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RGM-79C
Powered GM
Model number: RGM-79C Code name: Powered GM Unit type: test use mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 46.6 metric tons; max gross 64.2 metric tons Armor materials: titanium/ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1650 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 32000 kg, 4 x 1870 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.11 G; 180-degree turn time 1.6 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6000 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; beam saber, power rated at 0.38 MW, stored in recharge rack in backpack, hand-carried in use Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm Optional hand armaments: 90mm machine gun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip, 2 spare clips stored in shield; 360mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber
As the Earth Federation Forces rebuilt its military power in the years following the One Year War, it used existing GM units to serve as testbeds for developing technologies to be incorporated into new mobile suit designs. One such unit was the RGM-79C Powered GM, a heavily-modified RGM-79C Modified GM, built to test parts and systems for the Gundam Development Project. It mounted a heavy, powerful backpack that provided it with incredible thrust and acceleration, and was equipped with improved shock absorbers in the legs. Because the GM was built for efficiency and was never designed with this kind of equipment and performance in mind, the control systems for the backpack and other improvements were placed in external "boxes" on the Powered GM's armor, making it appear more heavily armored than it actually is.
Pilot:
Dick Allen |
