RTX-65 Guntank Early Type

The RTX-65 Guntank Early Type is a prototype mobile suit featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin OVA.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Like its successor, the RTX-65 was designed with technology closer to tank rather than that of Mobile Weapon. Unlike RTX-44, the philosophy behind RTX-65 is simply a bigger tank with vague humanoid torso for psychological effect, as the machine are used mostly for local control in space colony.

There appear to be a small built-in gatling gun on RTX-65's lower chassis, although this doesn't listed on its spec.

History
The Guntank is the first Mobile Suit utilized by the Earth Federation. It is also the Autonomous Republic of Munzo's first mobile suit before its conversion into Republic of Zeon.

In UC. 0068, one unit was used by Crowley and two rogue soldiers to transport Casval and Artesia to safety. When military officers led by Zabi siblings tried to stop them, Casval furiously takes over the Guntank and proceed to eliminate almost every opposing forces until Artesia helps him regain his senses. Said Guntank was evacuated as a decoy to before its passengers escaped.

In UC. 0071, the Guntank was used to test Zeon's first Mobile Suit, MW-01 Mobile Worker Model 01 Late Type which resulted with the latter's victory. Following Zeon's Mobile Suit developments, the Guntanks were made obsolete.