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<p sab="977">{{Infobox/Mobile Weapon
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{{Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2
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|top = {{message|warning|This article is in need of Armaments descriptions.}}
|production=Limited Production
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|production = Limited Production
|transformable=No
 
|usage=Artillery
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|usage = Artillery
|type=Suit
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|type = Suit
 
|era = Universal Century
|image=Gigan - Front.png;Standard colors
 
Gigan0 - Front.png;MSX colors
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|image = Gigan - Front.png;Front (Standard)
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Ms-12-back.jpg;Rear (Standard)
|designation=MS-12
 
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Gigan0 - Front.png;MSX Colors
|OfficialName=Gigan
 
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MSUC36 MOBILE SUITS OF NEO ZEON(from Mobile Suit Gundam UC);Video
|era=Universal Century
 
 
|transformable = No
|first=0079
 
 
|designation = MS-12
|manufacturer=Pezun;Pezun Asteroid Base
 
 
|OfficialName = Gigan<br>ギガン
|operator=Principality of Zeon
 
 
|headheight = 13.9
|paccommodation=Pilot only (in standard cockpit in torso)
 
|height=16.2
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|height = 16.2
 
|emptyweight = 71.1
|headheight=13.9
 
|weight=101.3
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|weight = 101.3
 
|powerplant = Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
|emptyweight=71.1
 
 
|poweroutput = 736
|powerplant=Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
 
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|propulsion = 3 x Wheel, 4 x Auxiliary Thruster
|poweroutput=736
 
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|propRocketThrusters = 48000
|armaments=*180mm Recoilless Gun
 
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|maxaccel = 0.47
*120mm 4-barrel Machine Gun
 
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|maxspeed = 90~Ground
*2 x Vulcan Gun
 
 
|paccommodation = Pilot and Gunner~in two seat cockpit in torso
}}
 
 
|manufacturer = Pezun;Pezun Asteroid Base
The '''MS-12 Gigan''' was a [[Principality of Zeon]] prototype artillery [[mobile suit]] from the [[Gundam]] anime series. The Gigan never appeared in any actual animated form, but it is an official [[MS-X]] mobile suit variation.</p>
 
 
|first = 0079
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|last = 0096
 
|operator = Principality of Zeon, Sleeves, Mass-Divers
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|optionalEquipments = 2 x Large Propellent Booster~Sleeves Use
 
|armaments = 180mm Recoilless Gun
 
120mm 4-barrel Machine Gun
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Claw Arm
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|optionalFixedArmaments = Gatling Gun~Sleeves Use
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|series = MS-X, Gundam Build Divers~10
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|mechdesigner = Kunio Okawara[MS-X], Hajime Katoki[MSG-UC]
 
}}The '''MS-12 Gigan''' was a [[Principality of Zeon]] prototype artillery [[mobile suit]] from the official [[MS-X]] mobile suit variations.
   
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
<p sab="985">The Gigan was designed mostly as an anti-air and artillery mobile suit. Its main and most prominent weapon was the 180mm recoilless cannon mounted on the top of the Gigan's head, which served as the weapon of choice for long-range bombardment. For use in close to mid-range combat the Gigan also featured a 120mm four-barrel machine gun mounted in the place of its right forearm, as well as two Vulcan guns mounted in the top of the main body.</p>
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The Gigan is a fortress defense MS, and is practically a moving battery. The lower body does not have feet for walking, the Gigan's movement is instead done with three wheels and four auxiliary thrusters. The cockpit is a double-seat type to accommodate the pilot and a gunner. The lower half of the body is replaced with a high mobility vernier for space, allowing it to operate as a space warfare MS, similar to the [[MSN-02 Zeong]]. Its main and most prominent weapon was the 180mm recoilless cannon mounted on the top of the Gigan's head, which served as the weapon of choice for long-range bombardment. For use in close to mid-range combat the Gigan also featured a 120mm four-barrel machine gun mounted in the place of its right forearm.
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In the year U.C. 0096, the Gigan units deployed by the Sleeves, have had their front two wheels replaced with the same large propellant boosters used by the [[YAMS-130 Krake Zulu]], and the rear wheel has been abolished. The 120mm four-barrel machine gun was also replaced with the same Gatling Gun utilized by their customized [[MS-21C Dra-C]].
   
 
==Armaments==
 
==Armaments==
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;*120mm 4-barrel Machine Gun
 
;*120mm 4-barrel Machine Gun
   
;*Vulcan Gun
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;*Claw Arm
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;*Gatling Gun
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==Special Equipment & Features==
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;*Large Propellent Booster
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The Gigan was one of the few Pezun Project mobile suits to actually be produced and see use outside of Pezun. The Gigan was mass-produced in small quantities and sent to many of the Principality of Zeon's bases for use as guard and defense units. In U.C. 0096, a number of these mobile suits survived and would be used by "The Sleeves" during the third of the major Neo-Zeon Movements. Due to the fact that The Sleeves lacked the resources to compete with the Earth Federation's production capabilities, they deployed any mobile suit they could get a hold of, even outdated machines as far back as the [[One Year War]]. These mobile suits would feature modified weaponry and propulsion systems and were also repainted in a new green color scheme and given the distinctive markings featured on many of the mobile suits used by The Sleeves.
<p sab="1000">One of the many mobile suits built under the Pezun Project at Zeon's Pezun space asteroid base, the bizarre MS-12 Gigan was oddly similar in design to the [[Earth Federation|Earth Federation's]] own [[RX-75-4 Guntank]]. Much like the Guntank, the Gigan did not have legs to provide mobility as the vast majority of standard mobile suits did. However, instead of relying on twin caterpillar tracks for locomotion like the Guntank, the Gigan had three large wheels which granted the unit a much higher ground speed.</p>
 
