Kojima Battalion - Field Repair - RGM-79 GM (Yu Kajima Custom)



RGM-79 GM (Yu Kajima Custom)


			Model number: RGM-79 Code name: GM Unit type: mass production general purpose 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 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 41.2 metric tons; max gross 58.8 metric tons Construction: titanium alloy on semi-monocoque frame Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1250 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 24000 kg, 4 x 1870 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.94 G; 180-degree turn time 1.6 seconds; maximum ground running speed 102 km/h Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6000 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 60 mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head Optional hand armaments: beam spray gun, powered by rechargeable energy cap; 100 mm machinegun, clip-fed; shield


	Not initially taking the threat of "mobile suits" seriously, the Earth Federation was a latecomer during the One Year War when it came to development and production of its own mobile suits to counter the Principality of Zeon. Based on combat data from the RX-78-2 Gundam's "learning computer" system and experimental GM-type units such as the RGM-79[E], the Federation's first true mass-production unit was simply named the RGM-79 GM. Though the first GM units weren't available until UC November 0079, the Federation's material and manufacturing superiority allowed it to quickly catch up, fielding enough units in time to retake contested areas on Earth and to participate in the Federation's Operation Star One offensive on Zeon's space front. The production-model GM was basically a simplified version of the original Gundam, eliminating some of the more complex and expensive features - such as the Core Block System and using normal titanium alloy armor instead of lunar titanium - to make it production faster and more economical. The early GM units being field tested by Yu Kajima and his team lacked beam sabers, and still featured design elements of the RGM-79(G) GM Ground Type, such as shoulder attachment points for parachute risers for airdrop operations, and a smaller backpack without the beam saber mount. Though these early GMs were excellent units in their own regard, they were soon outclassed by newer Zeon designs such as the MS-09 Dom, leading the EFF engineers to develop the RGM-79D GM "Anti-Dom" Type. Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

		Custom Figure: RGM-79 GM (Yu Kajima Custom) Original Figure: RGM-79 GM Other Parts Used: backpack thruster x2 (RGM-79N GM Custom) Reference Artwork: Mark Simmons (modified by Kojima Battalion) Paint Colors: flat light sand, flat dark blue, flat charcoal grey, flat black, gloss green Special Features: none Time To Create: 2 days

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