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MS-14F
Gelgoog Marine
Model number: MS-14F Code name: Gelgoog Marine Unit type: mass production space combat mobile suit Manufacturer: Principality of Zeon Operator: Principality of Zeon (Cima Fleet); Earth Federation Forces First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 19.2 meters Weight: empty 45.1 metric tons; max gross 81.3 metric tons Armor materials: super-hard steel alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1440 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 20500 kg, 2 x 7000 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.68 G; 180-degree turn time 1.6 seconds Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6300 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x 110mm machine cannon, mounted on forearms; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in hip armor, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: MMP-80/90mm Ver.8 machine gun, clip-fed, 32 rounds per clip; knuckle shield
In the last weeks of the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon introduced its last mass-produced mobile suit line, the MS-14 Gelgoog. Gelgoog variants also appeared to fill specific mission roles, and one variant was the MS-14F Gelgoog Marine. Built exclusively for Zeon's marine troops, the Gelgoog Marine (or "F-type," as it is sometimes called) featured improved thrusters, speed and maneuverability, as well as external propellant tanks to increase its range while offsetting the extra fuel used by its more powerful thrusters. The twin beam sword of the original Gelgoog was replaced with two standard beam sabers, and a 110mm machine cannon was mounted on each forearm. The original Gelgoog's large and burdensome shield was replaced with a modified Zaku II shoulder shield, called a "knuckle shield," which could be used as a punching weapon. With its good cost performance, the Gelgoog Marine was perhaps the most heavily mass-produced Gelgoog variant built, with many units surviving the war. The Gelgoog Marine was operated by the Zeon remnant Cima Fleet, and some units were captured by the Earth Federation Forces and deployed as aggressor units for pilot training and mobile suit field tests.
Pilot(s):
Chuck Keith, Bergman, Kazakh Larson
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