RGM-96X Jesta

The RGM-96X Jesta is a specialized support mobile suit featured in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. The RGM-96X is based on the RGM-89 Jegan and is used by the Earth Federation.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
A high-class mobile suit of the Jegan series developed by Anaheim Electronics to escort the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam, whose operating time in Destroy Mode is limited. Although it is essentially a product of the UC Project, this fact has been kept hidden even within the military organization. The Jesta was fitted with a redesigned backpack capable of tremendous thrust for the sake of keeping up with the Unicorn Gundam. Aside from escorting the RX-0, its main mission is expected to be suppressing ordinary enemy forces, thus producing "situations" in which the Unicorn Gundam can directly confront enemy Newtype weapons.

Armaments

 * Beam Carbine
 * The Beam Carbine is a more advanced armament than the standard beam rifle. Of course both are charged by an energy cap (and the same model of), but the Carbine is a much longer weapon. It is given a stock, a different pistol grip, a vertical fore-grip, a suppressor, an EOtech-like sight, folding front and back post iron sights, and picatinny-like railings at 3 and 9'o'clock.


 * Beam Rifle
 * A modified beam rifle powered by a rechargeable energy cap, it features a selector switch which allows the rifle to fire in a regular firing mode and a beam machine gun mode. If the energy cap runs out of energy it can be replaced with a fresh one normally stored on the right arm.


 * Grenade Launcher
 * The RGM-96X JESTA mounts a two-barrelled grenade launcher on the waist for long ranged combat.


 * Beam Saber
 * One other standard armament is a beam saber for melee combat, which is stored in the left arm and hand carried in use.


 * Shield
 * Similar to the Jegan's shield, it is equipped with 2 built-in 2-barrel missile launchers. Unlike Jegan's fixed placement, the shield is mounted on a moveable arm at the back of the unit.

History
There are 12 RGM-96X JESTA that are assigned to the Ra Cailum class team for testing and evaluation, including the Londo Bell and its elite MS team, the Tri-Stars.

Variants

 * RGM-96X Jesta Cannon
 * RGM-96X EWAC Jesta