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- HMM-002 Command Wolf
Release Date: June 20th, 2007
Retail Price: 3,000 yen
Product Length: Roughly 200 mm
- Stock Images
- Introduction
Following the first HMM, the Shield Liger, the Command Wolf is coming.
Like the Shield Liger, it's a Zoid used for high-speed combat.
Although it's less powerful than the Shield Liger, it's highly productive and acted as the de facto flagship Zoid of the High-Speed Unit.
By also collecting the previously released Shield Liger, you can reproduce the Republican Army's High Speed Combat Force!
- Technical Data
Stats:
Length: 14.7 m
Height: 7.9 m
Width: 5.9 m
Weight: 46.0 tons
Maximum Speed: 210 km/h
[Weapons]
50mm Anti-Zoid 2-Barrelled Beam Gun (Back)
Electron Bite Fangs (Mouth)
Strike Claws (Claws)
[Equipment]
Exhaust Unit (Upper back armor)
High-Sensitivity Multi-Sensors (Ears)
Large Radiator (Chest)
Power Pipes (Sides of neck)
Quad Air Veil (Blue throat armor)
Sensors (Tops of guns)
Smoke Dischargers (Hips)
[Features]
50mm Anti-Zoid 2-Barrelled Beam Gun Turret Canopy (Back gun)
Pilot Canopy (Cockpit)
Weapon Hardpoints x2 (Shoulders, Back)
Zoid Core (Chest, Internal)
- Release Notes
- Rereleased in April 2020- Repackage rereleased in January 2021
- Repackage rereleased in February 2022
- Repackage Version
- HMM-002 Command Wolf Repackage Ver.
Release Date: May 22nd, 2015
Retail Price: 4,800 yen
Product Length: Roughly 220 mm
- Stock Images
- Introduction
The HMM Command Wolf reappears, with the LC and AC equipment included!
You can enjoy two types of enhanced variations at the same time, so it has a lot of play value suitable for the famous Command Wolf. The reinforced armaments' colors are unified with the white color of the Basic Command Wolf body. The gold fangs are already painted, so you can get a finish that closely resembles the photos just by assembling! It also has newly drawn package art by Mercy Rabbit, so please enjoy this distinct version of the HMM Command Wolf.
Accessories:
⚫ Command Wolf Body (White Color)
⚫ 50mm Anti-Zoid 2-Barrelled Beam Gun
⚫ Marking Decals
⚫ Zoid Core
⚫ 2 Types of Canopy Parts (Clear orange, smoke brown)
[LC Equipment]
⚫ Long Range Rifle
[AC Equipment]
⚫ AZ 250mm Long-Range Cannon
⚫ Assistant Booster
Changes From Regular Version:
⚫ Recreates the gold of the fangs using painted parts, so just by assembling you can make it look close to the images.
⚫ The marking stickers have been changed to decals.
⚫ It includes two types of reinforcement armaments [LC Equipment & AC Equipment], in a unified white coloring, so you can enjoy three variant types in all.
- Technical Data
Stats:
Length: 14.7 m
Height: 7.9 m
Width: 5.9 m
Weight: 46.0 tons
Maximum Speed: 210 km/h
[Weapons]
50mm Anti-Zoid 2-Barrelled Beam Gun (Back, Basic Ver.)
Anti-Personnel Gatling Gun (Right Shoulder, Optional)
Anti-Zoid Dual Shock Cannon (Left Shoulder, Optional)
AZ 250mm Long-Range Cannon (Back)
Electron Bite Fangs (Mouth)
Long Range Rifle (Back, LC Ver.)
Strike Claws (Claws)
[Equipment]
Exhaust Unit (Upper back armor)
High-Sensitivity Multi-Sensors (Ears)
Large Radiator (Chest)
Power Pipes (Sides of neck)
Quad Air Veil (Blue throat armor)
Search Radar (Top of AC Gun)
Tracking Radar (AC Gun Side-Plates)
Smoke Dischargers (Hips)
[Features]
Assistance Booster (Rear Legs)
Gunner Cockpit (Top of back guns)
Pilot Canopy (Cockpit)
Weapon Hardpoints x2 (Shoulders, Back)
Zoid Core (Chest, Internal)
- History of the Command Wolf
- Evolution in the Midst of Battle
The military conflict between the two major powers of Planet Zi, the Helic Republic and the Zenebas Empire, expanded with each passing day and later developed into the major conflict known as the Central Continent War. This spark of war spread to neighboring countries, and fierce battles were fought across various parts of the continent. The battlefield turned to a quagmire, with culture lost day by day, as well as many lives.
