The Blu Duel Gundam is a modified GAT-X102 Duel Gundam produced as part of the "Actaeon Project", a joint development between several companies led by Actaeon Industries and Phantom Pain. The project's main aim is to create customized MS for use by Phantom Pain's ace pilots. The Blu Duel is designed with an emphasis on melee combat to maximize combat efficiency in group battle tactics with the GAT-X105E Strike Noir Gundam and the GAT-X103AP Verde Buster Gundam.
Mounted on various parts of the Blu Duel, the additional armor "Fortestra" is a redesigned version of the one used by the GAT-01D Long Dagger and GAT-01D1 Duel Dagger, and featured enhanced thrusters and weapons for better mobility and offensive capabilities. It is also fully integrated with Blu Duel's body and cannot be ejected. This allows the application of the Variable Phase Shift armor to be extended to the Fortestra, enhancing its armor capability. At the same time, the mounting sites of the Fortestra are selected to preserve the suit's range of motions and avoid adding unnecessary weight, thereby enhancing defensive capabilities without reducing mobility.
With the exception of the two head-mounted CIWS guns, the armaments of the Blu Duel are mounted or stored in the Fortestra armor: a shield with railgun mounted on the right shoulder armor, a pair of retractable beam guns attached to the forearms' armor, two beam sabers stored on the legs' armor, and three anti-armor penetrators in the left shoulder's armor. Like the Strike Noir and the Verde Buster, the Blu Duel is also equipped with a power extender to increase its energy storage capacity.
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