G-Fighter

G-Fighter
G-Fighter (Gファイター)
Unit Type
Prototype Core Block System Support Fighter
Profile
Developed Into	Carrier Suit G-Fighter Bomber Type G-P.A.R.T.S DELTA G-Bomber
Combines Into	G-Armor G-Bull G-Sky RX-78-2 Gundam + B-Parts
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Last Seen	December 31, 0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Hervic
Operator	Earth Federation Forces 13th Autonomous Corps Coalition of Volunteers
Known Pilots	Sayla Mass Sleggar Law
General Characteristics
Overall Length	15.2 meters
Max Weight	58 metric tons
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in standard canopy cockpit)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Mega Particle Cannon 2-Tube Missile Launcher 4-Tube Missile Launcher
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Television	MSG GBD: First Seen in Episode #12
Manga	MSG 0079
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
Variation	Mobile Suit Variations R

The G-Fighter is a heavy fighter that served as a support unit for the RX-78-2 Gundam. It was featured in the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Although the Gundam's attack power was supported by being developed alongside the SCV-70 White Base, its ability to travel alone was hindered by the high energy consumption of its beam weapons and its low fuel capacity, which was implemented to reduce weight. The G-Fighter was developed to not only provide aerial support for the Gundam as an independent fighter, but combine with said mobile suit to increase its mobility. It was able to operate both in the atmosphere and in space. Sub-thrusters are also mounted across the G-Fighter's body, giving it VTOL capability. The G-Fighter was rapidly built after the Gundam's battle data was obtained, and it was ready for deployment only 2 months after being produced.

The G-Fighter was composed of two modules, collectively referred to as G-Parts or G-Mecha. The two modules are individually named the A-Parts and B-Parts. The A-Parts comprised the G-Fighter's nose and cockpit, as well as a pair of treads which were not used in the standard configuration. While the treads could be used to move while landed, they became dead weight during flight. The cockpit was of the same type as the FF-X7 Core Fighter's, but it was not equipped with a learning computer. The canopy could be covered by an armored shutter which was capable of defecting a direct hit by a beam. The B-Parts formed the main fuselage and thrusters of the G-Fighter. The base that each wing was attached to could rotate to reverse the orientation of the wing, and each end could function as either an intake or a thruster. The B-Parts also secured the Gundam's feet in place when the G-Fighter was used as a sub-flight system.

The G-Fighter utilized the Core Block System, and after separating into the A-Parts and B-Parts could combine with the Gundam and Core fighter in any environment except underwater. Combining both parts of the G-Fighter with the Gundam and Core Fighter resulted in the G-Armor. The A-Parts and B-Parts could also separately combine with one of the separated modules of the Gundam. The B-Parts could combine with the Core Fighter and lower body of the Gundam to form the G-Sky, or with only the Core Fighter to form the G-Sky Easy. The A-Parts could combine with the Core Fighter and upper body of the Gundam to form the G-Bull, or operate alone as the G-Bull Easy. To form the Gundam from one of these configurations, it was necessary to first combine into the G-Armor.

Armaments

• Mega Particle Cannon

The G-Fighter's main armament was a pair of experimental beam cannons mounted on the top of the A-Parts. It used E-cap technology like the Gundam's beam rifle, but was much more powerful. The number of shots it could fire was increased when combined with the Gundam, as the G-Fighter's own generator could be linked to the Gundam's and operate together.

• 2-Tube Missile Launcher

A retractable 2-tube missile launcher was mounted on the underside of the G-Fighter's nose. The missiles could be fired either forward or downward for anti-submarine use.

• 4-Tube Missile Launcher

A retractable 4-tube missile launcher was mounted at the rear of the G-Fighter, below the main thrusters.

History

In U.C. 0079 Two G-Fighters were produced, piloted by Sayla Mass and Sleggar Law. One G-Fighter was lost during the Battle of Solomon when Sleggar Law flew it into the underside of the massive MA-08 Big Zam in order to cripple the mobile armor's beam-deflecting I-field. The second G-Fighter is thought to have been destroyed along with White Base during in the battle of A Baoa Qu.

The G-Fighters were only present in the original television series. In subsequent movie and game adaptations, they were replaced with the more realistic FF-X7-Bst Core Booster design. When scenes featuring the G-Fighter were referenced in future productions such as Z Gundam and Char's Counterattack, the Core Booster is depicted instead.

Variants

• G-Fighter Space Type

• G-Fighter Bomber Type

• G-Fighter Assault Landing Type

• G-Fighter Real Type

A G-Fighter that appeared with a different color scheme in a tactical computer simulation.

• G-Fighter II

• G-P.A.R.T.S DELTA G-Bomber

Gallery

Linearts

Anime

Firing Mega Particle Cannons

Games

G-Fighter as it appears in Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon

Gunpla

1/144 Original G-Armor (1981): box art

1/144 HGUC G-Armor (G-Fighter & RX-78-2 Gundam) (2004): box art

1/100 MG G-Fighter (2009): box art

1/250 Original G-Armor (1984): box art

Action Figures

G-Fighter as part of Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA / MIA) "RX-78 Gundam & G-Fighter" double set (North American release; 2001): package front view.

G-Fighter as part of MSiA / MIA "RX-78 Gundam & G-Fighter" double set (North American release; 2001): package rear view.

Robot Damashii "G-Fighter Ver. A.N.I.M.E." (2017): package front view

Robot Damashii "G-Fighter Ver. A.N.I.M.E." (2017): product sample

Gundam Fix Figuration (GFF) #0004 "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2001): package front view

GFF #0004 "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2001): package rear view

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor (RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2002): package front view

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor (RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2002): package front view

GFF "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter)"(Translucent Model) figure set as part of "Gundam Fix Deluxe Box" (Limited release; 2002): product sample

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set (Limited release; 2002): package front view

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set (Limited release; 2002): package rear view

Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite (GFFMC) "G-3 Limited [RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam "Ver. Ka" + G-Fighter (G-3 version)]" figure set (Limited release; 2007): package front view.

GFFMC "G-3 Limited [RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam "Ver. Ka" + G-Fighter (G-3 version)]" figure set (Limited release; 2007): package rear view.

GFF #0004 "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2001): product sample

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set (Limited release; 2002): product sample - G-Fighter (left) and RX-78-2 Gundam (right)

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor (RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2002): product samples - G-3 Gundam & G-3 G-Fighter

GFF #0007 "G3 G-Armor" (2002): product sample - G-3 G-Armor

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor" (2002): product sample - G-3 G-Fighter

Notes and Trivia

• In the video game Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, during the White Base TV Mode, the MA-08 Big Zam catches the G-Fighter with its feet claws and crushing it instead of it crashing into the mobile armor, with the close-proximity explosion implying to have damaged its I-field.

• In the game Gundam Extreme VS series, G-Fighter appears as mobile assist for RX-78-2 Gundam.

References

G-Fighter Real Type - Technical Data/Design

See also

• G-Armor
• G-Bull
• G-Sky
• RX-78-2 Gundam + B-Parts

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