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RGC-80-1
GM Cannon Test Type
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Model number: RGC-80-1 Code name: GM Cannon Test Type Unit type: experimental artillery mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: unknown Weight: unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rating unknown Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x 240mm cannon, variable independent-fire/fire-linked, 20 round magazine each, mounted over shoulders
As the Earth Federation Forces began mass-production of its RGM-79 GM mobile suits in the last months of the One Year War, it became obvious that they would need a mid-range fire support unit to complement its close-combat GMs. Rather than straining their resources by designing a new mobile suit and setting up new assembly lines, the Federation decided instead to develop a GM variant to fill the roll. Their first attempt in this venture was the RGC-80-1 GM Cannon Test Type, which was little more than a standard GM mounting the head and shoulder cannons of the RX-77-2 Guncannon prototype. However, mounting heavy guns on top of a light mobile suit frame created balance and recoil problems when the cannons were fired, and the unit went back to the drawing board, evolving into the final, standard RGC-80 GM Cannon model.
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