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RGM-89J
Jegan Normal Type
Model number: RGM-89J Code name: Jegan Normal Type Unit type: mass production combat mobile suit Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Operator: Earth Federation Forces Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 19.0 meters Weight: empty 22.8 metric tons; max gross 49.7 metric tons Armor materials: titanium alloy/ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2430 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 55870 kg, 4 x 14290 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 20 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 2.27 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: vulcan gun, mounted in head; 3-slot hand grenade rack, mounted on left hip armor; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks on right hip armor, hand-carried in use Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm, mounts 2 x 4-tube rocket launcher Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by replaceable e-pac
Originally introduced in UC 0090 shortly before the Second Neo Zeon War, the RGM-89 Jegan became the Earth Federation Forces' new primary frontline mass production mobile suit. However, the Earth Federation was slowly slipping into stagnation, and it wouldn't be until almost three decades later that newer, smaller, and more efficient and high-performance mobile suits would be developed. Up until that time, the old Jegans were constantly overhauled and upgraded to keep them in service. One of these revised Jegan forms which saw action during the Crossbone Vanguard invasion in UC 0123 was the RGM-89J Jegan, often called the "Normal Type." Despite its increased power output, speed, and maneuverability, however, the Jegan Normal Type was still very much outmatched by the smaller and faster new mobile suits fielded by the Crossbone Vanguard.
Pilot(s): Eric, Tokio Randall
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