RGM-79Q GM Quel

Model number: RGM-79Q
Code name: GM Quel
Unit type: general purpose mobile suit
First deployment: UC 0083
Manufacturer: Titans
Operator(s): Titans; ReZeon
Rollout: UC 0083
First deployment: December UC 0083
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 39.8 tons; max gross 56.3 tons
Armor materials: titanium ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1,420 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 61,480 kg total (2 x 27,000 kg, 4 x 1,870 kg)
Performance: 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
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; shield, mounted on left forearm
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle; 90mm GM rifle, clip-fed, 30 rounds per clip

In the aftermath of the Delaz Fleet’s Operation Stardust in UC 0083, the Earth Federation Forces created an elite task force called the Titans to subdue Zeon activities and Spacenoid rebellions. Since the Titans operated outside the jurisdiction of the EFF, they produce their own mobile suits. Their first mobile suit was the RGM-79Q GM Quel, which was a variation of the RGM-79N GM Custom. The GM Quel was so similarly armed that one of the few differences was the characteristic black-and-blue paint scheme used by the Titans on several of their mobile suits. Another difference was that the GM Quel was designed for use in colonies, whereas most mobile suits were designed for use on Earth or in space. Its frame served as the base for the RX-121 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel]. In addition, the GM Quel featured a new arm design that later evolved into the movable frame concept utilized by the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II. Over time, the GM Quel became outdated and was replaced by newer designs, such as the RMS-179 GM II and the Mk-II.

Pilot(s): Erickson, Ernest McGuire, Hewitt Reines, Souichi Obino, Ford Romfellow, Tokushima, Jacobius Node, Elias, Devos Roah, Chap Adel, Alfa A. Bate
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Original mechanical designer(s): Hajime Katoki (Gundam 0083 version), Kenki Fujioka (Advance of Zeta and A.O.Z Re-Boot versions)

90mm GM rifle