HGUC 079 RX-79[G] Gundam Ground-Type
While the Earth Federation Forces’ “Project V” mobile suit development program was underway at the Side 7 research colony, the Federation also began production of experimental units at its Jaburo military headquarters in South America on Earth. Intending to help turn the tide of the ground war during the One Year War, the engineers at Jaburo used spare parts originally manufactured for the RX-78-2 Gundam prototype and built approximately 20 units of a specialized ground combat-model Gundam, the RX-79[G]. Twelve of these units were assigned to the Kojima Battalion stationed in Southeast Asia, particularly to the 04th and 08th MS Teams. Since the RX-79[G]’s were made primarily of spare parts leftover from “Project V”, no replacement parts were available. This resulted in hasty field repairs like Shiro Amada’s Gundam Ez8. When Karen Joshua’s unit was damaged, the head of an RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type was used as a replacement, earning the Gundam the nickname ‘GM Head’.
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. The Gundam still had the generator power to use a beam rifle, though it was often equipped with a standard 100 mm machine gun 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. The complicated and expensive Core Block System was also replaced with a standard cockpit mounted in the upper chest just below the head. –MAHQ.net
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September 5th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Nice kit,disapointment as it did not include the 6-pack missle launcher that comes with the Ground Gm+ gm sniper kits,I purchased the Gundam vs Zaku pack, Great value,beam sabre in the legs,nice bazooka kinda poseable looks best with beam rifle and 100mm gun,detachable back pack,the Ez-8 kit i recommend as well,my wife put it together so its not too tough:) A little paint and use Ca
to hold it together makes a fun Model.
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