

6.1 Universal Century Transformable Mobile Weapons.3.5 Correct Century (Seireki) Mobile Suits.A production model version of the Big-Zam was also planned, which would use a Minovsky craft system for flight under gravity, but fortunately for the EFF, the One Year War ended and the production model was never built.

However, the Big-Zam suffered from two major drawbacks: first, the four high-powered generators required to power its weapons and I-field generators created such an enormous amount of heat that it could operate for only 20 minutes until needing to be shut down to cool off and, as Dozle Zabi fatally learned, the I-field barrier provided no protection against fire from conventional shell-firing weapons, or mobile suits attacking it hand-to-hand, as Amuro Ray engaged the Big-Zam at melee range inside its I-field barrier, destroying the mobile armor with his RX-78-2 Gundam's beam saber. These generators, a by-product of Minovsky particle physics, created a screen of protection around the Big-Zam that was impervious to all beam weapons fire. In addition to a pair of large-caliber vulcan guns and claw missiles in its toes for close defense, the Big-Zam was also the first mobile weapon to be equipped with I-field barrier generators. It also mounted 28 mega particle cannons around the circumference of its main body, providing 360 degrees of protection. The Big-Zam's primary armament was its extremely powerful mega particle cannon, capable of wiping out several targets - and even entire battleships - in a single shot. Deployed in an act of desperation to hold off the Earth Federation Forces' advance on the asteroid base, Dozle Zabi personally commanded this giant mobile armor into battle, destroying over 20 enemy mobile suits and nine capital ships. One of the biggest and most powerful mobile armor developed by the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War, the prototype MA-08 Big-Zam saw combat during the Battle of Solomon on December 24, UC 0079.
