MS-14F Gelgoog Marine

Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The Gelgoog Marine (ゲルググM（マリーネ）) is a variant of the mass-produced MS-14A Gelgoog. It first appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The Gelgoog Marine is a late variant of Zeon's final mass-produced mobile suit. As its name implies, It was developed exclusively for Zeon's marine corps, who carried out a variety of special missions during the One Year War. With its stronger armor, improved vernier thrusters, and external propellant tanks, the F type boasts performance far surpassing that of the standard Gelgoog.

Armaments

• 110mm Machine Cannon

One of the new features of the Gelgoog Marine are a pair of 110mm machine cannons mounted in the forearms, one cannon per arm. These projectile firing weapons are highly effective against most mobile suit armor at close range.

• Beam Saber

Unlike most Gelgoogs made during the One Year War, the Gelgoog Marine is equipped with two beam sabers (instead of the twin beam sword) for close combat uses. The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. The beam saber is capable of cutting through any armor not treated with anti-beam coating.

• Knuckle Shield

The knuckle shield is a modified Zaku II shoulder shield carried on the arm, with the curve of the armor fitting over the mobile suit's hand. One of the modifications is the additions of three spikes placed on the plate that rests in front of the hand. These spikes make the knuckle shield an effective bashing weapon.

• MMP-80/90mm Ver.8 Machine Gun

An alternative to the 120mm Machine Gun. It used 90mm bullets instead of 120mm type, allowing for a greater speed of firing and a higher rate of penetration. The machine gun is magazine-fed with 32 rounds per mag.

• MMP-78 Machine Gun

A new model machine gun with enhanced firepower to combat Federation Forces MS. Early type and late type models exist, with differences in the location and mounting of the grip on the latter. In addition to the regular machine gun bullets fed from the drum magazine, the MMP-78 is also capable of firing anti-aircraft rounds being fed from a smaller, box-type magazine. The MMP-78 is also integrated with a grenade launcher under its barrel for additional firepower. "MMP" is an abbreviation for "Mobile Suit Machine Pistol".

• Sturm Faust

A simplified, disposable rocket launcher. It is commonly used by Zeon mobile suits in the late stages of the One Year War. As the warhead is not equipped with a guidance device, it is extremely hard to use the Sturm Faust to hit a moving target accurately. However, it is still a highly destructive portable weapon. Due to its excellent cost performance, the Sturm Faust is still in use even after the war.

• Beam Rifle

A weapon from the MS-14A Gelgoog, the beam rifle fires compressed mega particles in the form of a beam which has the power to penetrate all but specially treated materials.

• 360mm Giant Bazooka II

A weapon from the MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II. A redesigned version of Dom series' 360mm Giant Bazooka, with improved shape charges and firepower. The Giant Bazooka II is magazine-fed with 5-round capacity. A single round is particularly effective in anti-ship warfare, and can blow the torso off of an enemy mobile suit.

Special Equipment & Features

• External Propellant Tanks

An external tank used for propellant storage. This extra propellant greatly extends a mobile suit's operating range, and enables it to stay in combat longer. When the propellant is consumed, the tank can be discarded to reduce the mobile suit's weight. These tanks use a two-layered construction, with one layer containing propellant, and the other holding extra coolant.

• Camouflage Color Scheme

First seen on Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Mayfly of Space 2 picture drama, this is special MS coloring scheme featured on Zeon's Marine Amphibious Unit (M.A.U.) Gelgoog Marines commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Cima Garahau as her unit retreated from A Baoa Qu at the close of One Year War. The camouflage scheme features numerous small dots to protect the mobile suits from tracking and monitoring by Federation forces.

History

Since it was produced at the end of the war, the Gelgoog Marine doesn't really see combat until years afterwards, when the renegade Cima Fleet fields roughly 30 of them as part of the Delaz Fleet's Operation Stardust. While others were captured by the Earth Federation and used as aggressor units for rookie pilots.

Variants

• MS-14Fs Gelgoog Marine Commander Type

Gallery

MS-14F Geloog Marine (Camouflage Colors)

MMP-80/90mm Ver.8 machine gun

MMP-78 machine gun

Beam Rifle

360mm Giant Bazooka II

Sturm Faust

Knuckle shield

Gelgoog Marine (Propellant Tank equipped) as featured in Gundam Card Builder

Color art and line art for 1/144 HGUC Gelgoog Marine model release (2000): conceptual design by Hajime Katoki and illustration by Masanori Shino

Gelgoog Marine (from Gundam Perfect file)

A Federation's GM Command surrendered to Zeon's Gelgoog Marine as seen on Gihren's Greed

Federation troops being round up by Zeon forces with Gelgoog Marine and Magella Attack tank in the background (Gihren's Greed)

Close-up of Cima Fleet's Gelgoog Marine, armed with Sturm Faust (from Gundam 0083 OVA)

Cima Fleet's Gelgoog Marine bashes at Delaz Fleet's Zaku II F2 Type with Knuckle Shield (0083)

Chuck Keith's Gelgoog Marine seen at E.F.F.'s Oakly Base in North America (0083)

Gelgoog Marine (right) armed with Beam Rifle (from Gundam Evolve episode 4)

Gunpla

1/144 HGUC MS-14Fs Gelgoog Marine (2000): box art

1/144 Gelgoog Marines: modelling of production F-Type and commander-use Fs-Type using 1/144 Original "MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger" (1989)

1/144 Gelgoog Marine (Zeon Remnant Version) from Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans: modelling with HGUC "MS-14F Gelgoog Marine"

Reference

Gelgoog Marine: information and specification (from Gundam Perfect File)

External Links

• MS-14F Gelgoog Marine on MAHQ.net