Z1 notes:

libra O for rand's birthday (9/24)

aces: mazinger z, great mazinger, grendizer, getter dragon, baldios, god sigma, zambot 3, orguss, quattro/nu gundam, zeta gundam, turn a gundam, gundam xx, strike freedom, destiny, king gainer, big o, sol gravion, solar aquarion, gunleon (20) nirvash event for final mission

aces with air: mazinger z, great, grendizer, getter, baldios, godsigma, zambot, orguss, turn a flight, gundam xx, strike freedom, destiny, king gainer, sol gravion, aquarion, nirvash
aces with land: zeta, nu, turn a (temp), big o, gunleon, walker gallia (until lategame)

squaddies: diana, mecha tekkouki, lady command, tfo (maria), double spazer (rubina), orguss 2, nikick, daitarn 3, jiron/chill walker gallia, blume/rag xabungle, birin/maria maria brockary, amuro hyaku shiki, roberto gundam mkII, fa methuss, miashei kapool, sochie kapool, corin kapool, sumo silver, sumo gold, joseph borjanon>messala, airmaster burst, leopard destroy, gundam x divider, crouda, bertigo, esperansa, infinite justice, lunamaria zaku, akatsuki, gouf ignited, god sigma gravion, gran trooper, yassaba/golem, adette dorbeck>rushrod, gauli panther>mexbrute, dominator, gatchiko>emperanza, sara panther>jinba, aquarion alpha, terminus 606 (40)


jam squaddies: lady command
repair squaddies: diana a, tfo, methuss, esperanza, panther, panther/jinba (6)
resupply squaddies: tfo, lady command, kapool, kapool (4)
air squaddies: tfo, lady command, mecha tekkouki, double spazer, orguss 2, nickick, daitarn 3, regz, messala, gundam x, airmaster, esperanza, crouda, bertigo, akatsuki, infinite justice, gouf ignited, sumo, silver sumo, emperanza, rushrod, golem, mexbrute, jinba, dominator, god sigma gravion, gran trooper, aquarion alpha, terminus 606, doran
land squaddies: diana a, walker gallia, xabungle, gundam mkII, methuss, leopard, lunamaria zaku, kapool, kapool, corin kapool | panther, panther

every squad needs an accel user

Pilots with accel (加速): marin, kappei, quattro, shinn, eiji, sirius, r.dorothy, maria, michiru, orson, rag, roberto, fa, miashei, joseph, witz, lancerow, mu, sara, adette, matthieu (22)
pilots with rapid (迅速): rand, jiron, hayato, harry, athrun, mizuki
Pilots with Gain (努力): benkei, raita, Keiko, maria maria, fa, lunamaria, eina, faye, renton
Pilots with Luck (幸運): Sayaka, Rubina, hayato, toshiya, kei, chill, birin, sochie, garrod, matthieu
Pilots with encourage (激励): sayaka, miashei, poe, lunamaria, benkei, keiko, tiffa, leele, faye, stoner (9)
Pilots with exhaust (脱力): Shaya, lacus, corin, gauli, r.dorothy, eina
Pilots with Disturbance (かく乱): shaya, gauli, mizuki, stoner, hap
Pilots with bonds (絆): michiru, kappei, leele, sylvia
Pilots with Pierce (直撃): Setsuko, hayato, tekkouki, Julie(godsigma), athena, uchuta(zambot), quattro, joseph, harry, ennil, shinn, gain, yassaba, roger, luna/Sirius(aquarion)

to determine overall squad's movement, add all 3 units' up and divide by 3. therefore total should always be cleanly divisible by 3

movement 5: diana, kapool, kapool, panther, panther, big o
movement 6: mazinger z, great, getter dragon, mecha tekkouki, baldios, godsigma, zambot, daitarn, xabungle, walker gallia, brockary, gundam mkII, zeta, hyaku shiki, methuss, turn A, corin kapool, borjanon, sumo, silver sumo, gundam x, lunamaria zaku, king gainer, emperanza, dorbeck, rushrod, golem, gravion, god sigma gravion, aquarion, aquarion alpha, gundam xx, gundam x, leopard, crouda, gunleon
movement 7: grendizer, orguss, orguss 2, nickick, messala, nu, turn A flight, freedom, justice, gouf ignited, mexbrute, dominator, gran trooper, nirvash, terminus 606, esperanza, bertigo, doran
movement 8: tfo, double spazer, lady command, jinba, nirvash spec2, airmaster


