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Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom is a mobile suit developed from the RX-77-2 Guncannon, it first appeared in Mobile Suit Variation.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

A further development of the RX-77-2 Guncannon, the RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom fixed some of its predecessor's issues and had better operational capability. Compared to the Guncannon, the Guncannon Heavy Custom had lower recoil when firing its 240mm Cannons. Furthermore, the cannons' rate of fire and ammunition feed system were improved, leading to higher offensive power. It also has enhanced armor for better defense, carried a heavier payload, and its backpack's propulsion system has a higher thrust output to offset the added weight and to improve mobility.

Some of these improvements were made to meet the Earth Federation Forces' demands; they wanted the Guncannon Heavy Custom to be capable of solo combat, as well as be able to form a homogeneous mobile suit team for group combat. There were also considerations to deploy such a team of Guncannon Heavy Customs alongside other mobile suit teams for cooperative battle. The performance of the completed Guncannon Heavy Custom was satisfactory, but the Earth Federation Forces ordered the development department to conduct further research as there were issues, such as its mobility, which could be improved upon.

To solve the recoil and balance issue completely, some test units later had their cannons replaced with a beam cannon. As the Guncannon Heavy Custom only received a limited production run, it was thus an uncommon machine. During the Gryps War years later, units stationed in Jaburo were outfitted with panoramic cockpit monitor, linear seat, a new color scheme and used the same beam rifle as the RMS-179 GM II.

Armaments

60mm Vulcan Gun: Mounted in the head, these shell firing weapons have high-rate of fire but little power and can't damage the armor of a mobile suit, though they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. They are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles, attack vehicles, etc.

240mm Cannon: Like the original Guncannon, the Guncannon Heavy Custom's main weapon is a pair of shoulder-mounted 240mm cannons. However, the Guncannon Heavy Custom's cannons have better offensive power due to a higher rate of fire and a better ammunition feed system. The recoil during firing has also been reduced, and although this issue is not completely eliminated, it does not cause much problem during practical use.

Beam Cannon: Instead of the shoulder mounted cannons, the Guncannon Heavy Custom can be fitted with the same beam cannon and targeting unit as the RX-77-4 Guncannon II.

BAUVA*XBR-L Beam Rifle: The Guncannon Heavy Custom can use the same beam rifle as the RX-77-2 Guncannon. It is powered via an internal energy capacitor with an average charge of 15 rounds. The beam fired can tear through the armor of enemy MS and MA that haven't been treated with anti-beam coating. It is said to have an effective range of 30km.

BOWA·BR-S-85-C2 Beam Rifle: The same weapon as used by RMS-179 GM II, it has a power rating of 1.9 MW and is powered by a rechargeable energy cap. This beam rifle was used by the Guncannon Heavy Customs stationed in Jaburo during the Gryps War.

Hand Grenade: The Guncannon Heavy Custom has an unknown number of hand grenades stored in a rack on its left side armor. Various types of hand grenades can be stored.

History

During the early part of the Gryps War in UC 0087, at least one Guncannon Heavy Custom was known to have participated in the defense of the Earth Federation's Jaburo base.

