Kojima Battalion - Field Repair - RGM-79[E] GM Type E (Terry "The Reaper" Sanders Custom)



RGM-79E GM Type E (Terry "The Reaper" Sanders Custom)

			Model number: RGM-79[E] Code name: GM Type E Unit type: 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: head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 48.2 metric tons; max gross weight unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1390 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown Performance: maximum thruster acceleration unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x 60 mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; beam saber, stored in recharge rack in backpack, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: 90 mm machinegun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip

	The One Year War had reached a stalemate, and the Earth Federation Forces were scrambling to develop and deploy their own mobile suit forces to counter the Principality of Zeon. While the Federation's "Project V" prototype units were creating havoc for Zeon in other parts of the Earth Sphere, the Federation Forces were already hard at work laying the groundwork for their own mass-produced mobile suit. A pre-production model developed in conjunction with the experimental groundpounding RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type, the RGM-79[E] GM Type E was designed for space combat and was closely based on the prototype RX-78-2 Gundam mobile suit operating at the time. The GM Type E, along with combat data obtained from the Gundam's "learning computer" system, would serve as the basis for the later mass-produced RGM-79 GM. Only a few units of the GM Type E were produced and placed into actual combat for testing. One of these units was operated by Sergeant Terry Sanders, Jr., who became one of the Federation's first ace mobile suit pilots by scoring six enemy kills in his GM. However, his entire team was wiped out on UC 6 October 0079, when the GM Type E pilots encountered a new test-model MS-06RD-4 Zaku II mobile suit. Sanders was the only member of his team to survive the encounter, with his own GM left severely damaged and incapable of combat. With his infamous "Death" nickname insured - due to his curse of being the only member of his own team to walk away alive - the Federation transferred Sanders out of the space unit test team and into groundside combat in Southeast Asia. Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki

		Custom Figure: RGM-79[E] GM Type E Original Figure: RGM-79N GM Custom Other Parts Used: thruster x4 (RGM-79N GM Custom); shield (RGM-79 GM) Reference Artwork: Hajime Katoki Paint Colors: flat camoflauge grey, flat insignia red, flat charcoal grey, gloss yellow, gloss green, flat black Special Features: shield can attach to left forearm; beam saber is removeable from backpack Time To Create: 4 days

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