Most Supers have Air & Land:A so just land them(or build their squads around flying+land combat). The Turn A prefers Land due to it's Land:S, the Double X is is AABA unless it's with the G-Falcon and then it's ABCA. Airmaster prefers Air(Air:S) while the Leopard prefers Land but, Airmaster has Land:A if needed.


unit acquisition timeline:
gunleon, garrod, gain (1), king gainer, gauli panther, sara panther (2), jiron walker gallier, rag xabungle, blume, maria (4), turn a gundam (6), sochie kapool, miashei kapool (7), aquarion, joseph borjanon (8), kei bronco 2 upgrade attacks (10), kamille gundam mkii, quattro hyaku shiki, Roberto rick dias>gundam mkii, shinn impulse, lunamaria zaku, terminus 606 (12), kouji, maria, zambot 3, godsigma, gravion (13), airmaster burst, leopard destroy (14), tfo (15), big o, adette (16G), baldios, amuro regz, athrun savior (19G), nirvash (20), getter dragon, rushrod (for adette) (22), lady command (23), mazinger z, great mazinger, diana (24), mecha tekkouki (25), jamil, gundam xx (27), esperanza (33S), buy mexbrute for gauli (35), grendizer, freedom (36), orguss 2 (38), fa, zeta gundam, amuro regz, daitarn 3, gundam mkii>super gundam, turn a flight (40), athena, buy golem for yasaba (41), nu gundam for quattro, swap amuro into hyaku shiki (43), grantrooper, rubina (44), birin & maria maria in doran, buy messala for joseph (45), bertigo, gold sumo, athrun justice (46), corin kapool, yassaba, kira freedom, akatsuki (48ZAFT), crouda (50), aquarion alpha (51), jinba for sarah, dominator (52), buy brockary for birin and maria maria (52), god sigma gravion (53), sumo silver (55), shinn, lunamaria, gouf ignited (56)


Use Pierre instead of Sirius sometimes for post move attacks.


parts:
minovsky craft (ミノフスキークラフト) for turn A and, later, big o
give dustproofs (防塵装置) to rand, roger, quattro and jiron
give thruster modules (スラスターモジュール) to kamille, kei, quattro, duke
give minovsky craft (ミノフスキークラフト) to renton, ryoma, kei, duke
propellant tank for baldios
but yes, Cartridges & Propellant Tanks are extremely valuable in this game
and maybe lots of High-Performance Radars as well
Give the glomar the one Chogokin Z you get
gonna need about 6? total solar panels to go with en regen squaddies (units that need en regen= mazinger, great, grendizer, getter dragon, zambot, gravion, baldios, aquarion, gunleon, strike freedom)



bazaar:

post mission 2: buy dustproof (防塵装置) (100)
post mission 3: buy dustproof (防塵装置)  (50)
post mission 4: buy booster?  (ブースター)(75)
mission 7: Destroy Enil's Jenice Kai Enil Custom, Destroy either Gundam Virsago CB or Gundam Ashtaron HC
post mission 5/6/7: buy donkey bread  (ドンキーのパン) (80), buy tin goldfish (ブリキの金魚) (120)
post mission 7: buy silver accessory (10), buy tin goldfish (ブリキの金魚) (120)
mission 8: Ensure Jiron and Apollo kill at least one enemy each.
post mission 8: sell donkey bread, buy smoked lizard (10)
mission 13: Make sure the Double Spazer gets hit at least once.
post mission 13: buy sleep learning device and equip it + dustproof to Rand, (睡眠学習装置) (250), buy Fragment of Chougokin New-Z (10)
mission 14: Have Garrod convince Ennil, do not shoot down Ennil
post mission 14: buy apogee motor?  (アポジモーター) (80)
mission 15: kappei fights Butcher, destroy Butcher
post mission 15: upgrade zambot attacks, buy Inertial Engineering Manual (10), select ガリア部隊を希望する 'Join up with the Gallia Division'
post mission 16: buy ray-out (10), apogee motor (アポジモーター) (100), buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー)? (120)
post mission 17: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー) (150), buy apogee motor (アポジモーター) (80)
mission 18: Kill at least two enemies before reinforcements arrive. Before the end of the mission, All King Gainer units (Gainer, Gain, Gauli, Sara, Bello, and Adette) must have a combined kill count of at least 100.
post mission 18: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー) (120)?, buy Scrap (OM) (10)
post mission 19: buy makeup kit (10)
post mission 20: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー) (150), buy signed CD (10)
post mission 21: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー) (150)
post mission 22: buy overcoat (10), buy magnetic coating (マグネットコーティング) (30), buy propellant tank (プロペラントタンク) (20) if you don't already have one
post mission 23: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー) (150), buy hybrid armor (ハイブリットアーマー) (80)?, buy natto (10)
mission 24: Have Ryoma fight Tekkouki at least once. Have Boss Borot move to the southwestern edge of the Photon Research Lab (where Great Mazinger crashed into the barrier).
post mission 24: buy solar panel (ソーラーパネル) (200) and/or a-adapter (350)
mission 25: After defeating all enemies, Ryoma and Tekkouki will duel. Defeat Tekkouki within 3 turns.
post mission 25: buy solar panel (ソーラーパネル) (200)
mission 26: Ensure Kei and Saiya kill at least 8 enemies between them.
post mission 26: buy solar panel (ソーラーパネル) (200)?, buy Hong Kong Souvenir Video (10)
mission 27: Have either Garrod or Jamil destroy the Patoulia
post mission 27: buy linear seat (リニアシート) for gunleon (250), buy Black Box F (10)
post mission 28: buy high performance radar (高性能レーダー), buy megabooster (メガブースター) (200), buy Smoked Giant Lizard (10)
mission 29 good place for BS farming
mission 29: When Yzak arrives, do not destroy any ZAFT soldiers, but destroy Yzak
post mission 29: buy sleep learning device (睡眠学習装置) (350), buy Emaan Souvenir Pennant (10)
post mission 32: select レントンを探しに行く 'Search for Renton'
mission 33: Have Charles and Ray kill at least 5 enemies between them
mission 34: Have Big O fight Beck The Great RX3 and have both units survive
post mission 34: buy hybrid armor (ハイブリットアーマー) (80)?
mission 35: Have Holland battle both Charles and Ray as well has Renton convince them both. Then have Renton destroy both of them
post mission 35: buy Rare-looking Wheel (10), buy Mexbrute (250)
mission 36: shinn battles Stella, Shinn (as a NPC) destroys Stella
post mission 36: buy Chiram-made Bike (10), sell dustproofs, sell consumeables
mission 38 good place for PP farming
mission 38: Clear the scenario by destroying Shinn
post mission 39: visit bazaar to obtain hero's mark
mission 40: Destroy Butcher. do seven swell farming
mission 41: do seven swell farming. Do not destroy any of the Emaan units before destroying the Emaan Ship. Have Kei, then Orson convince Athena.
post mission 41: sell tin goldfishes, buy Golem (280), buy solar panel (ソーラーパネル) (200) and/or nanomachine unit (ナノマシンユニット) (200),  obtain shadow angel feathers
post mission 42: have at least 32 SR points.
mission 43: Clear the first half of the scenario by waiting until Turn 4. Have Kira destroy Yzak's GOUF Ignited during the second half of the stage.
mission 44: Do seven swell farming. Allow Rubina to flee the map without being shot down. Destroying either Aphrodia or Negross's ships will allow this to happen. Destroy the Artificial Sun within 2 turns of Sol Gravion arriving. Destroy Futaba with Aquarion.
post mission 44: buy a-adapter (A-アダブター) (250)
mission 45: Holland or Jiron reach the marked point
post mission 45: buy Messala (250)
mission 46: Destroy at least 12 enemy platoons within 4 turns
post mission 46: buy nanoskin armor (ナノスキンアーマー) (150)
mission 47: Rand battles Asakim
post mission 47: buy Bouquet of Flowers (10)
Mission 48: Have Athrun convince Yzak, leave some enemies alive before destroying Dalton (Elder Battleship (エルダー戦艦)
mission 49: Deploy Kamille in the Zeta Gundam and have him defeat Yazan. Quattro or Kamille fights Reccoa and both survive. Visit bazaar to obtain spirit of steel.
mission 50: visit bazaar after to obtain Haro and G-Bits.
mission 51: Destroy Moroha, keep Glenn alive, defeat both Aquarion Omega and Aquarion Delta before defeating Aquarion Alpha or Moroha
post mission 51: buy Vector Machine (10)
mission 52: shoot down both forms of gear gear to obtain 500BS
post mission 52: buy Brockary (260)
mission 53: Trigger the rescue event by reducing Professor Kazami's ship to below 2000HP, destroy Big Duo Inferno while Big O is alive. Ensure Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Grendizer, and Getter Dragon are deployed and have them alive when you destroy Emperor Burai.
mission 55: destroy gym, shagia and olba
mission 56: destroy haman, have Lacus convince Lunamaria while Shinn is still on the map
mission 57: Destroy both Otoha and Touma
mission 59: Have any character fight Ziene, then have Rand fight Ziene. Then have Rand convince Ziene. Then destroy her with any unit
post mission 59: sell all unused items for newgame+
mission 60: have Rand destroy Asakim during the first part of the stage


