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RGM-79Q
GM Quel
Model number: RGM-79Q Code name: GM Quel Unit type: general purpose mobile suit First deployment: UC 0083 Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces (Titans) Operator: Titans First deployment: December UC 0083 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 39.8 tons; max gross 56.3 tons Armor materials: titanium/ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1420 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 27000 kg, 4 x 1870 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.09 G; 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; XB-G-1065H beam saber, power rated at 0.38 MW, stored in recharge rack in backpack, hand-carried in use; RGM*M-Sh-ABT/S-00195 shield, mounted on left forearm Optional hand armaments: BOWA*BR-S-85-C2 beam rifle; HFW-GR*MR82 90 mm GM rifle, clip-fed, 30 rounds per clip
In the aftermath of the Delaz Fleet's Operation Stardust, the Earth Federation created an elite task force called the Titans to subdue Zeon activities and Spacenoid rebellions. Since the Titans operated outside the jurisdiction of the Earth Federation Forces, they produced their own mobile suits. Their first mobile suit was the RGM-79Q GM Quel, which was a variation of the RGM-79N GM Custom. The GM Quel was so similarly armed that one of the few difference was the characteristic black-and-blue paint scheme used by the Titans on several of their mobile suits. Another difference was that the GM Quel was designed for use in colonies, whereas most mobile suits were designed for use on Earth or in space. In addition, the GM Quel featured a new arm design that would later evolve into the movable frame concept utilized by the RX-178 Gundam Mark II. Over time, the GM Quel became outdated and was replaced by newer designs, such as the RGM-79R (RGM-179) GM II and the Gundam Mark II.
Pilot: Erickson Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory; Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans; Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam Ecole du Ciel Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki (Gundam 0083 version), Kenki Fujioka (Advance of Zeta version)
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