F71 G-Cannon

F71 G-Cannon
F71 G-Cannon
Unit Type
Mass Production Assault Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	F70 Cannon Gundam
Developed Into	F71B G-Cannon Magna
Variants	F71 G-Cannon Powered Weapon Type F71 G-Cannon VSBR Type
First Seen	April, 0115 U.C.
Manufacturer	Anaheim Electronics
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
General Characteristics
Head Height	14.3 meters46.916 ft <br />562.992 in <br />
Max Weight	23.1 metric tons
Empty Weight	8.7 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	3350 kW4,492.424 hp <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Armor	Luna Titanium Titanium Alloy/Ceramic Composite
Movement
Max Acceleration	3.86 G
Propulsion	Rocket Thrusters: 2 x 28740 kg 2 x 16790 kg *Vernier Thrusters/Apogee Motors: 50
Real World

The F-71 G-Cannon is a mass produced multi-mode assault mobile suit, it was featured in the movie anime 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

A standard armament of the mobile suits that are descended from the Earth Federation Forces's RX series is a pair of head mounted 60mm vulcan guns. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but have little power and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. The weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small land vehicles, and attack helicopters.

• 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

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• Beam Rifle

A standard hand carried optional ranged beam weapon is the beam rifle. Capable of firing concentrated mega particles, attacks from a beam rifle are can damage any ordinary armor that has not be specially treated to resist it. One of the more effective methods of blocking a beam rifle is to use a beam shield. When the technology became available it became standard for beam rifles to be powered by rechargeable energy caps that can be replaced mid-battle if they run out of power.

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 all fo 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

Picture Gallery

External Links

• F71 G-Cannon on MAHQ.net

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