skill purchases:
replace garrod and loran's blocking (ブロッキング)
buy hit & away for all battleship captains- The ones that need it the most are the ones that lack a post-move weapon, those being the Argama, Gekko, Iron Gear and King Beal
potential L4/5 for touga (底力)
save E/B for whoever (800)
save E for toshiya, marin, shinn and athrun ASAP
save B for gain and kei ASAP
S rank on ground (陸) (800) ASAP and cooperative attack (連携攻撃) (1000) for loran
will+ (evade) (気力+(回避)) (350) ASAP and attack again (再攻撃) (1200) for gainer
save E, S rank in air (空) (800) for renton
save E, attack again (再攻撃) (1200) and guard (ガード) (700) for duke
Backup Attack (支援攻撃) (1000) for most squaddies (ie michiru, Sayaka, maria, fa, sara, gauli, gain, sochie, miashei, tekkouki, Rubina, banjo, orson, athena, amuro, joseph, jiron, elche, Roberto, corin, harry, poe, roybea, witz, lancerow, carris, ennil, lunamaria, mwu, yzak, sandman, faye, adette, Cynthia, yassaba, Matthieu, rena, reika)
focused attack (集束攻撃) (1000) for units with postmovement ALLs (ryoma, toshiya, kei, loran, kira, quattro)
SP up (ＳＰアップ) (100 (+50)) for anyone that has accel (maria, michiru, orson, roberto, fa, miashei, witz, lancerow, mu, adette, matthieu) or exhaust (lacus, corin, gauli) + eureka + chill
hit&away (1000) for talho and marin
hit & away (1000), s rank in land (陸) (800) for roger
buy blocking for roger (ブロッキング)
hit & away (1000), b save for roybea
will+ (evade) (気力+(回避) (350), S rank in land (陸)/space (宇) (800) for quattro & amuro
will+ (evade) (気力+(回避) (350) for shinn
will+ (damaged) (気力+(ダメージ)) (350) for rand
guard (ガード) (700) and break will limit (気力限界突破) (500) for touga, kappei, kouji, tetsuya
Predict	(見切リ)	(700) and break will limit for garrod, camille, shinn
Support Attack (援護攻撃) (500+100) for rena
S rank in space (宇) (800) for kamille
S rank in land (陸) (800) for jiron
S rank in air (空) (800) for ryoma
S rank in air (空)/space (宇) (800) for kei and duke
A rank in air (空) (600) for joseph when he gets messala
A rank in air (空) (600) for sara when she gets jinba
A rank in air (空) (600) for gauli when he gets mexbrute
A rank in air (空) (600) Attack Again (再攻撃) (1200) and EN Save (800 for Apollo); Silvia spends all her points buffing her Skill (技量), Sirius buys SP Up and maybe EN save.

