{"title":"MA-08 Big Zam","description":"\u003cp\u003eMA-08 Big Zam is a Principality of Zeon mobile armor from \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/em\u003e (1979, U.C. 0079), and the MA prefix matters: it is a disc-shaped assault machine on two legs with a three-person crew, not a mobile suit. Zeon completed a single unit to break fortresses, and Dozle Zabi took it into the Battle of Solomon on 24 December U.C. 0079.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe machine was designed around attacking fortified positions, with the Federation headquarters at Jaburo named as its intended target. At Solomon its main gun sank a Magellan-class battleship in one shot, and the barrier shrugged off the fleet's beam fire while the anti-air battery kept mobile suits away. What it cannot do is fight at close range: the guns do not cover the space directly above, below or alongside the hull, and that gap is the only way in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt was the first mobile weapon with an I-field generator.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe barrier repels mega particle beams, which is why the Federation fleet's fire did so little at Solomon. The generator drew so much power that only a machine of this size could carry it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe claws on its legs are missiles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThree per leg, each close to the size of a mobile suit, and they are not explosive. They are built to crush a target with their mass, and they cover the undercarriage that the beam battery cannot reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour reactors buy it about twenty minutes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nFour Minovsky ultracompact fusion reactors at 35,000 kW each feed the beam battery, which is what makes simultaneous fire from every gun possible. Cooling is the limit: at full combat output the machine can run for under twenty minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree crew sit in the upper torso.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nPilot, radar operator and gunner each have a station, though computers let one person run the machine alone. A hull this size cannot be fought from a single seat the way a mobile suit can.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall height: 59.6 m according to Bandai's official spec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMass: 1,936.0 t fully loaded, 1,021.2 t empty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Is the Big Zam a mobile suit?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The MA prefix marks it as a mobile armor: a non-humanoid assault machine with a three-person crew, built to attack fortresses rather than to duel other machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. How many mega particle guns ring the hull?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference books give 26 in some editions and 28 in others, so the count is not settled. The ring surrounds the middle of the torso and exists to give 360-degree cover against machines that dodge the main gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. Why is the Big Zam's fighting time so short?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeat. The four reactors and the beam battery generate more than the cooling system can carry, so full combat output is limited to under twenty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Does the I-field stop missiles and shells?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is built to repel mega particles, so beam fire is what it defeats. Solid weapons are the other case, which is why the machine also carries the leg missiles and a pair of 105 mm vulcan guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/MA-08_Big_Zam\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMA-08 Big Zam — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%83%93%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%A0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eビグ・ザム — 日本語版 Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bandai-fw-gundam-converge-core-big-zam-core-booster-metallic-ver-gundam-bandai-shokugan-converge-4570117924538","title":"FW Gundam Converge Core Big Zam \u0026 Core Booster (Metallic ver.) \"Gundam\", Bandai Shokugan Converge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFW Gundam Converge Core Big Zam \u0026amp; Core Booster (Metallic ver.)\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/em\u003e — a metallic recolor of FW Gundam Converge EX29.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEX29 was originally released in March 2020 in Japan. 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