ORX-13S Gundam Mk V Amuro Ray use?

[domino]

Is this the same Gundam Mk V used for testing at Augusta?

Or does Amuro upgrade to this unit sometime after piloting the Dijeh and Z plus?

[bilbros]

As far as I know, Amuro's Gundam Mk-V (or better, the one intended to be piloted by him) should be named ORX-013 G-V (i.e. “G-Five”), since it's actually an early design of the standard ORX-013, differnig from this latter in some external details (e.g. the head) and performances.

On the other hand, ORX-013S designates a Mika Akitaka variant of the Mk-V, seen on the cover of a Cyber Comix issue.

[domino]

Thanks for the correction

Are you implying that Amuro never piloted this machine and instead used the Zeta Plus before moving onto the Re-GZ?

[bilbros]

According to the brief text coming with the art of this MS, it seems that the Augusta Newtype Labs wanted to develop the G-V expressely for Amuro Ray, albeit at the time he was already affiliated with Karaba.
So, yes, the hero of the OYW definitely never stepped onto the cockpit of this ORX-013 variant.