During the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon's Earth invasion operation, various local battle specification machines were developed and deployed based on the ground warfare specification "MS-06J Zaku II". Among them, the D type "MS-06D ZAKU DESART TYPE" was developed as a machine suitable for harsh environments such as the tropics and deserts.
As the name implies, renovations specific to the operation in the desert are given to every part of the body, dustproof covers of each joint to prevent inflow of sand into the internal mechanism, legs that allow movement in rough terrain The auxiliary propulsion unit of the part · lumbar part, the cooling radiator which suppresses the overheating of the airframe etc are features which can be seen from the appearance.
Basically all of the produced aircraft was introduced to the African front, active in the African front in the middle of the one year war, and supported the offensive of Zion. During this period, development and deployment of "MS - 07 GUFF" and "MS - 09 DOM" were also progressing, but full - fledged deployment is in the latter part of the war, and the main force until then was "MS - 06 D" The Zaku series played it.
There are different types of head antenna depending on the production time, the initial type deployed in the Karakal Corps has the appearance of a total of two rod antennas stretched to the left and right of the head, the latter type is combined with the top of the head It is an appearance that the blade antenna of the formula is installed.
MS-06D with durability corresponding to the local warfare is still used even at the guerrilla war after the one year war, and also joins the neo · jion troops under Full Frontar in UC 0096 and "Garan Cher" It was showing its appearance in the towing work etc of the.