The F90M Gundam F90 Marine Type (aka "F90 M-Type") is a variant of the F90 Gundam F90 introduced in the model kit and original design series Mobile Suit Gundam F90.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The F90M Gundam F90 Marine Type is the F90 Gundam F90 equipped with the M (Marine)-Type Mission Pack that was designed for underwater combat. The F90 M-Type's backpack is equipped with thermonuclear hydrojets for underwater mobility. Due to improvements in armor material and reactor output compared to previous generation mobile suits, it is able to reach a maximum depth of 400m and has a maximum diving speed of 90 knots. It is armed with several torpedoes, an arrow shooter, and a heat combat knife for close combat. It also has the Freezy Yard gel, first used by the MSM-03 Gogg, to defend against naval mines, as well as a searchlight on the right shoulder and a snorkel camera on the left.
Armaments[]
- Vulcan Gun
- The F90 M-Type is equipped with a pair of head-mounted Vulcan Guns to serve as a mid-close range defensive weapon. While they do little damage against the armor of a mobile suit, they are useful for shooting down incoming missiles, small attack vehicles, or to deter closing in enemy machines.
- Homing Torpedo
- An underwater use, self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead. The F90 M-Type has two torpedoes on each leg-mounted launcher for anti-ship purposes.
- 3-tube Marine Rocket Pack
- The F90 M-Type has two rocket launchers, containing three projectiles each, attached to the forearms. The rocket packs are for anti-MS purposes.
- Heat Combat Knife
- Instead of a beam saber (which work terribly underwater), the F90 M-Type uses a combat knife for melee combat and its blade can be heated. When not used, the knife is stored on left side armor hardpoint.
- 6-tube Arrow Shooter
- A hand-carried weapon, the arrow shooter shoots out short, spear-like projectiles at high speed to pierce the enemy's armor. It carries 6 projectiles, with a spare set of 6 stored on the right side armor hardpoint.
History[]
The M-Type was completed along with the A, D, S, H-Type Mission Packs in September, U.C. 0111. Its performance during test runs were excellent, and it was considered particularly successful among F90's mission packs. However, since the Federation government did not anticipate any future battle taking place on Earth, it was never developed into a mass production version.
Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula[]
In U.C. 0112, the M-Type was equipped by the F90 Gundam F90 Unit 2 assigned to Juneau-class submarine Rumblefish for testing in the Labrador Sea. Piloted by Patsy Angelika, the Gundam F90 M-Type performed very well initially, but was unexpectedly attacked by the underwater mobile suit Karcharias. After a tough battle, Patsy defeated the Karcharias by detonating one of the F90 M-Type's homing torpedoes near the enemy machine using the heat combat knife.[1]
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Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula[]
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Gunpla[]
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula Vol 1, Ch 3 to 4
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