MSA-003J Nemo w/ Nautilus Equipment, Part 2

 Yesterday, I ordered the following kits for this project:

1/144 HGUC Nemo (Zeta ver.)

1/550 HG Mechanics Neue Ziel

In this entry, I will discuss ideas about the Nemo's weapon options.

Nemo, Type J: Weapons

I haven't decided on a code name or designation for this modified Nemo, so for the time being, I'll refer to it as MSA-003J or Type J (as in Jules.)

Since the the Nautilus will be purged upon landing, Type J will need weapons readily available with little-to-no load time. Built-in and easy-to-deploy melee or artillery weapons seem best suited for this scenario. Here are some examples.

Artillery

Methuss- Beam pistol

Arios- Submachine Guns

Blades

Crossbone X1- Brand Marker

Nataku, EW ver- Dragon Fangs

KMF Alexander- Unruna Edge Knives

Multipurpose

Superbia GN-X- GN Kunai (GN beam needle, GN Vulcan, GN Sword)

Type J should be equipped with a combination of melee (blade) and artillery (machine gun or vulcan cannon) as built-in weapons. The standard Nemo comes equipped with two beam sabers, stowed on the rear skirt armor. This is an ideal weapons rack area for other weapons, but it may be replaced with an extra propulsion pack (which could be purged with the Nautilus.) In many of the above examples, weapons are deployed using sub arm or rotatable sleeve that changes the position of the weapon from stowed to equipped. The advantage to this configuration is that the hands don't have to move, equipping a weapon is automated, not manual. 

However, in two cases (Arios and Alexander) the built in weapons can be deployed without use of the hands, which frees the hands for other uses and allows for continued operation if the hands are disabled. 

A third option is including melee weapons that convert into artillery weapons. These would need to be stowed somewhere on Type J and equipped manually. 

Cherudim- GN Beam Pistols II

The Crossbone Ghost X-0 Butterfly Busters are another great example. They convert from twin flintlock style pistols to a large, dual fed beam cutlass.

Next time

More on the Type J and Nautilus design ideas