based somewhat on both the gabthley and baund doc in design. was trying to create a new MS for a potential gundam storyline, so i came up with this one. you'll notice it's not exactly the standard mono-eye units i've been coming up with either.

backstory drivel:

stats:
height: 19.7m
weight: 89 tonnes (metric)
thrust: 171 tonnes (metric)
powerplant: Zeus-Thor M69, 845 KW

armament plan:
beam interceptor gun (head)
2x beam burst guns (fore-arm armor)
2x beam saber (hip armor)
2x beam arc guns (backpack)
beam heavy rifle (optional, hand-carried in MS mode / hip mounted in MA mode)
2x feet claws

history:
the unit was designed by the Zeus Military Industries of the Jupiter colonies in an attempt to create a shock attack unit that was capable of high speed attacks and doing a lot of damage very quickly. ZMI quickly took advantage of the fact that beam weaponry was available to the governments of the Jupiter colonies, the United Colonies of Artem and produced a unit that was almost entirely reliant on beam weapons.

the result was the Hetzer. the Hetzer was created with novel transforming technologies that allowed it to maintain its usage of almost all weapons while seemingly sacrificing nothing for speed. Most units of the time were unable to bring most of their arsenal to bear whilst in MA mode, a problem the Hetzer does not face. the Hetzer's chief weapon is the beam heavy rifle which is a sharpshooter's weapon albeit with a much stronger punch; a single shot usually being enough to demolish even the most modern of mobile suits or at least severely damage it. the rifle is also built unusually strong, thus being able to serve as a make shift club in close quarters.

in addition to the beam heavy rifle, the beam arc guns mounted on the backpack are also quite capable. each beam arc gun fires a particle beam that can be directed to a degree by a smaller targeting laser onto a target, allowing the beam to arc slightly. the beam arc gun is similar in strength to the beam heavy rifle though it cannot fire as frequently due to high energy consumption. in a pinch, the Hetzer has 2 beam burst guns mounted into its forearm armor. these weapons are beam guns designed to fire in a volleys of 3 shots each time, working like a small shotgun used to ward of enemies too close, yet too far for a beam saber. to round off the Hetzer's armaments are a pair of beam sabers, feet claws for use in MA mode and a beam interceptor gun that is more often used to shoot down incoming projectiles or thwart enemy movement; it is rarely used as an actual attacking weapon, though can be used as such despite its inherently weak power.

the Hetzer's weakness in terms of armor is offset by its number of powerful thrusters all over its body. this grants the Hetzer amazing agility and mobility, depending on the mode its in: as a mobile suit it can outmaneuver most other units and as a mobile armor it outruns most enemies.