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General
and Technical Data |
Model
number: RGM-79D
Code name: GM
Cold Climate Type
Unit type:
mass production cold climate combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 44.7 tons; max gross 58.7 tons
Armor materials: titanium/ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor,
output rated at 1250 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4 x 15000 kg; vernier
thrusters/apogee motors: 5
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 1.02 G; 180-degree
turn time: 1.6 seconds; maximum ground running speed 116 km/h
Equipment
and design features: head-mounted sensors, range 5790 meters
Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted
in head; beam saber, power rated at 0.39 MW, stored in recharge
racks on backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 90
mm machine gun w/grenade launcher
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Technical
and Historical Notes |
While
the RGM-79 GM proved itself
to be a highly capable MS, the introduction of Zeon's MS-09
Dom on Earth saw the need for a more maneuverable and better-performing
mobile suit to counter the agile and well-armed Dom.
A variant of the GM, the
RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type had increased thruster power and
maneuverability, and some were modified for harsh climate conditions,
most notably cold weather combat. The RGM-79D could be equipped
with a variety of weaponry, including two types of 90mm machine
gun, grenades, head-mounted vulcan guns, and beam sabers.
The
RGM-79D was introduced late in the war, with at least three units
assigned to Lieutenant Yu Kajima's MS combat testing squad. Yu
Kajima's unit quickly proved the value of the new model GM in
combat, destroying several Zeon mobile suits in defense of a Federation
Forces base, including several MSM-03C Hygoggs
and three Doms. Other units
were deployed to guard important Federation Forces bases, such as the
Arctic base where research and development of the RX-78NT-1
Gundam "Alex" was carried out.
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Miscellaneous
Information |
Pilot(s):
Yu Kajima, Philip Hughes, Summona Fulis
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080:
War in the Pocket; Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny;
Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles;
Mobile Suit Gundam: Advanced Operation; Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield; Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight; Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record UC 0081
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi
90
mm machine gun w/grenade launcher
