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Name/Model:         Zaku I MS-05B
Designer:           Marcon Gurrelio
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            55
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         6,554,123 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,072

Chassis:              Zaku I 
Power Plant:          899 kW 220 
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    120 meters
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 105mm Zaku Machine Gun Autocannon/10
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The MS-05B was the late production variant of the Zaku I and the first mobile suit assigned
    to combat units. An improvement over the MS-05A Zaku I Early Type, the B Type was visually
    identical to the A Type, but featured an improved cockpit design and better armor material.
    Like its predecessor, the MS-05B's power transmission pipes were all fixed and contained
    inside its armor. However, as the B Type saw wider deployment than the A Type, the flaws of
    this design quickly became apparent: since the power pipes took up most of its internal
    space, it was very difficult to improve its generator output or swap out parts. The
    structures of its limbs were also very complex due to the internalized power system. These
    problems would later be addressed by the MS-06 Zaku II series.Its weapons included a custom
    machine gun, a 280mm bazooka, and a spike shield. It could also be equipped with the
    standard weapons used by the MS-06 series, including the 120mm machine gun and the heat
    hawk.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.50                     
Engine:                                     220 Fusion                10.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 4                                               
    Running MP:                                 6                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 4                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   4.50                     
Cockpit:                                  Torso-Mounted                4.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  185                    12.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             29       
    Center Torso (rear):                               7       
    R/L Torso:                         13             21       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5       
    R/L Arm:                            9             18       
    R/L Leg:                           13             26       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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2 Jump Jets                                               CT                2          1.00             
Autocannon/10                                             RA                7         12.00             
Autocannon/10 (Ammo 10)                                   RA                1          1.00             
Hatchet                                                   LA                4          4.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RL                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  LL                1          0.50             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 25
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"j
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 1 / (L) 0,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: AC1/1/-, MEL