- HMM-006 Saber Tiger
Release Date: June 27th, 2008
Retail Price: 5,800 yen
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- Introduction
The first-ever large-scale high-speed combat Zoid was developed by the Zenebas Empire, the Sabre Tiger. The Saber Tiger is a machine that was later remodeled from it by the Guylos Empire and then sent to the front lines. Its firearms are more numerous than the Shield Liger's, and its combat ability has reached a level comparable to that of the Shield Liger thanks to reinforcements made to each part. This product boasts the highest range of motion in the HMM Zoids Series. The HMM's unique fuselage connections boast a unique range of motion, which allows you to make different poses. Even looking at it by bulk alone, it's a very powerful looking Zoid, and can be used to recreate confrontational scenes by using the already released Shield Liger.
- Technical Data
Stats:
Length: 15.6 m
Height: 9.1 m
Weight: 78.0 tons
Maximum Speed: 240 km/h
[Weapons]
AEZ 20mm Beam Guns (Upper Back)
AEZ 20mm Linear Lasers (Tail)
Anti-Zoid 30mm 2-Barrelled Beam Gun (Back Gun)
High-Pressure Sulphuric Acid Spray Gun (Long Chest Gun)
Killer Sabres (Fangs)
Strike Claws (Claws)
Surface-to-Surface Missiles (Ontop of Back Gun)
Triple Shock Cannon (Chest)
[Equipment]
Composite Sensor Unit (Back Antenna)
Ground Sensors (Paws)
Infrared Laser Searcher (Box Under Chest Gun)
Sensors (Ears)
[Features]
Cockpit (Head)
Zoid Core (Chest, Internal)
- Release Notes
- Rereleased in July 2012- Rereleased in August 2013
- MPV Released in December 2019
- MPV Rereleased in February 2021
History of the Saber Tiger
Establishment of the Imperial Army Zoids
In ZAC 1978, the Zenebas Empire was founded and split from the Helic Republic, at the same time launching an invasion operation into the Republic's territor. The military conflict that naturally ensued turned into a large-scale battle that developed into the Central Continent War, which saw the full introduction of battle machine beasts known as Zoids. At the beginning of the war, both countries fought using the same types of Zoids, but around the middle, in ZAC 2029, a spaceship crash landed bringing about the arrival of the people of Earth. As a result, new science and technologies were introduced to the Helic Republic by the Earthling scientist Dr. Kronenbourg. On the other hand, the Zenebas Empire acquired new weapons-based technology and tactics that took advantage of the characteristics of Zoids, thanks to the earthling arms dealer Landbury. These uninvited visitors' interventions in the war prompted both armies to evolve their Zoids as combat weapons in different ways.
The Republican Army's Zoids, having acquired Earth's science and technology, had improved their capabilities, introducing mass-production machines with heavy armor or large-scale high-performance machines. Even if the numbers being produced had been reduced, they tried to increase their strength by improving the performance of each individual Zoid.
On the other hand, the Zoids of the Imperial Army, after considering productivity, emphasized firepower and stealth, to form"Armored Forces" composing of different Zoids, and new Zoids were created from a strategic mindset. In other words, the Republican Army developed Zoids as "Points" and the Imperial Army as "Planes." At this point, the Republican Army and the Imperial Army began two distinctly different Zoid evolutions, but the development of Zoids that emphasized tactics promoted by the Imperial Army was always an important point in the long history of the Central Continent War, and it was a major reason for the Imperial Army's superiority on various battlefields.
