RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai

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RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai
RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai (RXF-91A シルエットガンダム改)
Unit Type
Prototype General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RXF-91 Silhouette Gundam
First Seen	February, 0123 U.C.
Manufacturer	Anaheim Electronics
Operator	Anaheim Electronics
Known Pilots	Tokio Randall
General Characteristics
Head Height	15.4 meters50.525 ft <br />606.299 in <br />
Max Weight	21.4 metric tons
Empty Weight	9.2 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	4890 kW6,557.598 hp <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso)
Movement
Max Acceleration	4.30 G
Rocket Thrusters	19920 kg43,916.07 lb <br />21.958 tons <br /> 2 x 31460 kg69,357.408 lb <br />34.679 tons <br /> 2 x 4620 kg10,185.354 lb <br />5.093 tons <br />
Vernier Thrusters	44 (Standard) 56 (Equipped w/ VSBRs)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Vulcan Gun 2 x Mega Machine Cannon 2 x Heavy Machine Gun 2 x Beam Saber 2 x VSBR Grenade Launcher Beam Shield
Handheld	Beam Rifle
Optional Armaments
Fixed	Beam Shield
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Manga	MSG-SF91

The RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai is a mobile suit that appears in the manga/model kit series Mobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 in UC 0123.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

After Tokio Randall and his RXF-91 Silhouette Gundam broke through the Crossbone Vanguard's siege in the Zebra Zone, the Silhouette Gundam's wreckage was returned to Anaheim Electronics and subsequently refurbished as the RXF-91A Silhouette Gundam Kai. It featured reinforced armor throughout the chest, cockpit hatch, and near the intakes. Additionally, it has improved main generator output and is retrofitted with a new model of VSBR.

Armament

• Vulcan Gun

The Silhouette Gundam Kai is equipped with a pair of head mounted Vulcan guns to serve as a mid-close range defensive weapon. While they do little damage against the armor of a mobile suit, they are useful for shoot down incoming missiles, small attack vehicles, or to deter closing in enemy machines.

• Mega Machine Cannon

The Silhouette Gundam Kai is equipped with a pair of mega machine cannons in its upper chest, and they are more powerful than the vulcan guns.

• Heavy Machine Gun

In addition to the mega machine cannons mounted in the chest, the Silhouette Gundam Kai is also equipped with a pair of heavy machine guns on its body

• Beam Saber

The standard close-combat melee weapon of most MS, beam sabers are powerful weapons that emit a blade of plasma contained by an I-field that can cut through any physical armor without anti-beam coating. The Silhouette Gundam Kai is equipped with two beam sabers stored on the backpack.

• VSBR

The most powerful weapon of the Silhouette Gundam Kai Type is a pair of Variable Speed Beam Rifle (abbr. VSBR) on its backpack, and powered by the suit's reactor. The VSBRs can fire either low-speed beams with high destructive power, or high-speed beams with high penetrating power, sufficient to destroy two MS with one shot or pierce a beam shield. The VSBRs typically slide under the shoulder when deployed.

• Beam Shield

Mounted on the left forearm of the Silhouette Gundam Kai is a beam shield generator. Unlike an I-field generator, which is effective only against beam attacks, the beam shield can block both beam and projectile weapons.

• Grenade Launcher

Replacing the beam spray gun, a grenade launcher is mounted on the Silhouette Gundam Kai's right forearm.

• Beam Rifle

The beam rifle is the standard ranged weapon of many mobile suits, it fires a compressed mega particle beam which can penetrate any physical armor, leading to the saying that any mobile suit equipped with a beam rifle had the power of a battleship at its disposal. The Silhouette Gundam Kai's beam rifle is powered by a rechargeable E-cap and can be stored on the waist weapons mount.

Gallery

List of Gundam-type supportive firearms in U.C. 0100s, including Silhouette Gundam Kai's VSBR (second from bottom)

Gunpla

1/100 Original RXF-91A Gundam RXF91 Kai (1992): box art

Gashapon

Notes

• The "A" in the "RXF-91A" designation stands for "ADVANCED".
• "Kai" is the Japanese Kanji character "改", in English meaning "modified".