RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type
							Technical Data and General Information
						Model number: RGM-79[G] Code name: GM Ground Type Unit type: mass production ground combat mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federal Forces Operator: Earth Federal Forces Rollout: UC 0079 First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 53.8 metric tons; max gross 66.0 metric tons Construction: lunar titanium alloy on semi-monocoque frame Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1150 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 49000 kg total Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.74 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6000 meters Fixed armaments: 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in legs, hand-carried in use Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm Optional hand armaments: 100 mm machinegun, clip-fed, 2 spare clips stored on hip armor; bazooka gun, clip-fed, 7 rounds per clip; 6-tube missile launcher; beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap
			Technical and Historical Notes
		During the stalemate period of the One Year War, the Earth Federal Forces were playing a fast game of catch-up on the introduction of mobile suits into warfare by the Principality of Zeon. One of their earlier prototypes was the groundpounding RX-79[G] Gundam, based loosely on the original "Project V" prototype RX-78-2 Gundam operating elsewhere during the war. From the RX-79[G] came another experimental unit, intended for mass-production. Called the RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type, it used 80% of the same parts as its RX-79[G] predecessor, as well as its extremely durable lunar titanium alloy armor, and its ability to use beam rifles, but was more powerful yet cheaper to produce. Only 42 of these units were produced at the Federation's Jaburo military headquarters factory, and they were immediately put into combat for field testing. Twelve units were assigned to the Kojima Batallion stationed in Southeast Asia, with the rest participating in the Federation's "Operation Odessa" offensive in Eastern Europe. However, the GM Ground Type project was soon abandoned in favor of the later standard-model RGM-79 GM, which was even cheaper to build and could serve as a "multi-role" unit in both space and terrestrial environments.