Model number: RGM-79(GRS)
Code name: Armored GM
Unit type: mass production assault mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: December UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: titanium alloy/ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: beam saber, output unknown, battery powered, stored in recharge rack in left forearm, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: 360mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber; 90mm machine gun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip, spare clips stored on side armor plates; beam spray gun, powered by rechargeable e-cap
Technical
and Historical Notes
One of the last in the line of the many GM variants seen in the One
Year War, the RGM-79(GRS) Armored GM was second to none in the class of speed. The huge leg-mounted air intakes, four powerful thruster nozzles in the backpack, and bank of twin thrusters mounted in each leg were enough to propel the Armored GM at fantastic speeds, putting it on a level with the RX-78-6 Gundam Mudrock, and the Zeon’s MS-09 Dom. There are several similarities in design and performance between Gundam Mudrock and the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II. The Armored GM shares the same leg-mounted thrusters as the GM Sniper II, and the backpack shares several differences that might signify a scaled-down version of the Gundam Mudrock’s backpack. The question of whether or not the Armored GM is a scaled down version of either suit, or a conglomeration of each suit’s best parts remains unanswered. In either case, the Armored GM saw a very limited production run.
The Armored GM was not deployed until very late in the One Year War, and was designed primarily as a ground combat mobile suit. Thus, the capabilities offered by the Armored GM were toned down in favor of the more versatile, and cheaper, RGM-79 GM. One of the few recorded instances of the Armored GM being fielded was January 1, UC 0080, in the vast stretches of the deserts of North Africa. The Midnight Fenrir, answering a distress call from several HT-01B Magella Attack tanks attached to the Number 11 Supply Corps, fought off several waves of attacks by standard GMs, supplemented by a squad of the new Armored GMs.
