RB-79F Ball Type F

Model number: RB-79F
Code name: Ball Type F
Unit type: reinforced combat support pod
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
Rollout: UC 0079
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in body
Dimensions: overall height 12.8 meters
Weight: empty 21.5 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 180mm cannon, mounted on body

The RB-79F Ball Type F was an improved version of the Earth Federation Forces’ standard RB-79 Ball. The Type F was equipped with extra protective armor and a booster pack that housed additional thrusters and propellant. Existing RB-79 units could be modified to the Type F specification.

First appearance: MSV-R
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Rear view