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FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type

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Unit Type

Prototype General-Purpose Mobile Suit

Profile

Model Number
  • FA-78-1
Developed from
Developed into
Manufacturer
Operator
Known Pilots

General Characteristics

Overall Height
  • 19.5 meters1,950 cm
    767.717 in
    63.976 ft
Head Height
  • 18.5 meters1,850 cm
    728.346 in
    60.696 ft
Max Weight
  • 93.1 tons84,458.9 kg
    186,199.949 lb
Standard Weight
  • 62.5 tons56,699.047 kg
    124,999.966 lb
Power-plant
Power Ouput
  • 1380 kW1.38 MW
    1,850.61 hp
Accommodation
Armor
  • Lunar titanium alloy

Movement

Max Acceleration
  • 0.65 G
Propulsion
  • Rocket thrusters: total output 60500 kg
Armaments

    • 2 x 60 mm Vulcan Gun

    • Cannon

    • 4 x Missile Launcher
Optional Equipments

    • 2-barrel Hand Beam Gun

The FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type ( aka Full Armor Gundam) is a variant of the RX-78-2 Gundam equipped with external armor. It is featured in the original design series Mobile Suit Variation.

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Technology & Combat CharacteristicsEdit

The new weaponry of the Gundam FA Type consists of a large rocket-firing cannon mounted over the Full Armor Gundam's right shoulder, four missile launchers, two mounted in the upper torso and two more in the knees, and a new twin-barreled beam gun secured to the right arm. The Gundam Full Armor Type also had several removable armor modules that could be placed over the Gundam's existing armor. These new armor modules also incorporated several additional thrusters and maneuvering verniers.

ArmamentsEdit

  • 60mm Vulcan Gun
Two 60mm caliber vulcan gun thats mounted on the head.
  • Cannon
Mounted on the right shoulder is a large rocket-firing cannon.
  • Missile Launcher
Four missile launchers, one on each knee and two mounted on the upper torso.
  • Twin Barrel Beam Gun
A double barrel beam gun that is secured to the right arm is powered by rechargeable energy cap.

System FeaturesEdit

  • Full-Armor System and Weapon System (FSWS)
The upgrade program,developed several options packs to increase the Gundam's already considerable power.

HistoryEdit

As the RX-78-2 Gundam continued to score victory after victory against the Zeon forces in the One Year War, the Earth Federation Forces engineers began to devise several different upgrades to supplement and further increase the combat capabilities of the Gundam. The upgrade program, called the Full-Armor System and Weapon System (FSWS), developed several options packs to increase the Gundam's already considerable power. One of these designs was the Gundam Full Armor Type, which vastly increased the Gundam's firepower and armor.

However, due to the Full Armor Gundam's massive increase in weight, it suffered a sharp drop in mobility which the new thrusters could not sufficiently compensate for. It was deemed that the loss in speed and maneuverability would be unacceptable and the Gundam Full Armor Type never left the development stages. The Gundam Full Armor Type would never be built, and only existed on paper. Although the FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type was deemed to be a design failure while it was still in the planning phases, the Earth Federation continued to design new upgrades for the RX-78-2 Gundam under Full-Armor System and Weapon System (FSWS) program.However the plans for the unit would later be used as the basis of creating the FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam.

The Gundam Full Armor Type is featured in the game Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters In Space. In a "what-if" mission for Shin Matsunaga's Ace Pilot mode, the Full Armor Type is piloted at the Battle of A Baoa Qu by Lieutenant Heinz Baer, but was destroyed after a heated battle against Shin Matsunaga's custom MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger unit.

VariantsEdit

Picture GalleryEdit

NotesEdit

  • Super Robot Taisen Advance for GBA and PSP is one of the few games where the Full Armor Gundam appears.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

External LinksEdit

Facts about FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor TypeRDF feed
ArmorLunar titanium alloy  +
EraUniversal Century  +
Head Height1,850 cm (18.5 m, 728.346 in, 60.696 ft)  +
Height1,950 cm (19.5 m, 767.717 in, 63.976 ft)  +
ManufacturerEarth Federation Forces  +
Max Weight93.1 tons (84,458.9 kg, 186,199.949 lb)  +
Model NumberFA-78-1  +
Official NameGundam Full Armor Type  +
OperatorEarth Federation Forces  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.Mobile Weapon  +
ParentRX-78-2 Gundam (Descendant)  +, and PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam (Descendant)  +
PictureFa-78-1-msv.jpg  +, and Fa-78-1.jpg  +
PilotHeinz Baer (?)  +, and Takashi Kitamoto (?)  +
Powerplant Output1,380 kW (1.38 MW, 1,850.61 hp)  +
Powerplant TypeMinovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor  +
Production TypePrototype  +
TestRocket thrusters: total output 60500 kg
Unit TypeSuit  +
UsageGeneral-Purpose  +
Weight62.5 tons (56,699.047 kg, 124,999.966 lb)  +
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