Model
number: RMS-117 Code name: Galbaldy β Unit type: limited custom mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator(s): Earth Federation Forces Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat
cockpit in torso Dimensions: overall height 19.0 meters Weight: empty 36.3 metric tons; max gross 56.9 metric tons;
mass ratio 1.35 Armor materials: titanium alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor,
output rated at 1507 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4 x 15800 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee
motors: 10 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 1.11 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range 9200 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge rack
in shoulder, hand-carried in use; 2 x signal flare launcher,
5 rounds per launcher, mounted in head Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either
forearm, mounts 2 x missile Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable
energy cap
Technical
and Historical Notes
Following the defeat of the Principality of Zeon in the One
Year War, many mobile suit design plans were seized by the Earth
Federation Forces, with some of them refined and put into production
for themselves. One of these designs was the MS-17
Galbaldy α, which the Federation revised and produced
as the RMS-117 Galbaldy β. The Galbaldy β was built
for efficiency, with trimmed-down armor as well as improved
mobility. Although intended to operate as a localized combat
unit, the Galbaldy β was actually equal to the all-purpose
RMS-106 Hizack in terms of performance.
However, the fact that the Galbaldy β was fitted with weaker,
older-style titanium alloy armor made it far less durable in
combat. Most of the Galbaldy βs built were stationed at
Luna II or on Earth Federation Forces ships operating out of Luna
II.