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Brown Team, scramble and form a defensive line!

—Arctic Base operator

The RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Type is an Earth Federation Forces mobile suit from the Universal Century.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

A variant of the RGM-79 GM late production type. the GM Cold Districts Type, as its name suggested, was designed for cold environments north and south of the subarctic zone. Existing anti-icing and anti-freezing treatments for military vehicles were adapted for this mobile suit. These included dust-proofing on each joint (based on those used on desert-use mobile suits) and a non-drain mechanism for important parts to melt and sublime adhered ice and snow.[1]

The RGM-79D featured a redesigned version of the RGM-79[E] GM Early Type's backpack. Though its thruster output was only average, the backpack's overall design left room for improvements, and its ambient energy consumption rate was also reduced. This design would later be inherited by the RGM-79C GM Type C.[1] Other than a single back-mounted beam saber, the RGM-79D was only armed with ballistic weapons. This was due to several factors, including ballistic weapons' higher reliability under low temperatures, the deterioration of beams in the atmosphere, and reduced energy consumption for better cold resistance.[2]

Finally, the RGM-79D's communication capabilities was exceptional among ground-use mobile suits during the One Year War. Its head-mounted antenna was the terminal of a high performance transmitter-receiver system, which covered a wide range of frequencies from low to ultra high, had high output and sensitivity, and was capable of communicating in the harsh EM environment of the polar regions. This was vital for pilot survivability, as extreme weather conditions in cold environments (especially polar regions) can last several days.[1]

Armaments[]

  • 60mm Vulcan Gun
A pair of shell-firing armament built into the head. Its barrels were installed with freeze and condensation sensors and heaters.[1]
  • Beam Saber
The same beam saber as used by the late production type GM. Due to its increased reliability, the GM Cold Districts Type was only equipped with a single unit, stored on the left side of the backpack.[1]
  • HWF GMG·MG79-90mm Bullpup Machine Gun
The bullpup machine gun was a system weapon developed as a space/ground dual-use projectile weapon. Though compact, it has sufficient anti-MS firepower while maintaining accuracy. Its muzzle velocity is increased due to the use of new gunpowder and this enables it to easily penetrate the armor of Zeon's mobile suit. A box-like sensor system incorporating a video camera and laser sensor is installed at the top, and when this system is used alongside the GM's targeting system, target acquisition capability is enhanced.
  • GM Machine Gun
Model number: NFHI GMG-TYPE2[3]
The GMG-TYPE2, made by Norfolk Heavy Industries, was the primary weapon of the GM Cold Districts Type. It was a 90mm electrically-driven machine gun with a 35 round magazine.[2][3] A weapon designed for cold environments, its side-mounted magazine doubled as a foregrip, and it also featured an under-barrel grenade launcher.[1]
  • FADEGEL RGM-M-Sh-007 Shield
An improved model of the RGM-M-Sh-003. It has the exact same size as its predecessor, but its material was changed to Titanium-Ceramic composite. Its mount latch was made movable, allowing the shield to be positioned up or down when carried by a Mobile Suit manipulator or mounted on the forearm, increasing its usability.
  • Shield Claw

History[]

The RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Type was introduced late in the war, with at least three units assigned to Lieutenant Yuu Kajima's MS combat testing squad. Yuu's unit quickly proved the value of the GM Cold Districts Type, destroying several Zeon mobile suits in defense of a Federation Forces base, including several MSM-03C Hygoggs and three Doms. Other units were deployed to guard important Federation Forces bases, such as the Arctic base.

On December 9, U.C. 0079, when the shuttle carrying RX-78NT-1 Gundam NT-1 was being prepared for launch, the Arctic base was attacked by the Cyclops Team, a Zeon special forces team. The Cyclops Team easily destroyed most of the GM Cold Districts Type defending the base, but one of them was able to shoot the Hygogg piloted by Cyclops Team member Andy Strauss in the cockpit while he was attempting to destroy the shuttle, killing him and allowing the shuttle to launch safely.

GM Cold Districts Type also saw action during the Federation attack on the Baikonur Cosmodrome after Zeon forces retreated there.[1]

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • In the first episode of War in the Pocket, the first two GM Cold Districts Types seen are armed with the Bullpup Machine Guns. However, all units shown in subsequent fight scenes are armed the GM Machine Gun. Though a destroyed GM Cold Districts Type holding a Bullpup Machine Gun was later shown, implying that they were destroyed off-screen.
    • The GM Machine Gun was erroneously named "Bullpup Machine Gun" in the HGUC manual and "Beam Rifle" in Entertainment Bible MS Encyclopedia Part 1.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 High Grade Universal Century RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Type (2003) instruction manual
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol.52, p.8
  3. 3.0 3.1 (2019-02-12) THE OFFICIAL 週刊 ガンダム・モビルスーツ・バイブル 02 (in Japanese). DeAgostini, p. 28. JAN 4910345340296. 

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