RGM-79L GM Light Armor

RGM-79L GM Light Armor
RGM-79L GM Light Armor (RGM-79L ジム・ライトアーマー)
Unit Type
Mass Production High Mobility Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RGM-79 GM
Developed Into	RGM-79GL GM Command Light Armor RGM-79LV GM Night Seeker II
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation Forces
Operator	Earth Federation Forces Sleipnir Corps Gunpla Mafia
Known Pilots	Gary Rogers Suhan Janssen Quattro Bajeena (MSG-Z Define)
General Characteristics
Overall Height	17.8 meters58.399 ft <br />700.787 in <br />
Head Height	18.0 meters59.055 ft <br />708.661 in <br />
Max Weight	36.8 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	1250 kW1,676.278 hp <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in cockpit in torso)
Armor	Titanium Alloy
Standard Armaments
Fixed	Beam Saber
Handheld	Custom Beam Rifle
Optional Armaments
Handheld	BR-M-79C-1 Beam Spray Gun FADEGEL RGM-M-Sh-003 Shield
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Television	GBFT-IW
OVA	GBF: GMCA
Manga	MSG: WFH! MSZG Define
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam: Spirits of Zeon ~Dual Stars of Carnage~

The RGM-79L GM Light Armor is a variant of the RGM-79 GM that first appears in the Mobile Suit Variation series.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The GM Light Armor was made alongside the RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom to meet the demands of some ace pilots who wanted improvements to their RGM-79 GM. Based on the premise of beam weaponry being the decisive factor in battles as a single beam shot can critically damage a mobile suit, the GM Light Armor undergoes comprehensive armor reduction (thinner armor and loss of shoulder and ankle armor) in exchange for higher mobility to enable it be a speedy unit for hit-and-run attacks. As a result, this machine was favored by many of the Federation Forces' ex-Fighter pilots.

Armaments

• Beam Saber

A beam weapon for close combat. It is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and can cut through any armor not treated with anti-beam coating. One is stored on the left side of the backpack.

• Custom Beam Rifle

An energy CAP-type beam firearm, it has a limited number of shots, but high destructive power. As a result, hit-and-run attacks with this weapon can disable enemy units.

• BR-M-79C-1 Beam Spray Gun

A handheld mega-particle gun with a lower focusing rate than a beam rifle and short range. The beam spray gun features three different firing modes: a basic single shot mode, a burst shot mode for area suppression, and a range shot mode that scatters the beam to cause damage over a wide area. Output 1.4 MW.

• FADEGEL RGM-M-Sh-003 Shield

A basic defensive armament used by the Federation's GM type MS. It is composed of a triple honeycomb structure made of Luna Titanium and the surface also has anti-beam coating for defending against beam attacks.

History

Federation ace pilot Gary Rogers piloted the GM Light Armor during the One Year War, using the mobile suit's superior mobility in hit-and-run attacks.

Variants

• RGM-79GL GM Command Light Armor

Gallery

MSV illustration by Kunio Okawara

GM Light Armor (Gary Rogers Custom) as featured in Gundam Chronicle Battleline

Sleipnir Team's GM Light Armor (center) as seen on We're Federation Hooligans!! manga

In Battle Operation 2

In Gihren's Greed

Notes and Trivia

• In Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation, the GM Light Armor is classified as a close-combat specialist unit, meaning it can attack with the beam saber for upwards of 3 well-timed hits.

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