Striker Pack capable of extending its operational time by 150%. However, when the size of the power pack was increased, the extra weight required more thrusters to compensate for the drop in mobility, which generated more waste heat, requiring a new cooling system, which increased the weight even further, creating a vicious cycle. Unable to solve this problem, IDEX shelved the development of the Lightning Striker. The Lighting Striker's 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannon was then used in an attempt to sink the Martians' ship, the Acidalium, but the Lightning 105 Slaughter Dagger was soon defeated by Isaac Mau's TMF/A-802W2 Kerberos BuCUE Hound and the Lightning Striker was destroyed again.