The Gundam Wiki
Advertisement
The Gundam Wiki

Disambiguation:

The RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom is a variant of the mass production RGM-79 GM and was first featured in the original design series Mobile Suit Variations (MSV).

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

Unsatisfied with the performance of the RGM-79 GM, a number of Federation ace pilots requested an improved version of the mobile suit. As a result, two modified GM variants were produced: the RGM-79L GM Light Armor and the GM Sniper Custom.[1] Despite its name, the GM Sniper Custom was a general-purpose unit capable of long-range sniping, medium-range support, and close-range combat.[2]

Compared to the base GM, the GM sniper Custom featured more powerful thrusters on its backpack, which rivalled the RX-77-2 Guncannon in terms of output; additional high-output thrusters on the back of the leg; a pair of powerful cooling units were mounted on the waist armor, allowing stable operation in situations that would otherwise be overtaxing; and an additional armored visor, equipped with an original image sensor and dedicated enhancer, was fitted on its head. Although this visor was meant only for protecting the dual camera eyes during close range combat, it could exhibit extremely high precision when used with the R-4 Type Beam Rifle.[1][2]

Thanks to its various improvements, the GM Sniper Custom's performance rivalled that of the RX-78-2 Gundam.[1] This proved that even mass production mobile suits could become high-spec machines through fine-tuning.[2] However, due to cost issues, fewer than 50 GM Sniper Customs were produced.[1][2] Later, the GM Sniper Custom served as the base unit for two other specialized variants: the RGM-79KC GM Intercept Custom and the RGM-79HC GM Guard Custom.[1][3]

Armaments[]

  • Box-type Beam Saber Unit[4]
A box-shaped device mounted on the right forearm capable of emitting a beam blade. The beam saber within the box can be taken out and used as a handheld weapon.[2]
  • R-4 Type Beam Rifle[5]
Model number: BR-M79-L3[6][7]
A beam rifle designed specifically for the GM Sniper Custom, range and output have been increased, but it has a smaller ammo capacity.[8] When used by the GM Sniper Custom, its effective range greatly exceeds the range of the RX-78-2 Gundam's beam rifle.[2] It shares the same frame structure as the standard beam spray gun.[6] The rifle's barrel, stock, and scope can be folded when not in use.[2]
  • L-3 Sniper Beam Rifle[9]
Model number: BOWA BR-S-85-L3[10]
A type of beam rifle which became the standard weapon of the GM Sniper Custom during the Gryps Conflict, it used the same sensor as the RMS-179 GM II's beam rifle.[11] One such rifle was used by Federation ace pilot Tenneth A. Jung's GM Sniper Custom during the One Year War.[9] This hints that it might have been a predecessor to the GM II's beam rifle.
  • BOWA BR-M-79C-1 Beam Spray Gun
A standard beam spray gun could be stored on a storage rack on the calf of the machine. The beam spray gun featured three fire modes: a basic single shot mode, an area suppression burst shot with a widened beam focus, and a range shot with the ability to cause damage over a wide area. Output 1.4 MW.
  • BOWA XBR-M-79W-2 Twin Beam Gun
A double-barreled version of the BR-M-79C-1 Beam Spray Gun. This design suppresses barrel heating by firing alternately from the two barrels.
  • BOWA XBR-S-79b Folding Beam Handgun
A secondary beam sidearm stored on the side skirt armor or on the inner side of the forearm via a bracket, its grip can be folded up during storage.
  • BLASH HB-L-03/N-STD Hyper Bazooka
A general purpose fire support rocket launcher platform for mobile suits. With considerable destructive power owing to the high explosive yield in each warhead, the weapon was primarily used to destroy less maneuverable targets such as warships, satellites, land battleships, bunkers, and buildings. The weapon was ultimately used with four main types of rounds: a space-use dual stage booster-equipped HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) round, an APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot), a HESH (High Explosive Squash Head) as well as a shotgun-type round.
  • FADEGEL RGM-M-Sh-007 Shield
The same shield as used by the RGM-79C GM Type C, it is 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.
  • RGM*S-Sh-WF/S-00109 Shield
Mounted on the forearm, this small, light shield is commonly used by the Gundam Ground Type and GM Ground Type. Constructed of Luna Titanium alloy, it is designed to primarily protect the cockpit and other critical areas. Additionally, it can be used as a close-range striking weapon in mobile suit combat. Furthermore, through lodging the spikes at the tip into the ground, the shield can serve as a free-standing frontal defense. This also allows the mobile suit to use both hands to hold large-caliber weaponry and maintain a stable firing position. Only used by Gundam Fix Figuration version.

