Technology & Combat Characteristics
A mobile suit of the Principality of Zeon's armed forces that was locally modified from the Dom to cold-climate specifications. The backpack has been modified from the one mounted on the Prototype Dom, and contains a larger propellant tank. The Dom Cold Climate Type also has a special sprayer built in that can disperse artificial snow for camouflage, making it possible to cover the upper bodies of three MS with snow in ten minutes. Other features include additional air intakes on the shoulders, abdomen, and legs to cool the thruster engines, the elimination of the scattering beam gun on the chest, and thermal covering on the giant bazooka, all of which are designed for operation in cold climates.
History
The Dom Cold Climate Type was first spotted in the northeastern part of Great Slave Lake. It was sighted by a Dragonfly pilot from the Yellowknife Base during a training flight, operating alongside two Gouf-type MS (MS-07C-3 Gouf Heavy Arms Type). The trio of mobile suits fired at the Dragonfly, but missed due to the thick foliage. The Dragonfly managed to photograph the Dom Cold Climate Type and return to base. Ten minutes later, Yellowknife Base scrambled three Fly Manta to the reported location of the mobile suits, but could not find them. Unbeknownst to the Federation pilots, the Dom Cold Climate Type had camouflaged itself and its two wing mates using its artificial snow sprayer.
In the forested areas of Canada, there were several other sightings of what seemed to be the Dom Cold Climate Types, but the only information available was unclear about their appearance due to visibility being obscured by the snow and vapor raised by the mobile suits' leg hover units during operation. These machines were then tentatively called "Dom Type 0079NA-CA05" or "Dom Refurbished Type North America 05" by the Federation Forces.