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RMV-1
Guntank II
Model number: RMV-1 Code name: Guntank II Unit type: powered artillery mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces First deployment: unknown Accommodation: pilot in standard cockpit in drive base; gunner in canopy-style standard cockpit in head turret Dimensions: overall height 16.9 meters; head height 15.2 meters Weight: empty 98.4 metric tons; max gross 123.7 metric tons Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 211 kW Propulsion: engine-driven caterpillar treads: 2 Performance: maximum ground driving speed 75 km/h Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6000 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 120mm recoilless cannon, mounted on head turret; 4-tube rocket pod, mounted on right side of main body; 3-tube missile launcher, mounted on left side of main body; 80mm machine gun, mounted in drive base; 2 x 2-tube smoke discharger, mounted on drive base
Although limited in its ability to be deployed as a mobile suit, the RX-75-4 Guntank proved highly effective as a heavy artillery base assault and fire-support unit. The Guntank's service record was impressive enough to make the Earth Federation Forces continue to develop the unit's concept even after the One Year War. The end result of this development was the RMV-1 Guntank II. Resembling a traditional mobile suit even less than its RX-75 predecessor, the Guntank II represented a reversion to a more traditional armored vehicle design. Its primary armament was a pair of 120mm recoilless cannons, now mounted in an enlarged "head turret", thus overcoming the problem of the limited firing arcs of the original Guntank's fixed-mounted cannons. Since the "torso" of the Guntank II could now be rotated independently of the main cannons mounted on the head turret, traditional mobile suit-style arms were now no longer necessary; instead, a 4-tube rocket pod and a 3-tube heavy missile launcher were mounted on fixed locations on the torso. The Guntank II still required two crewman to be operated: the gunner remained in the head turret, but the driver was now moved into the more well-armored caterpillar/engine drive base of the Guntank II. However, as the threat to Earth Federation security remained primarily in space, the Guntank II only saw very limited production following the One Year War, with some units being posted at the Earth Federation Forces' South American headquarters at Jaburo.
Appearances:
MSV
(Mobile Suit Variations); Mobile
Suit Zeta Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: The Return of Zeon; Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight; Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (manga); Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (novel); Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record UC 0081 |
