RGM-79EW EWAC GM

Model Number

RGM-79EW

Unit Name

EWAC GM

Organziation

Titans

First Known Deployment

never deployed to active duty

Equipment

Sensor Radome, High-Mobility Back Pack, Remote Controlled Camera Unit, Shield

Optional Equipment

none

Sensor Radius

unknown

Fixed Armaments

none

Optional Armaments

none

Variations

none

Pilot(s)

unknown

Assignment

unknown

Development

unknown

Mecha Designer

Fujioka Kenki

Model Number Breakdown

RGM-79EW

RGM

Mass-produced Gundam

79

designation for the GM series of mobile suits

EW

EWAC unit

Profile

While the former Zeon forces developed mobile suits like the MS-06E Zaku Recon Type for reconnaissance duties, the Federation Forces, who were slow to develop and produce mobile suits and already had many conventional reconnaissance aircraft and spacecraft, generally didn’t give their mobile suits these kinds of capabilities. However, as units made up exclusively of mobile suits became common after the One Year War, from a supply and maintenance standpoint it seemed wiser to adapt mobile suits for this role than to deploy specialized reconnaissance craft. Moreover, while reconnaissance spacecraft could be easily destroyed if they happened to be caught in combat, the defensive strength of mobile suits meant that they would have a higher survival rate.

The Federation Forces thus began planning the development of mobile suits designed for reconnaissance and early warning, based on the RGM-79 GM and its derivatives. Of the plans considered at this point, the notion of using the radome from a conventional reconnaissance machine and the backpack of the RMS-106 Hizack was deemed the most cost-effective. However, since problems were found in its performance in the presence of Minovsky particles, the three test units produced were ultimately discarded.

Technical Notes

Equipped with the same backpack and sensor radome as the RMS-119 EWAC Zack, as well as a detachable remote-controlled camera unit.