RGM-79 Powered GM

RGM-79 Powered GM
RGM-79 Powered GM
Unit Type
Prototype Test-use Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RGM-79C GM Type C
Developed Into	RGM-237C Powered GM Cardigan
First Seen	September 18, 0083 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation Forces
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
Known Pilots	Dick Allen
General Characteristics
Overall Height	18.5 meters60.696 ft <br />728.346 in <br />
Head Height	18.0 meters59.055 ft <br />708.661 in <br />
Max Weight	64.2 metric tons
Empty Weight	46.6 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	1650 kW2,212.686 hp <br />
Sensor Range	6000 meters19,685.039 ft <br />
Armor	Titanium-Ceramic Composite
Movement
Rocket Thrusters	2 x 32000 kg70,547.904 lb <br />35.274 tons <br /> 4 x 1870 kg4,122.643 lb <br />2.061 tons <br />
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Hajime Katoki
Appearances*
Television	GBF
OVA	0083: SM

The RGM-79C Powered GM is a test use mobile suit, which first appeared in the OVA series/compilation movie Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. The unit is piloted by Dick Allen.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The RGM-79C Powered GM is a RGM-79C GM Kai that has been modified with advanced parts in order to test their functionality for use in future advanced mobile suits. Many of its new components are used in the form of a backpack system that incorporates a more powerful Minovsky-type ultracompact fusion reactor and more powerful thrusters. This new equipment granted the Powered GM significantly greater mobility. Its leaping height and speed greatly surpassed that of the MS-06F2 Zaku II F2 Type, and it has greater mobility when in midair. Because of the stress the mobile suit's legs receives when landing from such heights, heights greater than the GM Kai was originally intended to go, the Powered GM was outfitted with new shock absorbers in the knees.

Armaments

• 60mm Vulcan Gun

A standard armament of the mobile suits that are descended from the Earth Federation Forces's RX series is a pair of head mounted 60mm vulcan guns. 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 RGM-79C Powered GM is equipped with a single beam saber stored in a recharge rack in the left side of the backpack.

• Shield

The Powered GM is given a similar shield to the GM Kai for defense.

• HWF GMG·MG79-90mm Bullpup Machine Gun

The 90mm machine gun is one of several optional ranged armaments that the Earth Federation regularly equipped their GM mobile suits with. Though not as powerful as the beam spray gun the 90mm machine gun has greater range. And unlike the beam spray gun which has a very limited number of shots and must be recharged using special facilities, the fact that the machine gun can be reloaded in the field and has a greater ammo capacity allows a pilot to be less conservative with ammunition. Also the 90mm machine gun is cheaper to produce, making it a cost effective weapon. The downside to using the 90mm machine gun goes back to the power issue. Mobile suits are heavily armored and at great range can even stop the armor piercing rounds of mobile suit machine guns. Often bullets from a mobile suit machine gun has been seen penetrating the torso armor of an enemy mobile suit, only to stop short of damaging the reactor or killing the pilot and the enemy can still fight.

• BLASH HB-L-07/N-STD Hyper Bazooka

The 360mm hyper bazooka is a mobile suit-sized bazooka that fires powerful explosive rounds. Arguably the most powerful weapon equipped to early Earth Federation mobile suits, the hyper bazooka is capable of firing explosive rounds powerful enough to completely destroy any of Zeon's mass production model mobile suits and mobile armors. The explosive impact causes more wide-spread damage than a beam rifle, nor does the bazooka sacrifice range as the beam spray gun does. The downside of the bazooka is that its large size makes is somewhat more difficult to handle and its ammunition is limited.

History

The RGM-79C Powered GM was built in the year UC 0083 and stationed at Torrington Base, Australia where it was assigned to test pilot Dick Allen. The Powered GM would be tested in mock battles against multiple Zaku II F2 Types, typically ending in victory without Dick having pushed the machine to its limits. On October 13 the Torrington Base was attacked by members of the Delaz Fleet. The Powered GM would be sortied against the enemy mobile suits, and later sent out as a member of one of the teams sent after the Zeon mobile suits. The Powered GM would be destroyed and its pilot killed during the pursuit. Another Powered GM was seen in the accident of the Torrington Base . However, it was also destroyed . It was believed that at least two Powered GM were built at that time . After the accident, the testing data of the Powered GM was mostly lost .

Picture Gallery

RGM-79C Powered GM Rear

cockpit

BLASH HB-L-07/N-STD Hyper Bazooka

Beam saber

HWF GMG·MG79-90mm Bullpup Machine Gun

Shield

HGUC 1/144 - RGM-79C Powered GM - Boxart

RGM-79C Powered GM MS Girl

External links

• RGM-79C Powered GM on MAHQ.net

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