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RX-78-1
Prototype Gundam
Model number: RX-78-1 Code name: Prototype Gundam Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces "Project V" Operator: Earth Federation Forces Rollout: July UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso with Core Block System using FF-X7 Core Fighter Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 42.4 metric tons; max gross 59.0 metric tons Armor materials: lunar titanium alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1380 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output 55500 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.94 G; 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5700 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap
The third mobile suit developed under the Earth Federation's top-secret "Project V," the RX-78 Gundam series saw its initial rollout in the form of the RX-78-1 Prototype Gundam at the Federation's Jaburo military headquarters on Earth. The Gundam was designed as a fast, close-combat mobile suit and was the first to feature several new technologies, including the energy cap-based beam rifle (making the Gundam the first mobile suit to pack the firepower of a battleship) and beam saber. Once the initial design was approved, development proceeded to the second stage, and three RX-78-2 Gundam began construction and testing at the Side 7 research colony.
Pilot: Farrell Iha |
