RX-75 Guntank (Thunderbolt Ver.)

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RX-75 Guntank (Thunderbolt Ver.)
RX-75 Guntank (Thunderbolt Ver.) (RX-75 ガンタンク)
Unit Type
Troop Transport Artillery Mobile Suit
Profile
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation Forces
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
Known Pilots	Creed (Commander) Sonia (Gunner)
General Characteristics
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Pilot Accommodations	2 pilots (in two-seater cockpit in head)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Low-recoil Cannon 2 x 4-tube Bop Missile (OVA Ver. only) 2 x 4-barrel Machine Gun (Manga Ver. only) 2 x 6-tube Missile Pod Smoke Grenade Launcher
Real World
Appearances*
Movie	Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower
OVA	Gundam-TB
Manga	Thunderbolt MSGTSS: Sean

The RX-75 Guntank is a mobile suit that appeared in the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga and its anime adaptation.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

A variant of the RX-75 Guntank, the Earth Federation Forces' long-range support mobile suit. Characteristic features of this particular version include its two-seater head cockpit for a commander and a gunner, four caterpillar tracks, a dozer blade at the front of its lower body, a troop carrier compartment in the center front section of its lower body, and a pair of five-finger manipulators. The anime version is armed with a pair of low-recoil cannons, a pair of Bop missile launchers and two missile pods, while the manga version switched the missile launchers with machine guns. Additionally, in the manga version, the missile pods can be replaced with attitude control thrusters for operating in low gravity environment.

Armaments

• Low-recoil Cannon

The Guntank (Thunderbolt ver.) is equipped with two cannons for long-range support and artillery. They are mounted on the back in the anime version, and on the shoulders in the manga version.

• 4-tube Bop Missile

The anime version has four-tube bop missile launchers located on the sides of both arms.

• 4-barrel Machine Gun

Instead of bop missile launchers, the manga version has four-barrel machine guns on the sides of both arms.

• 6-tube Missile Pod

Located on rear of the MS is a six-tube missile launcher on each side.

• Smoke Grenade Launcher

Mounted on the side of each shoulders. The anime version has a six-tube design, while the manga version has a three-tube design.

History

In December UC 0079, this Guntank variant was used by the Black Cat squadron in the Battle of A Baoa Qu. It infiltrated the Zeon's space fortress alongside the RGM-79/GH Gundam Heads and then deployed troops to take control of the mobile suit production facilities within the fortress. After the war, the Black Cat squadron and this mobile suit was deployed to the assault carrier Spartan.

Gallery

Trivia

• This version of the Guntank strongly resembles the F-50D Guntank R-44's tank mode, and its role as an armored personnel carrier may have been inspired by the D-50C Loto.

References

External Links

• RX-75 Guntank (Thunderbolt Ver) on MAHQ.net