Model number:Â RGM-79F
Code name:Â Desert GM
Unit type:Â desert combat mobile suit
Manufacturer:Â Earth Federation Forces
Operator:Â Earth Federation Forces
First deployment:Â UC 0079
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â head height 18.0 meters
Weight:Â empty 44.7 metric tons; max gross 59.5 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: 57,800 kg total
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range 6,100 meters
Fixed armaments:Â beam saber, stored in recharge rack on backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments:Â beam spray gun, powered by rechargeable energy cap; railcannon, mounts 4-tube missile pod
During the One Year War, the Principality of Zeon wreaked havoc in desert environments with designs such as the MS-06D Zaku Desert Type and YMS-09D Dom Tropical Test Type. This led the Earth Federation Forces to develop their own desert combat mobile suit, the RGM-79F Desert GM. The Desert GM’s body was a variation of the RGM-79F GM Ground Type. It was equipped with reactive armor, as well as special joints to deal with the intake of sand. The Desert GM was armed with a beam spray gun, a beam saber and a combination railcannon with missile pod. The Desert GM was deployed mainly in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
Pilot: Hans
First appearance: M-MSV
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara
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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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