Something was born in the flames of that war, something that has never stopped evolving. It was the mechanical organisms known as Zoids. Zoids is a generic name for the battle beasts that've been artificially modified and armed from the metal life forms that inhabit Planet Zi. Regardless of the Zoid's will, they've become the strongest weapons over a relatively short period of time in battle by heavily arming them and repeatedly increasing their capacity and size. Having evolved from metal life forms to bio-weapons, Zoids have taken their place as the main weapons of war and now run across all battlefields on Planet Zi. Those "battlefields" are now the natural habitat of Zoids.
- The Fangs of the Imperial Army
In ZAC 2035, a new type of Zoid appeared on the front lines, which had been repeatedly advancing and retreating, and changed the military balance of the war while greatly influencing the evolution of the battles in the years to come. That Zoid was the Sabre Tiger, a tiger-type Zoid developed by the Zenebas Empire. This machine was developed as a Zoid that combined speed and power, capable of both close range abd medium range combat, making it suitable for all areas of land combat. Previous Zoids had either speed or power, and had either melee or bombardment capabilities, but the Sabre Tiger was a "Next-Generation Zoid" that had a good balance of all of these abilities. When introduced to the battlefield, the unprecedented capabilities of the Sabre Tiger transformed the situation on the front lines, and the Republican Army was defeated on all fronts, forced to fend them off with inferior forces. The ferocious fangs of the Zenebas Empire had been thrust deep into the throat of the Republican Army.- Project L and Project W
In response to this new type of enemy Zoid, the Republican Army devised an Anti-Sabre Tiger strategy that consisting of several types of Zoids at an early stage, and succeeded in slowing down the progress of the Zenebas Empire Army by introducing this special force. However, they couldn't be certain that this was a sure-fire way to deal with the problem, and the Sabre Tiger's palpable presence continued to threaten the Republican Army. The decisive breakthrough proposed by the leaders of the Republic was the "development and introduction of Zoids specifically for anti-tiger warfare." An all-out development operation was launched, with the actions of the entire army, such as Sabre Tiger analysis, battles to buy more time, the development of new technologies, the selection of Wild Zoids, and more being carried out to support the development of the new Zoids.The Weapons Development Bureau of the Republican Army launced Project L, the development of an anti-tiger Zoid which would be designed to fight head-to-head, one-on-one with the Sabre Tiger. This was the development plan for the later blue lion, the Shield Liger. Development proceeded much faster than originally planned thanks to the perfect execution of the all-out full-army developent operation, as well as the data analysis made possible by the early capture of a Sabre Tiger. However, just before the rollout, it was discovered that the control system had unexpectedly developed a serious problem. The Blue Lion would not wake up. It seemed that the Republic's hopes were over. However, amidst the gloom, a ray of light was about to shine. It was Project W, the development of another combat Zoid that was underway in the Republic.
- The Birth of the Command Wolf
Project W was a development plan for a wolf-type combat Zoid that was started at the same time as Project L. The Wind Tribe, the indigenous people of the Republic, had long been researching the wolf-type Zoids that symbolized the Republic, and in anticipation of the coming times, they were shifting their development towards combat-type Zoids. This machine was developed as a multi-purpose, high-mobility Zoid that would be designed primarily for group combat, based on the instincts and characteristics of the fast-growing wolf-like wild creatures that inhabited many regions of the Republic and its allies, and for which high productivity was found.Originally, this machine was prepared to compensate for the low productivity of Project L, but it was hastily selected as the main machine to fight against the Tiger because the progress and future of Project L was uncertain. This was inevitable since the information and technology obtained from the all-out development operation conducted under Project L was also introduced into Project W.
Although this machine was less powerful and less armored than the Sabre Tiger, it was almost equal in terms of mobility, close-range combat, and shooting abilities, and it surpassed it in speed as well as enemy search capabilities. Project W, which was already in the final stage of completion when it was put on the production line at the prototype stage, was given the official name of the RHI-3 Command Wolf, and it was decided to introduce it immediately.
- Irregular Spec.
As it turns out, as the Command Wolves were produced, individual differences would surface. It was discovered that there were leaders in the wild species, and if a unit was formed by a group of non-leaders, their ability to fight as a group significantly decreased. It was impossible to modify the Zoid's instincts in any way while it was still in its wild form, such as by choosing excellent pilots or making changes to its basic programming.Conversely, however, it was found that when a unit consisted of a leader machine with a commander pilot that was paired with general machines, they didn't require a detailed battle program, and the instincts of the wild species were capable of carrying out precise group battles according to the situation. Although the unit was temporarily deemed unfit for production, the problem was resolved by capturing packs of wild Zoids, resulting in improvements to the performance of the Command Wolf.
