mechascientific

Model Number Breakdown

BL-85X

BL

likely Beam Launcher

85

year the BigWig was created

X

unknown, but likely means “experimental”

Profile

The Bizack TR-2 [Bigwig] was created for functional testing of a mobile suit-portable long-range beam cannon, and the thrusters and operating systems needed to transport and operate it. For various reasons, the YRMS-106 Hizack Pre-Production Type was chosen as its base machine. The Hizack is designed to be more modular than the GM series which previously served as the Federation Forces’ main mobile suit, making it simpler to replace its parts. Thanks to its advanced modular construction this machine is unusually easy to modify, and by reconnecting the exposed power pipes on its exterior, its energy can be output to external mechanisms. This made it particularly suitable for use with the TR-2 design concept.

Technical Notes

The TR-2 Bigwig is equipped with a second Hizack generator to help power its beam cannon. It has two shields with built-in attitude control verniers, one of which serves as a guard when the beam cannon is deployed. The “thruster units” on its legs are independent modules, each containing a thermonuclear reactor, thrusters, propellant tanks, stabilizing claws and landing gear. The generator devices visible within the intakes of these thruster units are similar to those used in the booster pods of the Hazel and the Galbaldy Beta High Mobility Type.