RGM-89D Jegan D Type

RGM-89D Jegan is a mass produced general purpose mobile suit, the unit was featured in the photo-novel/OVA Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The RGM-89D Jegan is an upgraded version of the basic RGM-89 Jegan that was in service with the Federation forces by UC 0096. It features minor upgrades in performance and teams of these Jegans would work in concert with more powerful mobile suits such as the RGM-89S Stark Jegan, the RGZ-95 ReZEL, and the RGZ-95C ReZEL Commander Type.

Technologically the RGM-89D Jegan is not an innovative mobile suit. As with other mobile suits of the RGM line the Jegan features a fairly standard and simple armament of a beam saber, a rechargeable energy cap useing beam rifle, an optional Vulcan gun pod (similar to the Vulcan pod used by the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II), a three slot hand grenade rack (a new feature introduced with the Jegan), and a new model of shield that has two two-tube missile launchers built in. The Jegan could also be outfitted with bazooka style weapons for increased firepower.

The rocket thrusters used by the Jegan are derived from the RGM-86R GM III, though when the original Jegan was introduced in UC 0093 it was slightly slower than its predecessor, though this was likely rectified with later upgrades.

The armor of the Jegan is made of a light-weight yet durable composite metal composed of mostly a titanium/ceramic alloy with a small percentage of Gundarium incorporated into the mix.

One of the primary selling points is the RGM line is ease of maintenance and repair.

Armaments

 * Vulcan Gun Pod


 * Shield


 * 2 x 2-tube Small Missile Launcher


 * Beam Rifle


 * Bazooka


 * Beam Spray Gun


 * 380mm Recoil-less Bazooka

History
The RGM-89D Jegan is, in the year UC 0096, the successor of the RGM-79 GM series, and is an upgraded version of the basic Jegan. This Jegan is the new mass produced mobile suit of the Earth Federation. The suit is lighter and more maneuverable than all the previous GM units, although it is not as well armed as the RGM-86R GM III. Nevertheless it performed very well and thus it was put into mass production. They at first were assigned to the Londo Bell task force.

Several years after the RGM-89 Jegan's initial production run and during its tenure as the Earth Federation Forces primary mobile suit, the Jegan's design was overhauled and given a package of basic upgrades to bring the mobile suit's technology up-to-date and relevant when compared to the newer high-performance machines being issued to special forces. This model would be used against the Neo-Zeon movement The Sleeves and combat their main mobile suit the AMS-129 Geara Zulu.

Variants

 * RGM-89De Jegan (ECOAS Type)
 * RGM-89S Stark Jegan