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RX-99
(AFX-9000) Neo Gundam
Model number: RX-99 (Earth Federation Forces); AFX-9000 (Anaheim Electronics) Code name: Neo Gundam Unit type: mobile suit Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Operator: Earth Federation Forces Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso with Core Block System using Core Fighter (Unit 1); pilot and passenger, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso with Core Block System using Core Fighter (Unit 2) Dimensions: head height 15.1 meters Weight: empty 7.9 metric tons; max gross 20.7 metric tons Armor materials: gundarium alloy/ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 4710 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4 x 23800 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: bare mobile suit 46, equipped with G-BRD 54 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 4.60 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam vulcan, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use, double as fire-linked beam guns on Core Fighter; beam shield, mounted on left forearm Optional hand armaments: G-BRD (Generative Beam Rifle Device), selectable mega particle acceleration speed for damage or penetration application, can be attached to Core Fighter to operate as a booster
One of the pinnacles of the somewhat underhanded "Silhouette Formula Project" conducted by Anaheim Electronics in UC 0123 was the RX-99 (AFX-9000) Neo Gundam, which was acquired for use by the Earth Federation Forces. The Neo Gundam combined the best of new and old technologies, incorporating the advanced new weapons technology developed by the Strategic Naval Research Institute's "Formula Project." The Neo Gundam was armed with a Generative Beam Rifle Device, or "G-BRD" for short, which operated in a fashion similar to a Variable Speed Beam Rifle (VSBR) but was completely hand-carried and powered by its own built-in reactor rather than connected directly to the mobile suit's reactor. The Neo Gundam also used the classic "Core Block System" made famous by the original RX-78-2 Gundam and other early Federation prototypes, thus increasing the survivability of the pilot. The G-BRD also mounted rocket thrusters, and could be attached to the Neo Gundam's Core Fighter to operate like a booster. This combination of advanced weaponry and a Core Fighter made the Neo Gundam one of the better, more well-rounded prototype mobile suits to be produced at the time. Only two Neo Gundams would be produced: Unit 1 was painted in a black color scheme while Unit 2 was painted in a more traditional white color. The two Neo Gundams would be put on the Earth Federation's Londo Bell ship Bladewood, as part of the 302nd fleet. Tokio Randall would board the Ajax and eventually steal the Neo Gundam Unit 2. Both units would later be destroyed in a fight, with only the Core Fighter of Unit 2 and Tokio surviving.
Pilot(s):
Tokio Randall,
Baz Galemson
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