Some of the more notable base SKL stats:
Duke (180)   Kei (184)   Athena (183)   Orson (185)
Tetsuya (184)   Heizaemon (187)   Banjou (185)
Quattro (188)   Amuro (186)   Bright (182)
Haman (186)   Lancerow (180)   Athrun (183)
Kira (183)   Neo (182)   Gain (180)   Cynthia (188)
Touga (182)   Sandman (184)   Holland (181)


keep sara in her panther and upgrade it because its upgrade carry over to jinba
keep joseph (8) in Borjanon until we can buy messala (45)
keep roberto (12) in Rick Dias until he can occupy the gundam mkii (40)
keep adette (16G) in Dorbeck until we can get rushrod (22)
buy golem on (41) and assign it to yassaba (47)
keep gauli (2) in Panther until we can buy mexbrute (35)
after mission 43 put lunamaria back in her zaku
put sara and gauli in teams that have a hit and away'er


A lot of people sleep on the Orguss battleship but its out here being the Reinforce Jr of this game. Only thing its missing is solid base power and some hp, but you can work around both of those, and you gain big upsides

more on battleships:
Argama: no downsides, overall a fine enough ship with decent armor
Minerva: has big power in the Tanhauser, needs to build up will to use it
Archangel: Minerva 2 but not a secret
Eternal: enables Kira and Athrun to deal more damage
King Beal: strong squad buster, gets a combination attack with Zambot later
Iron Gear: give it accuracy and see Elche torture most enemies with its big foot; earth route only
Freeden: solid post move, no 1-range option; earth route only
Glomma: fragile but self-sufficient if you upgrade its armor
Gekko: can actually dodge, and deals solid damage, no post-move option
Soleil: Dianna Soleil




Aces to use in Setsuko run:
mazinger z, great mazinger, grendizer, getter dragon, baldios, god sigma, zambot 3, orguss, amuro nu, zeta gundam, turn a gundam, gundam xx, strike freedom, destiny, king gainer, big o, sol gravion, solar aquarion, virgola (20) nirvash event for final mission

Squaddies to use in Setsuko run:
Four Gaplant, Sarah Bolinoak, Reccoa Pallas, Fa Methuss, Haman Qubeley, Katz Asshimar, Emma Nemo>Gabthley, Apolly Gundam MkII-B, Airmaster Burst, Leopard Destroy, Gundam X Divider, Crouda, Bertigo, Ennil Jenice Kai, Stella Gaia, XXXXX, Infinite Justice, Lunamaria Zaku, Neo Akatsuki, Gouf Ignited, Maiee M.Lover, Lieea M.Lover, Orguss 2, Nikick, Jiron/Chill Walker Gallia, Blume/Rag Caprico, Birin/Maria Maria Galapagos, Sumo Silver, Sumo Gold, Corin Eagail, Boss Borot, Venus, Hikaru/Marine Spazer, Maria/Drill Spazer, Mecha Tekkouki, Lady Command, God Sigma Gravion, Grantrooper, Daitarn 3, Aquarion Alpha