Technology & Combat Characteristics
A minor change version of the Zaku II F-Type, the Zaku II FS is a high-end model with enhanced close combat capabilities and added vulcan guns on its head. In addition, its communication functions have been enhanced with a blade antenna as standard equipment. Like the Zaku II S-Type that was introduced later, the Zaku II FS has high operability in space and on earth. The Zaku II FS is manufactured on the same production line as the Zaku II F-Type, and in many cases, a well-made F-type was selected as the base machine. It is produced in extremely small numbers, and mainly assigned to pilots in high position such as Garma Zabi, commanders (before the introduction of Zaku II S-Type), as well as to mobile suit teams that focused on close combat. Besides being used for combat, the Zaku II FS was also used in ceremonies.
History
When Garma Zabi was assigned to Earth, he brought his customized Zaku II FS with him, however he rarely sortied with it after being assigned to a leadership role. Ace pilots Gabby Hazard, Eric Manthfield and Shin Matsunaga also piloted these machines. Garma's unit was eventually piloted by Zeon's agent Tara I. Cicero during the events in Mobile Suit Gundam: We're Federation Hooligans!!. It was last seen being exhibited in New York for the 10th Anniversary of Liberation in U.C. 0090.