The MS-14J.zm Gelgoog III is a mobile suit featured in Advance of Zeta Re-Boot: Gundam Inle.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
A successor to the Principalities Gelgoog developed by Mars Zeon. In the late U.C.0080s, the Mars-based Zeon Mars developed cooperative ties with Axis (later Neo Zeon), who was aiming to invade the Earth Sphere. Their direct collaboration, as seen with the dispatching of the Chester Jr. Fleet, also extended to technical matters such as mobile suit development. The latter was particularly beneficial, giving birth to mobile weapons that, though sharing the same technological lineage, were tailored to their respective tactical and operating environments, such as with the AMX-014R Reben Wolf and Fenris Wolf for Zeon Mars. In addition to these new models, Zeon Mars adopted the Zaku III (Type-R), the successor of the former Principality of Zeon’s MS-06 Zaku II, and the AMX-009 Dreissen (Dom III Zeon Mars version) as the successor to the MS-09 Dom. Based on these trends, it was only natural that there’d be calls for a successor to the Gelgoog. While Axis had already developed the MS-14J ReGelgu as a modernized and upgraded version of the Gelgoog. Axis used the ReGelgu for training their new recruits. Along with the upgraded suits, newly manufactured units also saw operation, used specifically as commander’s units. On the other hand, Zeon Mars wasn’t particularly satisfied with the modifications to the older suit and elected to develop a new successor to the Gelgoog based on design data from the ReGelgu. The mobile suit developed and completed based on these circumstances is the MS-14J.zm Gelgoog III. The mobile suit was ranked primarily as a high-end suit for ace pilots and commanders, and a group of the suits that saw early completion was deployed primarily with the Chester Jr. Fleet, which had been sent to Earth to support Axis. Full-scale production was intended to follow, however, with the outbreak of the ReZeon Foundation War, production plans were delayed.
Despite the primary weapon for this suit being a beam rifle, the beam rifle for commanders’ suits was of a different type than the standard units as it had enhanced rapid-fire capabilities. The arms are equipped with a beam gun, while the head has built-in vulcan guns. The backpack adopts the same model as the ReGelgu, though the mounted missile pods on either side are larger, articulating type with larger rounds. As for hand-to-hand combat armaments, it is equipped with a beam lance, which can become a beam naginata by connecting the stock. The suit also carries a large shield for defense. Thus, the prominent characteristic of the Gelgoog III is its exceedingly Gelgoog-like overall silhouette, including armaments, which is said to embody the Zeon Mars ideology, which emphasizes the traditions of the former Principality of Zeon. Finally, there are many similarities with later Neo Zeon commander mobile suits both in appearance and mechanisms, which could be resultant of mobile suits left behind in the Earth Sphere used as a reference during development.
Armaments[]
- 60mm Vulcan Gun
- A pair of shell-firing weapon built into the head. Though not powerful, its high rate of fire meant it was employed to intercept incoming missiles, etc
- 8-tube Missile Pod
- Mounted on each sides of the backpack a single 8-tube missile pod. The same missile pod used by the ReGelgu, but the base of the pod can be moved.
- Beam Gun
- Beam gun mounted on the arm.
- Beam Lancer/Beam Naginata
- The same type of weapons used by the ReGelgu.
- Beam Rifle
- A beam rifle similar in design to the Sazabis Long Rifle. The barrel and stock are different for general and commander aircraft, and those for commander aircraft have enhanced rapid-fire performance.
- Shield
- A large shield used for defense. The shield is a thick sheet of armor designed to take severe punishment that would normally destroy a mobile suit, and is treated with an anti-beam coating to withstand several beam shots before the coating wears off and the shield is destroyed.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- External Propellant Tank
- 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.