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|last=February 21, 0088 |
|last=February 21, 0088 |
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|era=Universal Century |
|era=Universal Century |
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− | |mechdesigner=Kunio Okawara~principal design, Mamoru Nagano~principal design, Kazumi Fujita~principal design and cleanup |
+ | |mechdesigner=Kunio Okawara~principal design, Mamoru Nagano~principal design, Kazumi Fujita~principal design and cleanup |
− | |series=Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam, |
+ | |series=Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam, Gundam Build Divers |
|manufacturer=Earth Federation Forces, Titans, Anaheim Electronics |
|manufacturer=Earth Federation Forces, Titans, Anaheim Electronics |
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− | |operator=Anti-Earth Union Group |
+ | |operator=Anti-Earth Union Group, Coalition of Volunteers |
|pilot=Emma Sheen |
|pilot=Emma Sheen |
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|headheight=18.5 |
|headheight=18.5 |
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|maxaccel=1.77 |
|maxaccel=1.77 |
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|sensorrange=11300 |
|sensorrange=11300 |
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− | |armor=Titanium Alloy |
+ | |armor=Titanium Alloy Ceramic Composite~Gundam Mk II, Gundarium Alloy;Gundarium Alloy~G-Defenser |
|powerplant=Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor |
|powerplant=Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor |
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|propRocketThrusters=4 x 20300, 2 x 42400 |
|propRocketThrusters=4 x 20300, 2 x 42400 |
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|paccommodation=Pilot only~in panoramic/linear seat cockpit in torso |
|paccommodation=Pilot only~in panoramic/linear seat cockpit in torso |
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− | |armaments=2 x |
+ | |armaments=2 x Beam Saber |
2 x 14-tube Missile Pod |
2 x 14-tube Missile Pod |
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4 x Vulcan Gun |
4 x Vulcan Gun |
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− | Long |
+ | Long Rifle |
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− | |OptionalEquip=RX*M-Sh-VT/S-008 Shield |
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− | + | |optionalHandheldArmaments=Beam Rifle |
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− | H-Baz-87-A*E/Ver.009 360mm Hyper Bazooka |
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==Technology & Combat Characteristics== |
==Technology & Combat Characteristics== |
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− | + | To increase the [[RX-178 Gundam Mk-II]]'s combat capabilities to match those of the [[Titans]]' transformable mobile suits, [[Anaheim Electronics]] developed the [[FXA-05D G-Defenser]] support fighter, which can dock and power up the Gundam Mk-II. This combined form is technically known as the 'Mk-II Defenser', but is more commonly called the Super Gundam due to its performance. |
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+ | The Super Gundam is only formed after the G-Defenser and Mk-II are launched. During the docking process, the entire G-Defenser first docks with the Mk-II, forming the ''G-Flyer'' mode which is a high-speed, long distance travelling form that has the same level of acceleration as a transformable mobile suit. The G-Defenser's cockpit capsule then detaches, leaving the support craft's body wrapped around the Mk-II, completing the formation of the Super Gundam. |
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− | In addition to the G-Defenser's armaments the Super Gundam has access to all of the Gundam Mk-II's weapons and equipment, although the Mk-II's shield must be ejected in order to allow space for the docking procedure. |
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+ | The Super Gundam improves the Mk-II's mobility by roughly 20% thanks to G-Defenser's powerful thrusters, and the G-Defenser's armament units become movable shields to protect the mobile suit. The Mk-II also gains the use of the G-Defenser's powerful long rifle and missile pods while retaining several of its own armaments. However, the Mk-II's shield must be discarded to allow space for the docking procedure. |
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− | The docking procedure is not a permanent procedure. When on standby, undergoing maintenance, or otherwise not being actively used, the Super Gundam is broken down into its two component units which are operated independently until a need to dock arises. |
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==Armaments== |
==Armaments== |
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− | ;* |
+ | ;*Beam Saber |
− | :For close range combat the Super Gundam uses the two |
+ | :For close range combat, the Super Gundam uses the two beam sabers stored on the Gundam Mk-II's backpack. |
;*14-tube Missile Pod |
;*14-tube Missile Pod |
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− | : |
+ | :A pair of missile pods, each containing fourteen missiles, are located at the front of the G-Defenser's armament units. |
;*Vulcan Gun |
;*Vulcan Gun |
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− | : |
+ | :Four vulcan guns are mounted on the sides of the G-Defenser's missile pods. Although they can't damage the armor of a mobile suit, they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors, and are useful for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles or small attack vehicles. |
− | ;*Long |
+ | ;*Long Rifle |
+ | :The Super Gundam's main weapon. This ranged beam weapon has a high level of destructive power and when linked to the Gundam Mk-II's power circuit via external cables, its output is on par with [[MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki]]'s mega bazooka launcher. |
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− | :This long beam rifle is the unit's main weapon. With this very powerful rifle, the Super Gundam could destroy heavily armored targets from long range. |
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− | ;* |
