RX-79［G］ Gundam Ground Type

RX-79［G］ Gundam Ground Type
RX-79［G］ Gundam Ground Type
Unit Type
Limited Production Ground Combat Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RX-78-2 Gundam
Developed Into	RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2 RX-79BD-3 Blue Destiny Unit 3 RX-79[G]GUCT Gundam Ground Urban Combat Type RX-79[G]RR Gundam RR (RE-RAGE) RX-79[G]SW Slave Wraith Rody Gundam
Variants	RX-79[G]Ez-8 Gundam Ez8
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation Forces
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
Known Pilots	Shiro Amada Barry Balzary Matt Healy Karen Joshua Sebastian Kurie Michel Ninorich Nao Jessica Parker Terry Sanders Jr. kamuna Tachibana
General Characteristics
Overall Height	18.2 meters59.711 ft <br />716.535 in <br />
Head Height	18.0 meters59.055 ft <br />708.661 in <br />
Max Weight	73 metric tons
Empty Weight	52.8 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovosky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	1350 kW1,810.38 hp <br />
Sensor Range	5900 meters19,356.955 ft <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Armor	Lunar Titanium alloy on semi-monocoque frame
Movement
Max Acceleration	0.71 G
Propulsion	Rocket thrusters: 52000 kg total
Real World

"Combat" is not in the list (Assault, Heavy Assault, Defense, Multi-Mode, Close Quarters Combat, High Mobility, Artillery, Sniper, Reconnaissance, Support, ...) of allowed values for the "Usage" property. The RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type is a limited mass production Gundam-type mobile suit that was the beginning of the ground based RX-79 series of mobile suits. The unit is first featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.

The RX-78 development program, in addition to the experimental RX-78 Gundam, managed to generate a significant stockpile of mobile suit parts. The Federation, not wanting to have such parts go to waste, used these stockpiles to create a line of pre-production mobile suits used to field test mobile suit tactics. In order to cut down on costs, most of the armaments and parts of the Gundam Ground Type were also used for the RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type

Technology & Combat Characteristics

While Project V was underway, the Federation also began production of experimental units using spare parts originally intended for the RX-78 Gundam. Using these parts they built approximately twenty specialized ground combat-model christened the RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type during the mid-part UC0079.

Though in many ways similar to its RX-78-2 predecessor, the RX-79[G] was quite a bit different in other ways, particularly in its armament. The beam sabers were stored in the legs, as the backpack mounted an equipment rack to carry storage containers, parachute packs, or other field options. The head vulcan guns were removed, as the head now carried a periscope for underwater and trench warfare. Although sporting a smaller generator than the RX-78, the Ground Type Gundam still had the generator power to use a beam rifle, though it was often equipped with a standard 100mm machinegun or a heavy 180mm cannon. A single vulcan gun and a multiple-use "multi-launcher" mounted in the torso's left breast rounded out the new armament. In order to make use of space, two extra ammunition magazines for the machinegun were placed on the sideskirt armor.

As the RX-79[G] was built out of spare parts from Project V, replacements parts were very limited. Luckily the RGM-79[G] shared 80% of the same parts as the Gundam, making field repairs easier but sometimes resulted in a few customized mobile suits.

Armaments

• Vulcan Gun

A small Vulcan is installed in the Gundam Ground Type to shoot down missle or anti-personal

• Multi-launcher

• Beam Saber

Standard close combat weapon for EFSF MS. It is powerful and able to destory a MS in one single slice.

• NF·GMG-Type.37/100mm Machine Gun

Since Beam Rifle is not popular due to the cost in the early stage of OYW, Machine Gun is then used as the primary weapon of MS on the Earth.

• NFHI·GMCa-type.09/180mm Cannon

• P.B.R-0079/A12 S-000011 Beam Rifle

• Bazooka

• 6-tube Missile Launcher

• Net Gun

History

The RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type was used most notably by the Kojima Battalion operating in Southeast Asia, which fielded 12 RX-79[G] units, with the other eight participating in various operations on Earth. However, because the RX-79[G] were constructed from spare RX-78 parts, repair of damaged units became a tricky matter due to the unavailability of replacement parts. The result was the creation of custom RX-79[G] units such as the RX-79(G)Ez8 Gundam Ez8 piloted by Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team commander Shiro Amada, or Karen Joshua's Gundam with a GM Ground Type head. Federation Research and Development used three RX-79[G] units in their EXAM development program (see entry on Blue Destiny below).

Variants

• RX-79[G]Ez-8 Gundam Ez8
• RX-79BD-1 GM Blue Destiny Unit 1
• RX-79BD-2 Blue Destiny Unit 2
• RX-79BD-3 Blue Destiny Unit 3

Picture Gallery

Hobby 2102 phcm pro 1200 scale rx79 g gundamp.jpg

Gundam Ground Type calendar

MG 1/100 RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type box art

HGUC 1/144 - RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type - Boxart

SD RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type as it appear in SD Gundam G Generation Wars

6-tube missile launcher

RGM·S-Sh-WF/S-00109 shield

NFHI·GMCa-type.09/180mm cannon

X.B.Sa-G-03 beam saber

P.B.R-0079/A12 S-000011 beam rifle

Bazooka gun

Gundam hammer

Desert equipment

Desert equipment - hand

Parachute pack

NF·GMG-Type.37/100mm machine gun

Net gun

Periscope

Storage container

Notes

• The Gundam Ground Type is the first production-type Gundam ever.

External Links

• RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type on MAHQ.net

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