Many people looked over the introduction to the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit.
Besides the head-mounted 60mm Vulcan Cannons and Beam Saber, its only weapons were a shield, a Beam Gun, and a 120mm Kinetic Rifle. The latter had been specially designed at President Sakchi's request as part of the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit's complete weapon package.
These weapons were one reason for its low price. It also used relatively lightweight composite armor, resulting in weaker defensive capabilities than the GM Mobile Suit.
Finally, it was powered by batteries.
After seeing the Mobile Suit's specifications, some major powers considered its armament somewhat lacking. If they purchased it, they would only issue it to border troops responsible for frontier defense or security forces within the space patrol service.
For smaller or poorer nations, however, the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit was more than sufficient for use by Defense Force units.
At a quoted price of 30 million Space Colonial Currency, the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit was reasonably priced for both major and minor nations.
Next, the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit underwent a round of demonstration tests.
What happened next surprised many people.
The Strike Dagger Mobile Suit's tester was not a Mobile Suit pilot. Instead, they randomly selected an ordinary attendee from the exhibition.
The chosen attendee had no experience piloting Mobile Suits. He was merely a military enthusiast who had come to the exhibition.
At first, the military enthusiast who had been invited to test the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit was extremely shy. He hurriedly waved his hands, saying that he had never piloted a Mobile Suit before and did not dare pilot the Strike Dagger Mobile Suit.
After the staff of Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company gave him a thorough explanation and guidance, the military enthusiast put on a pilot suit.
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