The Development of Next-Generation Zoids
In ZAC 2030 the Red Horn, the backbone of the Imperial Army's Zoids forces and the symbolic Zoid of the Zenebas Empire Army, was born. Although this machine was a medium-sized unit, it was still equipped with heavy firepower in addition to assault combat capabilities, and was developed to form the core of the Imperial Army's Armored Forces, which were composed of various types of Zoids. Furthermore, as a countermeasure against the Republican Army's large-scale Zoid, the Gojulas, which was considered a threat, the Empire's first large-scale Zoid that specialized in melee combat, the Iron Kong, was introduced in ZAC 2032. In addition to these specialized Zoids, various forms of small Zoids were developed, and the Imperial Armored Forces were further strengthened, finally succeeding in acquiring a fighting force that could go toe-to-toe with the Republic.This made the battlefield even more severe, and a back-and-forth fight continued on the front lines. The destructive power of the large-scale Zoids and the physical input of small-scale Zoids were beginning to show a pattern that would lead to the outcome of the battle. In order to break out of this situation, the Imperial Army decided to develop next-generation Zoid in order to strengthen its Armored Forces. The demands of the upper echelon of the Imperial Army was a Zoid with abilities that no other combat Zoid had at the time, combining all functions including speed, power, high shooting abilities, and strong melee abilities, into the development of the "strongest, perfect, and ultimate" mass-production Zoid that could single-handedly enter combat. It was both a "dream" and an equally "reckless" proposal, but within a short period of time, the Imperial Army Zoids Development Arsenal presented a prototype that met these requirements. Even the military's upper echelons were impressed by the degree of perfection of the machine that they saw in tests. In ZAC 2035, the Sabre Tiger, the most powerful Zoid, was born, and everyone in the Republican Army would later tremble at its existence.
Birth of the Sabre Tiger
The advancing Imperial Army scout troop encountered wild tiger Zoids in the Dorneo Mountains. The wild creatures, defending their territory, attacked the troop. The scouting party, unable to do anything, had its two platoons reduced to nothing. Reinforcements from the main forces showed up and succeeded in repulsing their attackers. After receiving this report, the Imperial Army's Zoids Development Arsenal, eager to obtain a wild tiger with high combat strength, dispatched a capture team, and after a two-month capture operation, they finally obtained the long-awaited wild animal. Even for a large species, this tiger-type wild Zoid had a strong body with sharp claws and fangs for killing prey, and a very high running speed compared to other land creatures. The Imperial Development Bureau took advantage of the performance that this wild type originally possessed by equipping it with minimal armaments, succeeding in adding an unparalleled large-scale high-speed combat Zoid to its forces.
In order the maintain combat speed, its armor was reduced as much as possible, while putting an emphasis on the Killer Saber for melee combat, which was its greatest weapon, and the firearms added to this machine were limited to the 3-Barrelled Shock Cannon and its twin Beam Guns. To reduce costs, the firearms were shared with the Red Horn. In addition, in order to reduce the burden on the pilot during high-speed combat, the cockpit was placed under full G-proof armor, and the pilot in battle sees only the CG image projected on the display during fihgts. As a result, the Sabre Tiger pilots could concentrate all of their attention on the target and kill it with absolute certainty. For that purpose, the enemy search ability was also improved, and a dedicated high-speed computer was built in to instantly project the target captured by the camear and sensors as a CG image on the display. The basic design of the fuselage was enlarged based on the Helcat, which had already begun being introduced to the army, and the drive system was an improved version of the system cultivated in the Iron Kong. The Sabre Tiger was completed in a relatively short period of time without any major problems. After a unanimous appraisal meeting held by the military's upper echelons, the pre-production type was immediately launched on the battlefield. Its abilities were certified as the top priority for mass production, and it was immediately introduced as the main machine of the Armored Forces.
Crimson Lightning On The Battlefield
In ZAC 2035, the completed Sabre Tiger, accompanied by Helcats, attacked the Republic's Zoids units that had been deployed in the Central Mountain Range. The Republic troops, that were on march, led by Gojulas, were unable to move sufficiently due to the steep rocky terrain and forested areas, and were destroyed one after another without being able to capture the Sabre Tiger, which repeatedly struck with hit and runs at terrifying speeds. The Gojulas, which boasted being three times heavier than the Sabre, couldn't withstand the Sabre's speedy attacks, and was knocked to the ground with the Killer Sabres thrust into its neck. The Gordos was able to catch the Sabre with its long search range, but its combat speed made predictive fire impossible, and no countermeasures could be taken.The Sabre Tiger completely overturned the conventional wisdom of Zoid warfare on the battlefield, and the Republican Army ordered all of its forces to respond to the Sabres by bombing via the air force instead of trying to fight them on the ground. With the birth of this terrifying new type of Zoid, the Sabre Tiger, and the Zoid units organized around the Helcats, a new concept of high-speed combat was born in Zoid battles, and a new category of Zoids were later born, the High-Speed Combat Zoids.