   
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==Picture Gallery==
<p sab="1003">The Gigan was one of the few Pezun Project mobile suits to actually be produced and see use outside of Pezun. The Gigan was mass-produced in small quantities and sent to many of the Principality of Zeon's bases for use as guard and defense units.</p>
 
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<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
 
MS-12(GIGAN).jpg|Gigan (MS-X version): front view
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ms-12-3.jpg|Gigan in alternate color scheme
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ms12_p01.jpg|U.C. 0096: Gigan (Sleeves Custom), equipped with Gatling Gun
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Gigan-BO2.png|Gigan (Battle Operation 2)
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Notes & Trivia==
 
==Notes & Trivia==
 
*It should be noted that the Gigan was originally slated to appear in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, but was cut out when the series was reduced from 52 episodes to 43. In one of Tomino's trademark ironic twists, the original script for the series called for a Gigan with an unnamed pilot to destroy the [[RX-78-2 Gundam]], rather than Char Aznable's [[MSN-02 Zeong]] as depicted in the final animated version.
 
*It should be noted that the Gigan was originally slated to appear in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, but was cut out when the series was reduced from 52 episodes to 43. In one of Tomino's trademark ironic twists, the original script for the series called for a Gigan with an unnamed pilot to destroy the [[RX-78-2 Gundam]], rather than Char Aznable's [[MSN-02 Zeong]] as depicted in the final animated version.
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*A non-canon space version of the Gigan called [[MS-R12 Rick Gigan]] is briefly shown in the manga [[Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God of Legend: Gigantis' Counterattack]].
   
==Picture Gallery==
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==References==
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<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
<p sab="1010"><gallery>
 
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Gigan Sleevs.jpg|Gigan (Sleeves Version)
MS-12(GIGAN).jpg|MS-X version
 
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</gallery></p>
 
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</gallery>
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<references/>
   
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/ms-x/ms-12.htm MS-12 Gigan on MAHQ.net]
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/ms-x/ms-12.htm MS-12 Gigan on MAHQ.net]
   
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{{MSX-Mecha}}
<p sab="1016">{{Early Universal Century Mobile weapons}}
 
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{{UC-Mecha}}
[[ja:ギガン]]</p>
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[[ja:ギガン]]

Revision as of 01:37, 4 April 2020

Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The MS-12 Gigan was a Principality of Zeon prototype artillery mobile suit from the official MS-X mobile suit variations.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The Gigan is a fortress defense MS, and is practically a moving battery. The lower body does not have feet for walking, the Gigan's movement is instead done with three wheels and four auxiliary thrusters. The cockpit is a double-seat type to accommodate the pilot and a gunner. The lower half of the body is replaced with a high mobility vernier for space, allowing it to operate as a space warfare MS, similar to the MSN-02 Zeong. Its main and most prominent weapon was the 180mm recoilless cannon mounted on the top of the Gigan's head, which served as the weapon of choice for long-range bombardment. For use in close to mid-range combat the Gigan also featured a 120mm four-barrel machine gun mounted in the place of its right forearm.

In the year U.C. 0096, the Gigan units deployed by the Sleeves, have had their front two wheels replaced with the same large propellant boosters used by the YAMS-130 Krake Zulu, and the rear wheel has been abolished. The 120mm four-barrel machine gun was also replaced with the same Gatling Gun utilized by their customized MS-21C Dra-C.

Armaments

  • 180mm Recoilless Gun
  • 120mm 4-barrel Machine Gun
  • Claw Arm
  • Gatling Gun

Special Equipment & Features

  • Large Propellent Booster

History

The Gigan was one of the few Pezun Project mobile suits to actually be produced and see use outside of Pezun. The Gigan was mass-produced in small quantities and sent to many of the Principality of Zeon's bases for use as guard and defense units. In U.C. 0096, a number of these mobile suits survived and would be used by "The Sleeves" during the third of the major Neo-Zeon Movements. Due to the fact that The Sleeves lacked the resources to compete with the Earth Federation's production capabilities, they deployed any mobile suit they could get a hold of, even outdated machines as far back as the One Year War. These mobile suits would feature modified weaponry and propulsion systems and were also repainted in a new green color scheme and given the distinctive markings featured on many of the mobile suits used by The Sleeves.

Picture Gallery

Notes & Trivia

  • It should be noted that the Gigan was originally slated to appear in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, but was cut out when the series was reduced from 52 episodes to 43. In one of Tomino's trademark ironic twists, the original script for the series called for a Gigan with an unnamed pilot to destroy the RX-78-2 Gundam, rather than Char Aznable's MSN-02 Zeong as depicted in the final animated version.
  • A non-canon space version of the Gigan called MS-R12 Rick Gigan is briefly shown in the manga Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God of Legend: Gigantis' Counterattack.

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