In addition, the use of wild individuals that had been acting alone required time-consuming communication, as with the Shield Liger, and required patience from the pilot. However, it has been confirmed that once trust is established between the pilot and the machine, the machine can show capabilities that exceed its specifications. These machines were used exclusively by reconnaissance units, special forces, or mercenaries who often worked alone.
According to the records, one mercenary's black Command Wolf was nothing more than scrap that had been damaged and left on the battlefield, and was repaired with substitute parts that fell short of the original specs. Furthermore, because it was equipped with a Long Range Rifle obtained from an arms dealer, the machine had poor operability due to problems such as excessive weight. However, the mercenary who had formed a trust with this machine, aided by their advanced piloting skills, was able to exhibit performance far superior to that of the Army's normal Command Wolves, and it's said that they sometimes demonstrated capabilities even greater than those of the Shield Liger.
Since then, the selection of individuals when capturing wild specimens has been carefully carried out, and has been deemed the most important point when producing other Zoids.
- Actual Combat Introduction
In ZAC 2042, the Command Wolf had become a White Wolf quite like the guardian diety of the Wind Tribe, which had been depicted on their armor since ancient times. It was deployed to the battlefield to intercept the Imperial Force's Sabre Tiger, which had launched further invasions prior to the introduction of the Shield Liger. In response, it was found that three of them could fight on even grounds against a single Sabre Tiger. Although it wasn't effective enough to overturn the war situation, it succeeded in fulfilling its initial purpose and slowed the progress of the Imperial Army by a considerable amount. While it later relinquished its position as the main Anti-Sabre Tiger Machine to its ally, the Shield Liger, it demonstrated its capabilities as a mainstay Republican Zoid during the counterattacks. The exploits of the Blue Lion and the White Wolves became legends that would be passed down for generations by everyone in the Republic.* The Command Wolf manual uses the name Saber Tiger throughout the wolf's history. We opted to change this to Sabre Tiger as that would be the version of the Zoid that was being developed at the time, not the late model Saber Tiger.
- Command Wolf Variations
The Command Wolf was completed as an actual combat type (C-type), equipped with a 50mm Anti-Zoid 2-Barrelled Beam Gun turret that became standard equipment. Later, in ZAC 2048, when it was incorporated into the Republic's MK-II Unit, the drive system was strengthened, and it became the N-Type. The coloring was unified with the unit colors: Blue for the frame, white for the armor, and gold for the equipment.
In addition, two major weapon enhancement variations exist, one of which is a type with additional capabilities added through its equipment. The officially registered form is the LC type (Long Range Custom), which is an energy-intensive sniper unit that enables long-range precision shooting. The other is the AC type (Attack Custom), which is equipped with an AZ 2-Barrelled 250mm Long-Range Cannon for increased firepower and assault capabilities.
In addition to these, many other forms have been confirmed, but each part of the Command Wolf can be equipped with additional equipment, with a variety of options provided to suit the situation. Even when this is fully taken advantage of, it can perform combat operations after a very short time of balance adjustments. In addition, you can determine a Command Wolf's performance classifications depending on its paint scheme. This is because the specifications change according to the characteristics of the unit as well as the situation on the battlefield, and the paint is updated along with it.
The most famous machine is the white-colored one, which was painted all the way from the prototype to the final production model that would become a mainstay of the army. The machine painted in the motif of the White Wolf, the god of war in the legends of the Wind Tribe that had been depicted on their armor since ancient times, was initially prepared as the color of a special operations unit under the direct control of the Republic's headquarters. However, with the appearance of the Shield Liger, the Blue Lion of legend, which was organized as its companion machine and introduced with the same specifications, they achieved great results in intercepting the Sabre Tiger. Considering its strong image and improving morale on the battlefield, it was decided to continue to deploy the white-colored machine for general soldiers going forward.
- Command Wolf Local Warfare Types
Another classification is the variation of wild Zoids according to their region of origin. The habitats of wolf-type Zoids are scattered throughout the Central Continent, and it's possible to produce "Local Combat Types" using local Wild Zoids. These machines acted on their own wild instincts and were able to maintain their fighting abilities in the harsh environments of their homelands. One machine that showed a marked difference in performance was the Desert Type used in desert warfare. The machine's ability to fight and fire with great stability in unstable desert terrains, as well as its stamina over long periods of fighting and marching, was found to be twice as high as that of standard types. The paint was desert yellow based on the brown rust-proofing and sand-proofing solution, and camouflage paint was applied on top of that according to the situation. In addition, a forest warfare version with green camouflage and a night warfare version with black, blue, and gray, have also been confirmed.
- Fuselage Commentary
- Disclaimer
Please note! While the stats and equipment list on this page is properly translated by Falcarius, the remainder of the info on this page (including the story) relies on automatic translation done by this site. It likely contains errors, and exists only to give users the gist of what is being said, where better translations are currently unavailable.