| RX-77-2 Guncannon |
| MSiA Features RX-77-2 Guncannon beam rifle 2 spray missile launchers, can mount in place of shoulder cannons |
| Released: 2001 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Avg. Price: $5.76 Version: 1.0 |
| REVIEW One of the original wave of Gundam figures, the Guncannon still shared many design traits with the RX-78-2 Gundam figure. It had better, less fragile ball jointed shoulders and hips, but the head was still only a swiveling peg instead of a ball joint. The plastic used is also still a bit translucent, and hurts the overall look of the figure. Accessories are limited to the beam rifle, and two spray misile launchers that can be attached to the shoulders in place of the 240mm cannons. One interesting note is that there were two versions of this figure available, marked "108" and "109", for Hayato and Kai's units, respectively. Even still, the Guncannon is only a decent figure at best. |
| The second of three mobile suit prototypes built under the Earth Federation's "Project V" during the One Year War, the RX-77-2 Guncannon was a step above the RX-75 Guntank in that it was a true mobile suit and not just a "mobile suit body on a tank." Like its brethren Guntank and RX-78-2 Gundam, the Guncannon used the same FF-X7 Core Fighter as an escape system for the pilot. Also like the Gundam, the Guncannon was one of the first mobile suits to use the energy cap-based beam rifle, as well as head-mounted vulcan guns for close range defense. However, the Guncannon was designed as a mid-range fire support unit, and its primary armament was its shoulder-mounted 240 mm cannons. The main drawback to this was the cannons' limited ammunition supply, but an experienced pilot learned to use the ammo conservatively and effectively to stay in battle longer (as Guncannon pilot Kai Shiden had to learn the hard way). Initially, only one RX-77-2 survived a Zeon attack on the Side 6 colony when Project V was uncovered, and this unit was transferred to the Federation assault carrier White Base, where it continued to serve until the end of the war. A second Guncannon unit was later pieced together and added to White Base's mobile suit complement, with the two units designated "C-108" and "C-109". Pilot(s): Kai Shiden, Hayato Kobayashi, Amuro Ray Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation VS Zeon DX (PS2); Mobile Suit Gundam 0079: Zeonic Front (PS2); Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo (PS2); Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara |
| Model number: RX-77-2 Code name: Guncannon Unit type: prototype artillery mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces "Project V" Operator: Earth Federation Forces Rollout: UC 0079 First deployment: September UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso with Core Block System using FF-X7 Core Fighter Dimensions: overall height 18.1 meters; head height 17.5 meters Weight: empty 51.0 metric tons; max gross 70.0 metric tons Construction: lunar titanium alloy on semi-monocoque frame Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1380 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 22600 kg, 4 x 1650 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.74 G; 180-degree turn time 2.0 seconds; maximum ground running speed 78 km/h Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6000 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 60 mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x 240 mm cannon, variable independent-fire/fire-linked, 20 round magazine each, mounted over shoulders Optional fixed armaments: 2 x spray missile launcher, mounted over shoulders in place of 240 mm cannons Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap |
| Overview Articulation: 2 Detailing: 2 Accessories: 2 SCORE: 2 |
| 1 = POOR 2 = DECENT 3 = GOOD 4 = EXCELLENT 5 = OUTSTANDING |
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