RX-77-3D Guncannon Heavy Type D

RX-77-3D Guncannon Heavy Arms Type D is a variant of the RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms Type. It is featured in the original design series MSV-R.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
To hunt down the Zeon remnants, the RX-77-3D Guncannon was refitted with extra firepower. Other improvements included the addition of four more verniers on each leg to increase speed. With these improvements the Guncannon Heavy Arms Type D was more mobile and more heavily armored. The RX-77-3D Guncannon's armament are a shield and Balzak Type 380mm Rocket Bazooka. It also has two 240mm cannons only held 20 rounds per cannon, meaning the pilot had to learn how to conserve cannon ammunition and use it wisely. Although it was successful, the RX-77-3D did not see full mass production.

Armaments

 * 240mm Cannon
 * An unchanged feature from the original RX-77-2 Guncannon.


 * Shield
 * To counter the weight of the Rocket Bazooka, a heavy shield was installed to balance the suit while jumping.


 * Balzak Type 380mm Rocket Bazooka
 * A clip fed bazooka firing rocket rounds.

History
As Zeon was losing the One Year War, they eventually had to resort to guerrilla tactics to suit their diminished MS forces. To counter this, the Earth Federation took the RX-77-2 Guncannon, which was one of the most successful MSs of the One Year War, and refitted it to hunt down remaining Zeonic forces. The RX-77-3D was then born. The Guncannon Heavy Arms Type D first deployed in the late phase of the One Year War used by the Earth Federation Ground Forces on the African front.