Saber Tiger
In ZAC 2099, the Guylos Empire, which had risen to power within the Zenebas Empire, declared war on the Helic Republic once more, and the Western Continent War broke out. During this war, in order to make up for the strength lost in the Grand Catastrophe of Planet Zi, a plan was implemented to recommission Sabre Tigers as a main force of the High-Speed Zoids. At the end of the Central Continent War, all production types were shifted to the improved Great Sabre, but in the Western Continent War, each part was readjusted before it was recommissioned, and a productivity-enhancing machine with restored armaments was introduced. It was also produced based on the wild tiger species with high-output cores that were unique to the Western Continent, and although it looked like a Sabre Tiger, it was given a new name, the Saber Tiger, due to the fact that its components had been almost completely changed from the ground up. It was named and given mainly to ace pilots.Notable achievements included the record of a single Saber Tiger driven by a specially trained boy soldier, which belonged to a Independent Guerrilla Unit annihilated the Republic's units with a single machine, and a type that was painted in special colors and equipped with a Gatling Unit on its back. There are records of this type intercepting the Republic's Air Combat Zoids one after another. In addition, the reinforced type equipped with an Assault Unit was called the Saber Tiger AT, and it was said that pilots driving the gold and silver-colored Saber Tiger ATs, which were designed for the royal family and ace pilots in the military, performed as well as the Republican Army's Leomasters.
The Genealogy of High-Speed Zoids
In ZAC 2042, the Republican Army, which had been forced to fight an uphill battle against the Sabre Tiger, thoroughly analyzed and studied a capture Sabre Tiger and developed the Shield Liger and Command Wolf to counter the high-speed Zoids of the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army, on the other hand, improved the Sabre Tiger and developed the Great Sabre, which increased its maximum speed and firepower. Immediately, the Republican Army also developed the Shield Liger MK-II, an upgraded version of the Shield Liger.In the Intercontinental War that began in ZAC 2051, High-Speed Zoids formed the core of the forces, and a variety of models were deployed on the battlefield by both armies, but most of them and the technology needed for their development were lost during the Grand Catastrophe of Planet Zi in ZAC 2056. In the Western Continent War of ZAC 2099, the Republic entered the Shield Liger and Command Wolf back into service, and the Imperial Army introduced the Helcat and the Saber Tiger, and improved version of the Sabre Tiger.
In addition, the so-called Liger-type Zoids, with the Shield Liger as their ancestor, became established in the Republican Army, with various tpes of high-speed Liger Zoids created until the end of the Western Continent War, and continued to serve actively on the front lines.
The High-Speed Zoids category that was created with the Sabre Tiger is recognized as a major presence that can't be ignored when discussing the battle beasts of Planet Zi. The development of the "Strongest, Perfect, and Ultimate" combat Zoid, using the wild tiger species, shows how accurate the development team of the Zenebas Empire was.
- Fuselage Commentary
- Marking Plus Version
The Menace of the Crimson Storm!
Saber Tiger, a masterpiece in the HMM Zoids Series that now has new decals has added to the lineup! Built-in joints boast a wide range of motion in this characteristic design, which is mainly composed of curved surfaces, and can be displayed in powerful action poses.
Also, as a bonus part, clear colorless pieces for the head (cockpit) have been added in addition to the usual clear green. It's possible to paint them with your favorite clear color.
Please add this famous large, high-speed combat Zoid of the Empire to your lineup!
- Gimmicks
⚫ The cockpit hatch in the head opens and closes, and a general pilot figure is included for boarding.⚫ The Zoid Core built into the fuselage can be removed.
⚫ A wide variety of common imperial armaments are included. You can also attach them to various parts of the fuselage if you like.
⚫ The clear parts for the cockpit are included in clear green and clear colorless. These clear parts can be painted with a clear color of your choice.
⚫ New decals are included with a wealth of emblems and caution marks, and can be attached to create a precise finish.
- Changes From Standard Kit
⚫ New decals⚫ Clear colorless eye pieces
⚫ Updated box art (new lighting & details)
Release Date: December 2019
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- Release Notes
- Rereleased in 2012- Rereleased in December 2019 * As MPV, all releases hereafter were also MPV
- Rereleased in February 2021
- Rereleased in December 2023
- Disclaimer
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