Variants

RX-77-3B "Bear Carrier" RX-77-3D Guncannon Heavy Type D

Gallery

Notes and Trivia

Reference

External links

RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom on MAHQ.net

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+Guncannon Heavy Beam Cannon.jpg;Front (beam cannon version)
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+|mechdesigner=Kunio Okawara
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+|powerplant=Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor,
 |poweroutput=1380
 |propRocketThrusters=62200
 |armaments=2 x 240mm Cannon
 x 60mm Vulcan Gun
+? x Hand Grenade
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-*? x "Fire Nut" Grenade
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+BOWA·BR-S-85-C2 Beam Rifle
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-The '''RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms Type''' is a variant of the [[RX-77-2 Guncannon]]. The Guncannon Heavy Arms Type is an official [[Mobile Suit Variation]].
 ==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
+A further development of the [[RX-77-2 Guncannon]], the RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom fixed some of its predecessor's issues and had better operational capability. Compared to the Guncannon, the Guncannon Heavy Custom had lower recoil when firing its 240mm Cannons. Furthermore, the cannons' rate of fire and ammunition feed system were improved, leading to higher offensive power. It also has enhanced armor for better defense, carried a heavier payload, and its backpack's propulsion system has a higher thrust output to offset the added weight and to improve mobility.
-The Federation's prototype [[RX-77 Guncannon]] was designed as a heavily armed support mobile suit for its' brother units [[RX-78-2 Gundam]] and [[RX-75 Guntank]]. Over the course of the [[One Year War]], the Federation created variations of the Guncannon to be outfitted for specific roles. The Guncannon was revamped into several designs, one of them being the Guncannon Heavy Arms Type. Although it is simply an external update to a normal Guncannon, it was proven a great success and fielded for combat on Earth. While it retained the head vulcans and beam rifle of the RX-77-2, the RX-77-3 however featured improved armor, updated 240mm Cannons and a new grenade rack.
+Some of these improvements were made to meet the Earth Federation Forces' demands; they wanted the Guncannon Heavy Custom to be capable of solo combat, as well as be able to form a homogeneous mobile suit team for group combat. There were also considerations to deploy such a team of Guncannon Heavy Customs alongside other mobile suit teams for cooperative battle. The performance of the completed Guncannon Heavy Custom was satisfactory, but the Earth Federation Forces ordered the development department to conduct further research as there were issues, such as its mobility, which could be improved upon.
+To solve the recoil and balance issue completely, some test units later had their cannons replaced with a beam cannon. As the Guncannon Heavy Custom only received a limited production run, it was thus an uncommon machine. During the [[Gryps War]] years later, units stationed in [[Jaburo]] were outfitted with panoramic cockpit monitor, linear seat, a new color scheme and used the same beam rifle as the [[RMS-179 GM II]].
 ==Armaments==
+;*60mm Vulcan Gun
+:Mounted in the head, these shell firing weapons have high-rate of fire but little power and can't damage the armor of a mobile suit, though they can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. They are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles, attack vehicles, etc.
 ;*240mm Cannon
+:Like the original Guncannon, the Guncannon Heavy Custom's main weapon is a pair of shoulder-mounted 240mm cannons. However, the Guncannon Heavy Custom's cannons have better offensive power due to a higher rate of fire and a better ammunition feed system. The recoil during firing has also been reduced, and although this issue is not completely eliminated, it does not cause much problem during practical use.
-:A pair of 240mm cannons are mounted over either shoulder of the Guncannon Heavy Arms type. The mid-range fire support artillery cannon is fed by a twenty (20) round internal magazine located inside the main body of the mobile suit. Each 240 x 800 millimeter shell has a 95 kilogram HE fragmentation warhead, with a casualty radius of 40 meters. Can fire to distances up to 2.5 kilometers. For RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms type, its shoulder cannons had been improved with reduced recoil during firing and better reloading mechanism which enhanced its artillery performance.
+;*Beam Cannon
-;*60mm Vulcan Gun
+:Instead of the shoulder mounted cannons, the Guncannon Heavy Custom can be fitted with the same beam cannon and targeting unit as the [[RX-77-4 Guncannon II]].
-: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.
 ;*BAUVA*XBR-L Beam Rifle
-:The Guncannon Heavy Arms Type can be equipped with a larger and longer-range portable mega particle cannon than the RX-78 GUNDAM. It is powered via an internal energy capacitor with an average charge of fifteen (15) rounds. Each beam is capable of tearing through the medium and heavy armor of enemy MS and MA. Maximum effective range of 2.8 kilometers.
+:The Guncannon Heavy Custom can use the same beam rifle as the RX-77-2 Guncannon. It is powered via an internal energy capacitor with an average charge of 15 rounds. The beam fired can tear through the armor of enemy MS and MA that haven't been treated with anti-beam coating. It is said to have an effective range of 30km.
+;*BOWA·BR-S-85-C2 Beam Rifle
-;*"Fire Nut" Grenades
+:The same weapon as used by [[RMS-179 GM II]], it has a power rating of 1.9 MW and is powered by a rechargeable energy cap. This beam rifle was used by the Guncannon Heavy Customs stationed in Jaburo during the [[Gryps War]].
-:A compact, powerful bomb which can be hand-thrown by Federation's mobile suits. These waist mounted grenades can be thrown like regular grenades and set to detonate upon impact with the target. It is powerful enough to destroy an enemy's mobile suit.
+;*Hand Grenade
+:The Guncannon Heavy Custom has an unknown number of hand grenades stored in a rack on its left side armor. Various types of hand grenades can be stored.
 ==History==
-During the early part of the Gryps Conflict in UC 0087, at least one Guncannon Heavy Arms Type was known to have participated in the defense of the Earth Federation's Jaburo base.
+During the early part of the Gryps War in UC 0087, at least one Guncannon Heavy Custom was known to have participated in the defense of the Earth Federation's Jaburo base.
 ==Variants==
-;*[[RX-77-3D Guncannon Heavy Arms Type D]]
+;*[[RX-77-3B Guncannon Heavy Custom Type B|RX-77-3B "Bear Carrier"]]
+;*[[RX-77-3D Guncannon Heavy Type D]]
-==Picture Gallery==
+==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+GUNCANNON HEAVY CUSTOM.jpg|MSV illustration by [[Kunio Okawara]]
-Rx-77-3.jpg
+GuncannonHA-card.jpg|As featured in Gundam War Nexa card game
-rx-77-3msv.jpg|MSV colors
-rx-77-3-back.jpg|Rear View
-GUNCANNON HEAVY CUSTOM.jpg
 RX-77-3.jpg
+After-Jaburo_15.jpg|Guncannon Heavy Custom (center left) as seen on [[Mobile Suit Gundam: After-Jaburo|Gundam: After Jaburo]] manga
-Rx773 zeta.png|RX-77-3 attacking a [[MSA-003 Nemo]] in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''
+Kai-gunheavy-DEFINE.jpg
+Rx773 zeta.png|Attacks a [[MSA-003 Nemo]] (from [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Z Gundam]] TV series)
+SDgenesis-guncannon-heavy.jpg|SD Guncannon Heavy Custom as seen on Sony PlayStation 4's "SD Gundam G Generation Genesis" video game (2016)
+GG_Guncannon_Heavy_Custom.png|In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Gihren's Greed|Gihren's Greed]]''
 </gallery>
-==External Links==
+==Notes and Trivia==
-*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msv/rx-77-3.htm RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms Type on MAHQ.net]
+==Reference==
+==External links==
+*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msv/rx-77-3.htm RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Custom on MAHQ.net]
+{{MSV-Mecha}}
-{{Early Universal Century Mobile weapons}}
+{{MSX-Mecha}}
+{{Z-Mecha}}