RGM-79F GM Land Combat Type

RGM-79F GM Land Combat Type
RGM-79F GM Land Combat Type
Unit Type
Mass Production Ground Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RGM-79 GM
Variants	RGM-79F Desert GM
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation Forces
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
General Characteristics
Head Height	18.0 meters59.055 ft <br />708.661 in <br />
Max Weight	61.5 metric tons
Empty Weight	46.2 metric tons
Power-plant	Ultracompact Minovsky Fusion Reactor
Power Output	1250 kW1,676.278 hp <br />
Sensor Range	6100 meters20,013.123 ft <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in standard cockpit in torso)
Armor	Titanium alloy/ceramic composite
Movement
Max Acceleration	0.09 G
Rocket Thrusters	5380 kg11,860.866 lb <br />5.93 tons <br /> (Total)
Real World

The RGM-79F Land Combat Type GM is a variation of the RGM-79 GM. It first appeared as a part of Kunio Okawara's Missing Mobile Suit Variations.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Similar to the Principality of Zeon's versatile MS-06 Zaku II, the Earth Federation made many mission specific variants of the mass-produced GM. Although its "cousin" the RGM-79［G］ GM Ground Type was being deployed in Southeast Asia, the Land Combat Type GM was also made for ground combat. However, this version was given thicker upper body armor to withstand damage from large trees and buildings. The armor could also better withstand fire from a Zaku machine gun.

Armaments

• 60mm Vulcan Gun

Mounted in the head, these shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but have little power and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. The weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small land vehicles, and attack helicopters.

• Beam Saber

The Beam Saber emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. The termination of the I-field along a solid contact surface allows the plasma to eat away at the offending material until the I-field reestablishes itself, allowing the weapon to "cut" through almost any target. The Land Combat Type GM is equipped with one beam saber stored in a backpack recharge rack.

• Railcannon

Instead of a Bazooka, the Land Combat Type GM mounts a Railcannon. It can tear through most armor, regardless how durable they are. It's a weapon which uses electromagnetic forces, rather than gunpowder, to fire solid projectiles at very high velocities.

• Beam Spray Gun

The beam spray gun was essentially the Gundam's beam rifle in a smaller weaker form. The beam spray gun has a smaller focusing coil which results in a less powerful, and a more scattered shot. As a result of this the beam spray gun is less effective at long range, but is better at close range due to a more spread out shot, similar to a shotgun effect. The Land Combat Type GM carries a custom beam spray gun, which is powered by a rechargeable energy cap.

• Shield

A shield mounted on the forearm, the shield is extremely small in comparison to other mobile suits of the era, because of it's small size the shield is extremely maneuverable and effective in close combat.

History

The Land Combat Type GM was mostly deployed in the heavily forested Eastern Europe region. It's development would later be the direct basis for the RGM-79F Desert GM (though the two units oddly share the same model number) and RGM-79FP GM Striker.

Variants

• RGM-79F Desert GM

Gallery

Beam Spray Gun

Railcannon

Shield

Land Combat Type GM armed w/ Railcannon - Gundam Chronicle Battline card

References

RGM - 79 Land Combat Type

RGM - 79 Land Combat Type Info Page

External links

• Land Combat Type GM on MAHQ

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