+ | ;*Vulcan Pod |
+ | :Used by the Gundam Mk-II, the vulcan pod is mounted externally on the head. The weapon has an asymmetrical design, its left side houses two 60mm vulcan guns that fire alternately, while its right side houses the counter weight and the vulcan guns' magazine loaded with caseless rounds, and both sides are linked by an ammunition belt. |
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− | :In addition to the 4 vulcan guns on the missile pods, the Super Gundam can be outfitted with a 60mm 2-barrel vulcan pod on its head, capable of carrying a total of 1400 rounds. As with the beam sabers, both groups used different versions of the gun, with the Titans using the model type VCU-505EX-Gry/Ver.009 and the AEUG using VCU-505EX-V*B/Ver.012. |
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− | ;*Shield |
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− | :As with most other mobile suits, the Mk-II carries a single physical shield for defense on its left arm. While the Titans use a shield of type RX*M-Sh-*VT/S-00018, the AEUG's Gundam shield is of type RX*M-Sh-VT/S-001. |
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;*Beam Rifle |
;*Beam Rifle |
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+ | :In addition to the long rifle, the Super Gundam can also use the Gundam Mk-II's beam rifle. Power rated at 2.6 MW, the beam rifle is powered by a replaceable e-pac and stored on the side skirt armor when not in use. |
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− | ;*Hyper Bazooka |
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− | :For heavy firepower, the Mk-II could carry a large hyper bazooka, which was clip-fed and capable of carrying seven rounds per clip plus 1 round in its chamber. Additional clips could be stored on the rear skirt armor storage rack. As with nearly all the other weapons, different types of the bazooka were used by the two groups, with the Titans using an H-Baz-85-Gry/Ver.045 bazooka, while the AEUG used a model of type H-Baz-87-A*E/Ver.004. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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− | In UC 0087, the war between the Titans and the [[AEUG]] |
+ | In UC 0087, as the war between the [[Titans]] and the [[AEUG]] heated up, the AEUG discovered the Gundam Mk-II was being outperformed by Titans' transformable mobile suits. An attempt to solve this problem was the creation of the support fighter, the G-Defenser, which can dock with the Mk-II to form the more powerful Super Gundam. |
− | The Super Gundam |
+ | The Super Gundam was used by [[Emma Sheen]] after [[Kamille Bidan]] obtained the [[MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam|Zeta Gundam]]. The Super Gundam played a critical role in the final stages of the Gryps Conflict. However, the G-Defenser was destroyed at the end of the conflict and the Super Gundam was never seen after that. |
==Picture Gallery== |
==Picture Gallery== |
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− | FXA-05+RX 178(SUPER GUNDAM) back.jpg|Super Gundam - back view |
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+ | Super Gundam Illust Kunio Okawara.jpg|Illustration by Kunio Okawara |
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− | + | Super Gundam Illust Yorihisa Uchida.jpg|Illustration by Yorihisa Uchida |
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+ | super gundam.jpg|Illustration by Youichi Ueda |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | super gundam.jpg|Super Gundam (from Gundam Perfect File) |
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+ | ==Games== |
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+ | <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> |
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+ | 122851.jpg|As featured in Gundam War card game |
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Gundam Combat 28.jpeg|Gundam Combat |
Gundam Combat 28.jpeg|Gundam Combat |
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− | + | Gundam Diorama Front 3rd RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam.png|As seen on the game Gundam Diorama Front 3rd. |
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Hguc-super-gundam.jpg|1/144 [[HGUC]] "FXA-05D/RX-178 Super Gundam" (2002): box art |
Hguc-super-gundam.jpg|1/144 [[HGUC]] "FXA-05D/RX-178 Super Gundam" (2002): box art |
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Mg-rx-178-fxa-05.jpg|1/100 [[Master Grade|MG]] "RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam" (1998): box art |
Mg-rx-178-fxa-05.jpg|1/100 [[Master Grade|MG]] "RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam" (1998): box art |
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+ | BB Senshi 227.jpg|[[SD Gundam BB Senshi|SDBB]] Super Gundam (2001): box art |
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==Notes and Trivia== |
==Notes and Trivia== |
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− | *Although not displayed in TV series, |
+ | *Although not displayed in TV series, the ''G-Flyer'' mode is demonstrated in numerous video games, as well as in the instruction manuals for the High Grade Universal Century and Master Grade kits of the Super Gundam (misromanised in the latter case as ''G-Flighyer''). |
− | *The stock footage used to depict the Super Gundam during ''Zeta Gundam'' meant that the unit itself was never launched as a whole, but always formed following the launch of |
+ | *The stock footage used to depict the Super Gundam's formation during ''Zeta Gundam'' meant that the unit itself was never launched as a whole, but always formed following the launch of the Gundam Mk-II and the G-Defenser from the Argama. Humorously, this also meant that the Gundam Mk-II always launch with a shield only to discard it seconds later to form the Super Gundam. |
==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:03, 10 June 2019
Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam is a mobile suit in the series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Piloted by Emma Sheen, it is the combination of the FXA-05D G-Defenser and the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II.
