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RX-79[G]
Gundam Ground Type
Model number: RX-79[G] Code name: Gundam Ground Type Unit type: mass production ground combat mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces Rollout: UC 0079 First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: overall height 18.2 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 52.8 metric tons; max gross 73.0 metric tons Armor materials: lunar titanium alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1350 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 52000 kg total Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.71 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5900 meters; periscope, mounted in head; optional parachute pack, can be mounted on backpack rack; optional weapons storage container, can be mounted on backpack rack Fixed armaments: vulcan gun, mounted in chest; multi-launcher, mounted in chest; 2 x X.B.Sa-G-03 beam saber, stored in recharge racks in legs, hand-carried in use Optional fixed armaments: RGM·S-Sh-WF/S-00109 shield, mounted on either forearm Optional hand armaments: NF·GMG-Type.37/100mm machine gun, clip-fed, 2 spare clips stored on hip armor; NFHI·GMCa-type.09/180mm cannon, clip-fed; P.B.R-0079/A12 S-000011 beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap; bazooka gun, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip; 6-tube missile launcher; net gun, fires large net to entangle a target; Gundam hammer
While
the Earth Federation Forces' "Project V" mobile suit development program
was underway at the Side 7 research colony, the Federation also
began production of experimental units at its Jaburo military headquarters
in South America on Earth. Intending to help turn the tide of the
ground war during the One Year War, the engineers at Jaburo used
spare parts originally manufactured for the RX-78-2
Gundam prototype and built approximately 20 units of a specialized
ground combat-model Gundam, the RX-79[G]. Twelve of these units
were assigned to the Kojima Battalion stationed in Southeast Asia,
particularly to the 04th and 08th MS Teams. Since
the RX-79[G]'s were made primarily of spare parts leftover from
"Project V," no replacement parts were available. This
resulted in hasty field repairs like Shiro Amada's Gundam
Ez8. When Karen Joshua's unit was damaged, the head of an RGM-79[G]
GM Ground Type was used as a replacement, earning the Gundam
the nickname 'GM Head'.
Pilot(s):
Shiro Amada, Karen Joshua, Terry Sanders, Jr., Michel Ninorich, Matt Healy, Barry Balzary, Nao Jessica Parker, Sebastian Kurie
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