F70 Cannon Gundam B-Type

Model number: F70
Code name: Cannon Gundam B-Type
Unit type: prototype long-range artillery mobile suit
Manufacturer: SNRI (Strategic Naval Research Institute)
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
Rollout: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 14.8 meters
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: Gundarium alloy ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 3,850 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 27,440 kg total (2 x 2,860 kg, 4 x 2,550 kg, 3 x 3,840 kg); vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 12
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x cannon, mounted on backpack; 2 x 5-tube grenade launcher, mounted on forearms; 4 x 3-tube large missile launcher, mounted on shoulders and legs
Optional hand armaments: none

SNRI’s “Formula Project” of the early UC 100s sought to miniaturize the Federation Forces’ mobile suits. This led to the development of the F7 bombardment type and the F70 Cannon Gundam. The Cannon Gundam’s beam cannons could be replaced with other armaments, and one such configuration was the B-Type, which mounted the weapons of the F90B Gundam F90 B-Type. These armaments included cannons, two 5-tube grenade launchers and four 3-tube large missile launchers. These features were not adopted in the scaled down mass production F71 G-Cannon.

First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula
Original mechanical designer: Yasuhiro Moriki

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