History[]

After the Battle of Solomon, modification of the RGM-79 into the RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom took place at the newly captured Solomon and Luna II.[12] 24 early production units were produced by Luna II as part of the third production run.[13] In total, less than 50 GM Sniper Customs were constructed due to cost issues.[1] These units often had various customizations applied to them by their pilot.[14] The unit piloted by Lieutenant Francis Backmeyer was said to be the most heavily armed, and roughly half of all units imitated his loadout.[1] Tenneth A. Jung, the Federation's top ace pilot during the One Year War, also piloted a GM Sniper Custom.[15]

The GM Sniper Customs were mostly assigned to escort fleets and defend transport ships in dangerous space sectors. A small number was assigned to special forces units to carry out sabotage and surprise attacks on Zeon forces stationed at each Side. Pleased with the Sniper Custom's performance, the EFSF headquarters ordered the development of an improved version for the attack on the Zeon homeland, which eventually became the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II.[16] Later, a large number of GM Sniper Custom and its variants participated in the Battle of A Baoa Qu,[17] including Francis Backmeyer's unit.[2]

In Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Rebellion, a GM Sniper Custom belonging to the 404th airborne unit provided sniper support to a team of RGM-79V GM Night Seeker in capturing the stolen RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis". It was fixed to an Assault Type Gunperry and destroyed a MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type defending the Komusai II transporting the Gundam. However, due to dense fog and the destruction of the GM Night Seeker team, it was forced to retreat.

In U.C 0087, several retrofitted GM Sniper Customs were used during the Gryps Conflict and deployed at Jaburo.[11] They were equipped with the same leg suspension system and linear seat as the RMS-179 GM II.[1]

Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula[]

In U.C. 110s, a customized GM Sniper Custom, the RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom (GBG Specifications), was used by a mercenary group called Gleam Black Guns (GBG) as one of their sniper units. It was piloted by Dill Rider, who was actually Liv Angelika in disguise after he was supposedly killed during an earlier incident. For almost three years, the GM Sniper Custom (GBG Specifications) fought together with the GBG's customized GM IIIs.

In U.C 115, the GM Sniper Custom (GBG Specifications), the RGM-86R-FA Full Armor GM III, and the RGM-86RN GM III Euryale was on mission to eliminate a Zeon remnant group called "Legacy". This mission was later revealed to be an ambush set by Legacy to test their newest MS, the OMS-1004 Tigris II. A fierce battle erupted between the GBG team and around a dozen Tigris IIs, ending with the GM Sniper Custom (GBG Specifications) being the sole survivor.[18]

Variants[]

Featured in Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula, this machine was used by the Gleam Black Guns (GBG) mercenary group as their sniper unit. The GM Sniper Custom (GBG Specifications) was modified using contemporary MS parts, enabling it to achieve comparable performance as the EFF's latest miniaturized MS, the RGM-109 Heavygun. The unit's loadout did not differ much from the original, but it had customized weapons to fit Dill Rider's combat style, such as the addition of missile launcher on the left shoulder, beam pistol, and extra beam saber.[18]

Gallery[]

Linearts[]

Anime[]

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam[]

Manga[]

Mobile Suit Gundam: After-Jaburo[]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Rebellion[]

Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula[]

Illustration & Artwork[]

Games[]

Gunpla[]

Action Figures[]

Notes and Trivia[]

