F71 G-Cannon

F-71 G-Cannon is a mobile suit that appears in the movie Mobile Suit Gundam F91.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Although manufactured by Anaheim Electronics, the G-Cannon was based on the designs of the F70 Cannon Gundam by SNRI (which works as an OEM for G-Cannon). While G-Cannon inherits the ability to remove the shoulder machine cannons and function as general purpose mobile suit, the overall performance is still inferior to Cannon Gundam. Nevertheless, this miniaturized mobile suit largely outperforms the Federation's RGM-109 Heavygun.

G-Cannon also utilizes the weapons system derived from the F90 Gundam Formula 90's mission pack. The shoulder machine cannons can be replaced by various equipments including the VSBR, a 200 mm long range cannon and beam cannon. The most complex variant is the Powered Weapon Type.

Armaments

 * Vulcan Gun


 * 4-barrel 130mm Machine Cannon
 * The most identifying weapon of the F71 G-Cannon is the pair of 4-barrel 130mm machine cannons built into the unit's back that rise up over the shoulders. During an age where mobile suit designs were focused on speed over armor the machine cannons form powerful ranged weapons.


 * 2-barrel Beam Gun
 * The F71 G-Cannon mounts a 2-barrel beam gun in each wrist. However these are secondary weapons that are not used as often as the machine cannons or the beam rifle.


 * Beam Saber


 * Beam Rifle

History
The G-Cannon is the first mass production mobile suit derived from SNRI's Formula Project. It was first rolled out in April of the year UC 0115 and would remain in service for 8 years into UC 0123, when the Crossbone Vanguard would invade the colony Frontier IV.

When used in combat it typically serves the role as a fire-support unit for the RGM-109 Heavygun and Jegan mobile suits, despite how these are older machines that are technologically less advanced and somewhat less capable than the G-Cannon.

When the Crossbone Vanguard invaded Frontier IV, a number of G-Cannons would serve as part of the Earth Federation Forces' colony defense. However the G-Cannons, as well as the Earth Federation's other mobile suits, were completely overwhelmed by the newer beam-shield equipped mobile suits of the Crossbone Vanguard, though its unknown if the technology difference was truly that great or if the 30 years of peace hadn't dulled the Earth Federation's piloting standards.

Variants

 * F71 G-Cannon Powered Weapon Type
 * F71 G-Cannon VSBR Type
 * F71B G-Cannon Magna
 * F71B type S.D. G-Cannon Magna Super Destroid