Technology & Combat Characteristics

Based on the MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II, the Dowas was the final production variant of the MS-09 series. It was developed for high mobility combat, and featured enhanced backpack thruster output.

History

Only a small number of Dowas units were produced, and most never saw combat before the end of the One Year War. Some of these units were transported to the asteroid Axis by Zeon remnants who fled to the asteroid belt at the end of the One Year War. There, it was subjected to further mobility and generator output upgrades as well as improvements to the armor through the use of Gundarium alloy. These improvements eventually evolved one unit into the MS-09SS Dowas Custom.