RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type

RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type
RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type (RGM-89J ジェガンノーマルタイプ)
Unit Type
Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RGM-89 Jegan
Developed Into	RGM-89ST2 ST-Gun
Variants	RGM-89M Jegan B-Type RGM-89R Jegan A-Type
First Seen	110 U.C.
Manufacturer	Anaheim Electronics
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
Known Pilots	Eric Tokio Randall Bergh Scred Annaphil Marmoset Wilder Katz
General Characteristics
Head Height	19.0 meters62.336 ft <br />748.031 in <br />
Max Weight	49.7 metric tons
Empty Weight	22.8 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	2430 kW3,258.683 hp <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso)
Armor	Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite
Movement
Max Acceleration	2.27 G
Rocket Thrusters	113030 kg249,188.425 lb <br />124.594 tons <br />
Vernier Thrusters	20
Standard Armaments
Fixed	Vulcan Pod System 3 x Hand Grenade Beam Saber
Handheld	Beam Rifle Shield (2 x Quadruple Missile Launcher)
Optional Armaments
Handheld	Beam Rifle (Jegan B Type's)
Real World
Appearances*
Movie	Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Manga	MSCG F90 MSG-SF91 F90FF F91 (M)
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Report 0122

The RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type (aka Jegan Type J) is a mobile suit introduced in the Mobile Suit Gundam F91 movie.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type is an upgraded version of the old RGM-89 Jegan that took over as the basic Jegan model by U.C. 110. It has increased generator output and its sensors as well as drive system have also been slightly tuned up. Although the stick-type control system has become the mainstream in the U.C. 120s, this machine continues to use the arm raker mechanism, and is considered to be the last MS to use this mechanism. Externally, it differs only slightly from the initial mass production type in its backpack, dedicated beam rifle, and shield.

Armaments

• Vulcan Pod System

A rapid-fire, close-range defensive armament mounted on the left side of the Jegan Normal Type's head.

• Beam Saber

A beam weapon for close combat. It is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and can cut through any armor not treated with anti-beam coating. A single unit is stored in the right side armor.

• Hand Grenade

Three hand grenades are stored in the grenade rack mounted on the left side of the waist.

• Beam Rifle

A new beam rifle that is the main weapon of this machine. It has a higher output than the previous version, and the shape of the E-pack has been changed.

• Beam Rifle (Jegan B Type's)

An E-pack type rifle with a higher output than the conventional beam rifle, and is larger than the Jegan Normal Type's beam rifle.

• Shield

A standard defensive armament to protect against physical attacks and has anti-beam coating on its surface for defending against beam attacks. The Jegan Normal Type's shield has a swivel mount and a pair of quadruple missile launchers.

History

In the early UC 0100s, the Earth Federation Forces (EFF), whose arms budget was reduced as the time period was relatively peaceful, began looking for a reliable but cheaper alternative to the RGM-89 Jegan series as the machines were considered quite expensive to maintain due to their large size. As a result, Anaheim Electronics created the smaller RGM-109 Heavygun. However, as this new machine was basically just a "mini Jegan", the EFF did not fully replace the existing Jegan units, but rather continue to upgrade them while searching for a suitable replacement.

The RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type eventually took over as the Jegan series' basic model, and served as the starting unit for pilots such as Bergh Scred and Tokio Randall. The Jegan Normal Type served as one of the backbone for EFF alongside the Heavygun and F71 G-Cannon, and participated in numerous conflicts such as the First and Second Oldsmobile Army War. During the invasion of the Frontier Side by the Crossbone Vanguard in U.C. 0123, the Jegan Normal Type continued to be deployed alongside the Heavygun, and G-Cannon, but they were easily outclassed by the enemy's new mobile suits.

Gallery

Linearts

Top view of torso, shoulders and backpack

Beam Rifle

Beam Rifle (Jegan B Type's)

Shield

Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Equipped with original RGM-89 Jegan's Beam Rifle

Standing on a bridge

Fighting alongside RGM-109 Heavygun

Passing by a damaged F-50D Guntank R-44

Retreating

Firing Shield's missile launchers

Shield hit

Shield destroyed

Defending with Shield

Shield penetrated by enemy's Shot Lancer

Destroyed by Shot Lancer

Contacted by F91 Gundam F91

Hit by three Shot Lancers

Ambushed

Manga

Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula

Fighting Oldsmobile Army in space (Vol 2 Prologue)

Entering a space colony

Fighting Oldsmobile Army in the desert

Vs. RF Desert Dom (Vol 4 Prologue)

Hit by RF Desert Dom's missile barrage

Electrocuted by RF Gouf's Heat Rod

Fighting on a snowy mountain (Vol 9 Intermission Section)

Gunpla

HGUC 1/144 RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type (F91 Ver.) (P-Bandai exclusive; August 2014): box art

HGUC 1/144 RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type (F91 Ver.) (Front)

HGUC 1/144 RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type (F91 Ver.) (Rear)

1/100 Scratch built RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type modeled by Orange Ebisu (1)

1/100 Scratch built RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type modeled by Orange Ebisu (2)

1/100 Scratch built RGM-89J Jegan Normal Type modeled by Orange Ebisu (3)

Notes & Trivia

Jegan Normal Type wrongly depicted with Jegan D Type's head

• The Volume 1 Prologue of Mobile Suit Gundam F90: Fastest Formula manga wrongly depicted the Jegan Normal Type as having the same head as the Jegan D Type.

References

Various linearts & profile