| Transporter Gunperry & RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam |
| MSiA Features RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam beam rifle shield Gunperry Transport 3 clips for attaching figures to cargo panels spring loaded missile launcher 3 antiship missiles |
| Released: 2001 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Avg. Price: $19.99 Version: 1.0 |
| REVIEW The Gunperry Transport & RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam is one of the few large playsets released for the US market, accompanying the Zeon Hover Transporter Gallop, and the two mobile armors, the MA-04X Zakrello and MA-05 Bigro. The Gunperry itself is nicely done, with two different cargo modes, fold down side doors with attachment points and different clips for the various mobile suits to attach with, and a large triple antiship missile launcher that features spring firing action. The Gundam, sadly, is yet another recloring of the original RX-78-2 Gundam figure, and features all the same horrible faults. Still, the G-3 color scheme is striking, and the Gunperry helps make this a good figure set. |
| Following the destruction of two of the three RX-78-2 Gundam prototypes being assembled and tested at the Federation's Side 7 esearch colony in September UC 0079, the remains of the two damaged units were loaded aboard the Earth Federation Forces' White Base assault carrier, eventually making its way to the underground Jaburo military headquarters on Earth. The remains of the two damaged RX-78-2s would be cobbled together into a new testbed unit, designated the RX-78-3 Gundam, or "G-3." The G-3 would be used for testing new mobile suit technologies and ideas, the most well-known feature being the magnetic coating system developed by Mosk Han. By applying this electromagnetically-charged material to the G-3's motors and joints, the mobile suit's maneuverability and response time was increased by 30%. This successful technology would later be applied to the remaining RX-78-2 Gundam still operating in the field aboard White Base. Pilot: Amuro Ray Appearances: MSV (Mobile Suit Variations); Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (PS2) Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara |
| Model number: RX-78-3 Code name: Gundam "G-3" Unit type: prototype 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 with Core Block System using FF-X7 Core Fighter Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 43.4 metric tons; max gross 60.0 metric tons Construction: lunar titanium alloy on semi-monocoque frame Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1380 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 55500 kg total Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.93 G; 180-degree turn time 1.1 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5700 meters; magnetic coated joints Fixed armaments: 2 x 60 mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, power rated at 0.38 MW, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap; 380 mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 5 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber, can be stored on rack on rear waist armor; shield, can be optionally stored on backpack (Transporter Gunperry technical data and history below) |
| Overview Articulation: 1 Detailing: 4 Accessories: 3 SCORE: 3 |
| 1 = POOR 2 = DECENT 3 = GOOD 4 = EXCELLENT 5 = OUTSTANDING |
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| Unit type: transport plane Overall length: 34 meters Wingspan: 26.5 meters Full weight: 185 tons Propulsion systems: jet engine x 4, VTOL rotor x 3 Armament: missile x 6 |
| The Gunperry was a medium VTOL based cargo aircraft used for transport by the EFF. It could be fitted with antiship missiles, or used as a flying platform for mobile suits to fire from, but in itself was unarmored and not well suited for combat. The White Base used their Gunperry often to launch the Gundam into battle, dropping it from the bottom of the Gunperry's open cargo containers. Gunperry Transporters were used throughout the campaign to drive the Zeon off of the Earth, including in Kojima Battalion's SE Asia theatre of operations. These aircraft were instrumental in the securing and transport of the destroyed mobile armor Aspalus II back to Federal Forces territory for study, and the rescue of downed 08th MS Team pilot Shiro Amada from the frigid Himilayas. |