Technology & Combat Characteristics
To increase the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II's combat capabilities to match those of the Titans' transformable mobile suits, Anaheim Electronics developed the FXA-05D G-Defenser support fighter, which can dock and power up the Gundam Mk-II. This combined form is technically known as the 'Mk-II Defenser', but is more commonly called the Super Gundam due to its performance.
The Super Gundam is only formed after the G-Defenser and Mk-II are launched. During the docking process, the entire G-Defenser first docks with the Mk-II, forming the G-Flyer mode which is a high-speed, long distance travelling form that has the same level of acceleration as a transformable mobile suit. The G-Defenser's cockpit capsule then detaches, leaving the support craft's body wrapped around the Mk-II, completing the formation of the Super Gundam.
The Super Gundam improves the Mk-II's mobility by roughly 20% thanks to G-Defenser's powerful thrusters, and the G-Defenser's armament units become movable shields to protect the mobile suit. The Mk-II also gains the use of the G-Defenser's powerful long rifle and missile pods while retaining several of its own armaments. However, the Mk-II's shield must be discarded to allow space for the docking procedure.
Armaments
- Beam Saber
- For close range combat, the Super Gundam uses the two beam sabers stored on the Gundam Mk-II's backpack.
- 14-tube Missile Pod
- A pair of missile pods, each containing fourteen missiles, are located at the front of the G-Defenser's armament units.
- Vulcan Gun
- Four vulcan guns are mounted on the sides of the G-Defenser's missile pods. Although they can't damage the armor of a mobile suit, they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors, and are useful for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles or small attack vehicles.
- Long Rifle
- The Super Gundam's main weapon. This ranged beam weapon has a high level of destructive power and when linked to the Gundam Mk-II's power circuit via external cables, its output is on par with MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki's mega bazooka launcher.
- Vulcan Pod
- Used by the Gundam Mk-II, the vulcan pod is mounted externally on the head. The weapon has an asymmetrical design, its left side houses two 60mm vulcan guns that fire alternately, while its right side houses the counter weight and the vulcan guns' magazine loaded with caseless rounds, and both sides are linked by an ammunition belt.
- Beam Rifle
- In addition to the long rifle, the Super Gundam can also use the Gundam Mk-II's beam rifle. Power rated at 2.6 MW, the beam rifle is powered by a replaceable e-pac and stored on the side skirt armor when not in use.
History
In UC 0087, as the war between the Titans and the AEUG heated up, the AEUG discovered the Gundam Mk-II was being outperformed by Titans' transformable mobile suits. An attempt to solve this problem was the creation of the support fighter, the G-Defenser, which can dock with the Mk-II to form the more powerful Super Gundam.
The Super Gundam was used by Emma Sheen after Kamille Bidan obtained the Zeta Gundam. The Super Gundam played a critical role in the final stages of the Gryps Conflict. However, the G-Defenser was destroyed at the end of the conflict and the Super Gundam was never seen after that.
Picture Gallery
Games
Gunpla
Action Figures
Notes and Trivia
- Although not displayed in TV series, the G-Flyer mode is demonstrated in numerous video games, as well as in the instruction manuals for the High Grade Universal Century and Master Grade kits of the Super Gundam (misromanised in the latter case as G-Flighyer).
- The stock footage used to depict the Super Gundam's formation during Zeta Gundam meant that the unit itself was never launched as a whole, but always formed following the launch of the Gundam Mk-II and the G-Defenser from the Argama. Humorously, this also meant that the Gundam Mk-II always launch with a shield only to discard it seconds later to form the Super Gundam.
References
External links