KeroroGunsoSuperMovie Gunpla GMSniperCustom-VerKa Box

MG "GM Sniper Custom Ver. Ka" (from Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie)

  • The plot of Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie (2006) starts with Keroro buying a gunpla of the GM Sniper Custom Ver. Ka. The said gunpla has yet to be released in real life, but the Kunio Okawara-designed GM Sniper Custom got released in 2017, 11 years after the movie release.
  • The BR-M79L-3 Sniper Beam Rifle (R-4 Type Beam Rifle) was released as part of the 2014 Gunpla Summer Campaign.
HGUC MS-06R1A - Matsunaga Custom

HGUC MS-06R-1A Zaku II (Shin Matsunaga) box art


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1/144 GM Sniper Custom model manual
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Master Grade GM Sniper Custom (2017) instruction manual
  3. MSV-R
  4. 1/144 GM Sniper Custom (1985) instruction manual
  5. Gundam Officials (2001), p.382
  6. 6.0 6.1 U.C. ARMS GALLERY 02 (2006)
  7. The GM Sniper Custom's sniper rifle having the model number "BR-M79-L3" was first mentioned in MSV Collection File: Space Edition (1999), but the accompanying image was the L-3 Sniper Beam Rifle from Zeta Gundam
  8. MSV The First, p.54
  9. 9.0 9.1 Premium Bandai Master Grade GM Sniper Custom (Tenneth A. Jung unit) profile
  10. Master Archive Mobile Suit: RGM-79 GM - Vol. 1, p.92
  11. 11.0 11.1 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Episode 12: The Winds of Jaburo
  12. Gundam Officials, p.382
  13. MSV-R FSS Handbook 3, p. 143
  14. MSV-R FSS Handbook 3, p. 23
  15. Mobile Suit Gundam: Big Picture Book of Strategy and Tactics, p. 137
  16. Mobile Suit Gundam MSV Collection File - Space Edition
  17. MSV-R FSS Handbook 3, p. 23-25
  18. 18.0 18.1 Gundam F90FF, Vol 7, Chapter 28

External links[]


MSV Mechanics
edit
Earth Federation
Mobile Weapon
Gundam's variations
FA-78-1 Full Armor Gundam | PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam | RX-78-1 Prototype Gundam | RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam
GM's variations
RGC-80 GM Cannon | RGM-79L GM Light Armor | RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom | TGM-79 GM Trainer
Guntank's variation
RMV-1 Guntank II
Guncannon's variations
RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom | RX-77-4 Guncannon II

Land Vehicle
RTX-44
Aircraft / Spacecraft
AF-01 Mongoose | FF-3 Saberfish | FF-6 TIN Cod | FF-S3 Saberfish | Flatmouse | Flydart
Principality of Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Zaku I's variation
MS-05A Zaku I Early Type
Zaku II's variations
MS-06A Zaku II First Mass Production Type | MS-06C Zaku II Early Production Type | MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type | MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper | MS-06F Zaku Minelayer | MS-06F Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom | MS-06FS Zaku II | MS-06M Zaku Marine Type | MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Test Type | MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type | MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type | MS-06R-2P Zaku II High Mobility Test Type | MS-06RP Zaku II High Mobility Test Type | MS-06T Zaku Trainer Type | MS-06W Worker Zaku | MS-06Z Psycommu System Zaku | MSN-01 High Mobility Psycommu System Zaku
Zaku II Ground Type's variations
MS-06D Zaku Desert Type | MS-06G Zaku II High Mobility Ground Type | MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type | MS-06K Zaku Cannon | MS-06V Zaku Tank | MS-06V-6 Zaku Tank Green Macaque
Gouf's variations
MS-07A Gouf | MS-07B Gouf M'Quve Custom | MS-07C-3 Gouf Heavy Arms Type | MS-07C-5 Gouf Test Prototype | MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type | MS-07H-4 Gouf Flight Test Type | YMS-07A Prototype Gouf | YMS-08A High Mobility Prototype
Dom's variations
YMS-09 Prototype Dom | YMS-09D Dom Tropical Test Type
Gelgoog's variations
MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type | MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon
Acguy's variations
MSM-04G Juaggu | MSM-04N Agguguy
Zeong's variation
MSN-02 Perfect Zeong
Other
EMS-05 Agg | MSM-08 Zogok
Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Pod
SP-W03 Space Pod


