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F-50D (RXR-44) Guntank R-44
Model number(s): F-50D (Earth Federation Forces); RXR-44 (Roy Jung) Code name: Guntank R-44 Unit type: prototype transformable mobile suit Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Operator: Earth Federation Forces; civilians First deployment: unknown Accommodation: 2 pilots and 2 gunners in standard cockpits in torso Dimensions: mobile suit mode: head height 10.3 meters Weight: empty 8.7 metric tons; max gross 11.8 metric tons Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1050 kW Propulsion: 2 x engine-driven caterpillar treads, operable in tank mode only; rocket thrusters: 14000 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 28 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.19 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x 200mm cannon, optional fire-link, mounted on backpack over shoulders; 2 x 4-tube missile pod, mounted on forearms; 10 x finger launcher gun, mounted as fingers in hands
One of Anaheim Electronics' earliest attempts to cash in on smaller-scale mobile suit development, the RXR-44 (F-50D) Guntank R-44 was based on another transforming artillery mobile suit, the D-50C Loto. Due to its small size, the R-44's 200mm main cannons had to be loaded manually, and its main body contained enough space for four personnel to fully operate the mobile suit. The design seems to have proved a failure, however, and the R-44 never made it past the prototype stage. It is unknown how many R-44 prototypes were built, but it is confirmed that at least one unit later fell into the ownership of Roy Jung, curator of a war museum at the Frontier IV colony. Roy restored the unit and gave it the unofficial model number RXR-44 (with 44 being his age when he acquired the suit). Roy would take his prized R-44 into battle in a valiant, but foolhardy attempt to help repel the Crossbone Vanguard forces invading his home colony in UC 0123.
Pilot(s):
Roy Jung, Chris, Robar, Seabook Arno
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