The RCX-76-01B Guncannon Firepower Test Type (RCX-76-01B ガンキャノン火力試験型?) is a mobile suit featured in Mobile Suit Discovery [3].
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
During the initial development of the RCX-76-02 Guncannon First Type, differently equipped units were produced for evaluation tests. The RCX-76-01B was designed to test equipment for long distance support. A large caliber gun is equipped on the weapon platform on both shoulders, and the right arm has been replaced with a quadruple gun for short range combat. The RCX-76-01B also had a second cockpit on the head, manned by a gunner which controlled the weapons, while the control of the machine was done from the abdominal cockpit. It was found that the recoil received by the MS during the test of the large caliber cannon was greater than expected, so its use in the Guncannon First Type was rejected [3]
Equipment[]
Head[]
To allow the RCX-76-01B to shoot with high accuracy, the gunner's cockpit was installed in the head [2]. This mobile suit was equipped with a 60mm Vulcan Gun on both sides of its head [2].
Manipulator[]
A three-fingered manipulator. It could carry hand-held weapons such as the Machine Gun, but apparently it was not intended for close combat [2].
Armaments[]
Large-Caliber Cannon[]
A cannon for long-range attacks. It was powerful but its accuracy rate was found to be remarkably low, with the mobile uist unable to withstand the recoil after shooting [2].
Quadruple Auto Cannon[]
The same type of firearm as the Guntank Early Type. it was used for close ranges, and was also effective for terrestrial and aerial combat [2].
Shield[]
Protective gear worn on the upper arm. A mounting latch and grip were attached to the rear face. The RCX-76-02 was also equipped with this shield [2].
History[]
Anaheim Electronics, which had obtained information about the new type of mobile suit that was being developed in secrecy by the Autonomous Republic of Zeon, put its sense of smell to work as befitting a military-industrial complex, and embarked on the development of its own mobile suit. The Von Braun Plant, the largest plant of all plants scattered throughout the geosphere, was to inherit the RCX-76 Guncannon First Type Rollout Unit 1 that was developed by Dr. Tem Ray, by producing a prototype with different equipment for evaluation testing. The RCX-76-01B Guncannon Firepower Test Type (produced after the RCX-76-01A) was tested for long-range, terrestrial, and aerial combat equipment. It had a cockpit in its head, and adopted an operational system where a gunner boarded the head to engage fire control, and body movements were operated in the belly of the mobile suit. Data obtained from the RCX-76-01B was amassed at the Von Braun plant, and was used to determine the armament and specifications of RCX-76-02 [2].
Detailed materials on the Guncannon First Type had not been revealed for a long time, but its development process had finally come to light in a then-recent survey. Perhaps from the trauma of losing the Battle of Mare Smythii, relevant data had been kept under lock and key in Anaheim Electronic's Von Braun Plant. The image materials that were obtained were those of the Mobility Test Type and Firepower Test Type [4].
Gallery[]
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Hajime Katoki Mechanical Archives Vol. 17[]
Gunpla[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- Chronologically, it is the first mobile weapon to possess the iconic doubled vented mouth plate.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (January 2017) HG 1/144 RCX-76-01 Guncannon Mobility Test Type/Firepower Test Type Manual. Bandai, front cover. JAN 4573102556073.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 (January 2017) HG 1/144 RCX-76-01 Guncannon Mobility Test Type/Firepower Test Type Manual. Bandai, p. 3. JAN 4573102556073.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MSD(Mobile Suit Discovery)|機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN 公式サイト. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. “RCX-76-01B ガンキャノン火力試験型”
- ↑ (January 2017) HG 1/144 RCX-76-01 Guncannon Mobility Test Type/Firepower Test Type Manual. Bandai, p. 2. JAN 4573102556073.
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