Blazing Shadow Mechanics
edit
Principality of Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
EMS-10F Zudah F | MS-06F Zaku II | MS-09B Dom | MS-09F/Br Dom Barrage | MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type [Falaq] | YMS-23C Ghoul
Mobile Armour
Genbu | MA-04X-3 Umgarna

Transporter
Komusai
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Musai-class
Earth Federation
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
RGM-79C GM Type C | RGM-79C[G] GM Type-C[G] | RGM-79CA GM Raid | RGM-79CA GM Raid Light | RGM-79FP-S1 GM Striker EX (Metal Spider) | RGM-79SP GM Sniper II
Space Pirate/Shutendouji
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type [Gald Kureiz use] | RGM-79GB High Boost GM | RGM-79N GM Custom (Silver Haze) | RGM-79N GM Custom 〈Silver Haze Kai〉 | RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Saber Booster
Maria Shield Corporation
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
RGM-79R GM II 〈Maria Shield co.〉


Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Mechanics
edit
AEUG/Karaba
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
Petite-Mobile | MS-14A Gelgoog | MSA-003 Nemo | MSA-005 Methuss | MSK-008 Dijeh | MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki | MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam | RGC-83 GM Cannon II | RGM-79N GM Custom | RMS-099 Rick Dias | RMS-179 GM II | RX-178 Gundam Mk-II | RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Beechcraft Model D17 "Comet" | Dodai Kai | Flying Armor | FXA-05D G-Defenser | Hohsenka | Shackles | Space Boat | Temptation-class | XB-70 Valkyrie
Transporter / Supply Ship
H.L.L.V. | Suit Carrier | Supply Transport Ship
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Argama-class | Garuda-class | Irish-class | Salamis Kai-class
Earth Federation Forces/Titans
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type | MS-06K Zaku Cannon | MS-06M Marine Hizack | MS-06V Zaku Tank | MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type | MS-11 Act Zaku | PMX-001 Palace Athene | PMX-002 Bolinoak Sammahn | PMX-003 The-O | RGC-80 GM Cannon | RGM-79Q GM Quel | RGM-79SC GM Sniper Custom | RMS-106 Hizack | RMS-106CS Hizack Custom | RMS-108 Marasai | RMS-117 Galbaldy β | RMS-154 Barzam | RMS-156 Griffon | RMS-179 GM II | RMV-1 Guntank II | RX-110 Gabthley | RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 (Advanced Hazel) | RX-139 Hambrabi | RX-160 Byarlant | RX-178 Gundam Mk-II | RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom
Mobile Armor
MRX-009 Psycho Gundam | MRX-010 Psycho Gundam Mk-II | NRX-044 Asshimar | NRX-055 Baund Doc | ORX-005 Gaplant | PMX-000 Messala

Land Vehicle
Missile Car
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Base Jabber | FF-6 TIN Cod | FF-S3 Saberfish | Geta | Space Launch | Temptation-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
Jupitris-class | Supply Transport Ship
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Alexandria-class | Dogosse Giar-class | Garuda-class | Lombardia-class | Salamis Kai-class
Super Weapon
Gryps II
Axis Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMX-003 Gaza-C | AMX-004 Qubeley | AMX-007 Gaza-E | MS-110 Chaika | MS-21C Dra-C

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Endra-class | Gwadan-class | Gwanban-class | Musai Kai-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Zeon Space Launch
Republic of Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MS-09R Rick Dom | RMS-106 Hizack

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Chivvay Kai-class | Musai Kai-class
Principality of Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MS-06F Zaku II | MS-14A Gelgoog

Mother Ship
Gwazine-class
Anaheim Electronics
Supply Ship
La Vie en Rose
Civilians
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Optica
Advertisement