RGM-79FD Armored GM

Model number: RGM-79FD
Code name: Armored GM
Unit type: mass production assault mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: December UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: titanium alloy/ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: beam saber, output unknown, battery powered, stored in recharge rack in left forearm, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 360mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber; 90mm machine gun, clip-fed, 20 rounds per clip, spare clips stored on side armor plates; beam spray gun, powered by rechargeable e-cap

One of the last in the line of the many GM variants seen in the One Year War, the RGM-79FD Armored GM was second to none in the class of speed. The huge leg-mounted air intakes, four powerful thruster nozzles in the backpack, and bank of twin thrusters mounted in each leg were enough to propel the ground combat Armored GM at fantastic speeds, putting it on a level with the RX-78-6 Gundam 6th and Zeon’s MS-09 Dom. There were several similarities in design and performance with the Gundam 6th and the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II. The Armored GM shared the same leg-mounted thrusters as the GM Sniper II, and the backpack shared several differences that might signify a scaled-down version of the Gundam 6th’s backpack. The Armored GM saw a limited production run and was not deployed until late in the One Year War. The capabilities offered by the Armored GM were toned down in favor of the more versatile, and cheaper, RGM-79 GM. One of the few recorded instances of the Armored GM being fielded was on January 1, UC 0080, in the vast stretches of the deserts of North Africa. The Midnight Fenrir Corps, answering a distress call from several HT-01B Magella Attack tanks attached to the Number 11 Supply Corps, fought off several waves of attacks by standard GMs, supplemented by a squad of the new Armored GMs.

Pilot(s): Tokushima, Barry Abbot
First appearance: Zeonic Front: Mobile Suit Gundam 0079

90mm machine gun