Base weight: 56.5 metric tons
Full weight: 75.2 metric tons
Rocket thrusters: 51,600 kilograms (total)
Maximum thruster acceleration: 0.69 Gees
Unit type: commander's high-powered mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zeonic Company
Operator(s): Duchy of Zeon
Rollout: UC ?
First deployed: UC 0079
Production run: ? units
Head height: 17.5 meters
Overall height: 18.0 meters
Base weight: 56.2 metric tons
Full weight: 74.5 metric tons
Power generator output: 976 kilowatts
Rocket thrusters: 48,500 kilograms total
Maximum thruster acceleration: 0.65 Gees
180-degree turn time: ? seconds
Maximum ground running speed: ? km/h
Sensor radius: 3200 meters
Frame type: monocoque
Armor materials: super hard steel alloy
Basic armament:
none
Hand-carried armament:
Type 5 heat hawk
ZMP-50D/120mm assault rifle
H&L-SB25K/280mmA-P bazooka
The S-type Zaku II is a high-performance variant given to unit commanders and ace pilots. They were generally painted in custom colors and came equipped with a communications antenna to differentiate between the commanding unit and the regular troops. Some pilots further modified their S-types to suit their personal combat style. As seen above, Capt. Char Aznable added more powerful thrusters and propellent at the expense of armor. His response to the modification; "It doesn't matter as long as you don't get hit."
One known S-type engaged the Federation's RX-78 GUNDAM unit in battle. Although facing off against a vastly more powerful mobile suit, Capt. Char Aznable was able to match the GUNDAM in combat, clearly showing that mobile suit power alone does not dictate success in battle. Outside of combat with the Federation's prototype MS, the MS-06S proved all the more effective against Federation forces.
A-type:
Type 5 heat hawk
ZMP-50D/120mm assault rifle
B-type:
Type 5 heat hawk
H&L-SB25K/280mmA-P bazooka
heat hawk - An axe-like weapon for chopping up Federation light and medium armor at close range. The blade of this weapon can be heated via an internal battery, creating a secondary effect of melting through armor as well as cutting through it. The heat hawk can be stored on the left hip armor storage rack.
assault rifle - Produced by Zeonic Company, the ZMP-50D is the basic Zeon assault rifle available to nearly all Zeon mobile suits. The ZMP-50D fires 120x300 millimeter rounds via a 100 round cylindrical drum mounted on the top of the receiver at a rate of 650 rounds per minute. The 120mm round is capable of punching through even ground tank armor, but it falls short of doing serious damage to mobile suits in a single shot.
bazooka - The same model used by the MS-06C to launch nuclear warheads, Heckler & Loch's standard Zaku bazooka is now used by nearly all MS-06 series Zaku IIs to fire conventional explosive 280 millimeter rockets. The bazooka is fed via an internal magazine which holds 4 rockets of a variety of warheads, including HEAT and HESH.