RGM-79C GM Type C

Model number: RGM-79C
Code name: GM Type C
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator(s): Earth Federation Forces; Anti-Earth Union Group
Rollout: November UC 0079
First deployment: December UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 41.2 metric tons; max gross 58.8 metric tons
Armor materials: titanium ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1,250 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 57,480 kg total (4 x 12,500 kg, 4 x 1,870 kg)
Performance: 180-degree turn time 1.6 seconds
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6,300 meters
Fixed armaments: 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: 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: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki (Gundam 0083 version)

90mm bullpup machine gun

Backpack

Cockpit

Rear view

Shield