Model number:Â RGM-79C
Code name:Â GM Type C
Unit type:Â mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer:Â Earth Federation Forces
Operator(s):Â Earth Federation Forces; Anti-Earth Union Group
Rollout:Â November UC 0079
First deployment:Â December UC 0079
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â head height 18.0 meters
Weight:Â empty 41.2 metric tons; max gross 58.8 metric tons
Armor materials:Â titanium ceramic composite
Powerplant:Â Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1,250 kW
Propulsion:Â rocket thrusters: 57,480 kg total (4 x 12,500 kg, 4 x 1,870 kg)
Performance:Â 180-degree turn time 1.6 seconds
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range 6,300 meters
Fixed armaments:Â 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, mounted in head; beam saber, power rated at 0.38 MW, stored in recharge rack in backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional fixed armaments:Â shield, mounted on either forearm
Optional hand armaments: 90mm bullpup machine gun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip, 2 spare clips stored in shield; 360mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber
Appearing in the final portion of the One Year War, the RGM-79C GM Type C was an improved version of one of the Earth Federation Forces’ first mass production mobile suits, the RGM-79[E] GM Early Type. Though it was similar to the original Early Type in its armament and abilities, it featured greatly improved thruster acceleration and maneuverability. The Type C remained the standard mass production frontline unit for the EFF until the introduction of the RMS-179 GM II several years later. After Operation Stardust, the Titans created a variant unit, the RGM-79CR GM Type CR, which was further modified into the RGM-79SR GM Sniper III.
Pilot(s): South Burning, Lynece Saintes, Cain Ragnard, Zalf Wakken, Hawk Reuser, Max Brauer
First appearance:Â Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki (Gundam 0083 version)
Gundam 0083 Info
Director(s):
Takashi Imanishi
Mitsuko Kase
Writer(s):
Fuyunori Gobu
Ryosuke Takahashi
Akinori Endo
Tomohide Ohkuma
Mechanical Designer(s):
Hajime Katoki
Shoji Kawamori
Mika Akitaka
Junya Ishigaki
Yasushi Ishizu
Character Designer:
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Musical Composer:
Mitsuo Hagita
Format:
13 episodes; 1 compilation movie
Video Release:
Japan 05.23.1991 – 09.24.1992
U.S. 01.22.2002 – 07.23.2002
Theatrical Release:
Japan 08.29.1992
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Cutaway diagram of the VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode from “This is Animation Special: Macross Plus”(1995). Larger versions on my DA profile:
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-detailed-973372931
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-clean-973371729
Art by Kiyomi Tanaka. Original concept by unknown Macross fan. Image built by me
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