The squadron leaders in the Black Knights pilot an Akatsuki variant called Akatsuki Command Model (暁　直参仕様 Akatsuki Jikisanshiyō lit. Daybreak - Immediate Vassals Specification), which bears a much closer resemblance to the Gekka than the standard Akatsuki. Nagisa Chiba, Shōgo Asahina, and other squadron leaders pilot dark blue versions.

Design and SpecificationsEdit

Black Knights engineer Rakshata Chawla designs a commander unit, dubbed the Jikisanshiyō, "Jikisan" being an old Japanese word for the direct subordinates of the Shogun. Boasting performance that surpasses the baseline Akatsuki, one important feature of the Command Model is a pair of Radiation Wave emitters mounted in the head, which allow it to generate a defensive barrier like the Type-02 Guren Mk-II.

It is equipped with similar weaponry than the standard Akatsuki, but carries the full-sized Katen Yaibatou instead of the scaled-down baton version. Among its optional weapons, the 2-barrel Hand Gun and the Radiation Wave missiles are the most common sight. They may also make use an optional Air Glide Wing unit, consequentially changing the machine designation to Type-05S/F2F Akatsuki Command Model Flight-Enabled Version.

SpecificationsEdit

General Characteristics

Crew: One
Height: 4.81 meters
Weight: 8.26 metric tons (9.25 metric tons in Flight-Enabled Version)
Power Source: Yggdrasil Drive, Energy Filler

Design Features

Kou Kisou Kudourin-type Landspinner propulsion system (高機走駆動輪 lit. High Mechanical Run Driving Wheel)
Optional Air Glide System
Cockpit Ejection System
Radiant Wave Shielding

Armament

1x Katen Yaibatou (廻転刃刀, Katen Yaibatou) (lit. "Revolving Blade Sword")
2x Shoulder-mounted Machine Gun Turrets
1x Hien Souga-type Slash Harken (飛燕爪牙, lit. Flying Swallow Nail Fang - スラッシュハーケン, Surasshuhāken) (Left-Chest mounted)

Optional Armaments