Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2 The RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type is an Earth Federation mobile suit. It was first featured in the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.
Technology and Combat Characteristics
Following the success of the RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type, a late production type GM deployed in the One Year War, development of new localized warfare machines using the suit as a basis started.[1] The basic concept is to maintain the fundamental design of the GM Cold Climate Type while improving on its output and mobility.[1] Demands of MS pilots who were unsatisfied with the original RGM-79 GM's performance were also taken into account, and with the upcoming counter offensive in space against the Principality of Zeon in mind, a decision was made to simultaneously developed a ground use unit and a space use unit.[1] The end results were the space use GM Command Space Type, and the ground use RGM-79G GM Command.[1] Both suits were also used to collect data for the development of next generation mass production models.[2]
Specifications wise, the GM Command series is said to be a match for the Zeon's MS-14A Gelgoog, but as many of the machines were deployed to areas outside of the main battlefield that had low urgency, its functions were often suppressed and it could not display its full potential.[2] To improve on the GM Cold Climate Type’s mobility, the GM Command series’ thrusters are distributed all over its body.[1] Furthermore, the backpack, which contains the main propulsion system, was also boldly redesigned and optimized separately for the GM Command Space Type and GM Command.[1] This difference in backpack is the biggest characteristic that differentiates the two machines, and is related to the different gravitational environment that they operate in, 0G and 1G respectively.[1] While the GM Command had downward pointing thrusters concentrated on the bottom of the backpack, the GM Command Space Type's thrusters are spread around the backpack and faces various directions.[1] The GM Command Space Type's thruster output is also boosted by 10%, has more apogee motors, as well as greater propellant capacity for higher operating time.[3]
With the GM Command series use of a generator with higher output, intakes and ducts are also added to enhance cooling functions.[1][2] This higher output generator is however a double-edged sword.[1] Although it allows for full-scale operation of equipment like beam gun and beam rifle, such generators at that time could only be manufactured in zero gravity facilities, so mass production of the suit then at the Earth Federation Forces’ largest production facility at Jaburo was not possible.[1] This had a negative impact on the suit's production number during the war.[1]
Due to the accumulation of manufacturing and designing knowledge, the GM Command series' maintainability and operability was greatly improved compared to the very first mass production models that had inconsistent standards.[2] Unlike the normal GM, the GM Command series has additional sensors in the head such as environment monitoring sensors to thoroughly detect human presence/survivability, and this boosts the suit's anti-personnel and anti-material evasive capabilities.[2] The GM Command series is also the first in the GM series to utilize mono-eye camera in the head to improve producibility.[1] Communication capabilities are enhanced via the shoulder antenna, which also helps to prevent interferences or jamming caused by frequency bands used by civilians inside and outside of colonies.[2] It was relatively easy to change the GM Command series' armor, backpack, and other parts; furthermore, its specifications can also be changed with little modification to the base structures.[2]
As the GM Command series was deployed as replenishment units during the war, only a small number were produced.[2] Assignment of the machine to experienced MS pilots was prioritized, and as these pilots were often appointed as commanders of newly formed MS platoon, the GM Command series also gained a reputation as a 'Commander Use Unit' even though it was not specifically built for commanders.[1] There were also cases where the suit was supplied on a platoon scale, leading to a considerable number of operational units in total.[2]
Armaments
- 60mm Vulcan Gun
- A standard armament of the mobile suits that are descended from the Earth Federation Forces's RX series is a pair of head mounted 60mm vulcan guns. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but little power, and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. They are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small attack vehicles, etc.
- Beam Saber
- Standard close range armament for most Federation mobile suits. The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles held in place by an I-Field to form an effective cutting surface that can slice through nearly any material that has not been treated with anti-beam coating. Unlike the standard GM, which has only 1 beam saber stored on its backpack, the GM Command Space Type has 2 beam sabers stored on its rear skirt armor.
- BOWA BG-M-79F-3A Beam Gun
- Powered by a rechargeable energy cap, this hand carried ranged beam weapon fires concentrated mega particles that can damage any ordinary armor that has not been specially treated to resist it.
- NFHI RGM-M-Sh-AGD Shield
- Shields are simple in their design, being essentially thick slabs of metal that the equipped mobile suit can use to absorb the impact from attacks that, for whatever reason, cannot be dodged. However shields can only withstand so much pressure before becoming damaged themselves. It is also treated with an anti-beam coating to defend against beam weapons, but coating gets gradually burned away each time a beam strikes it until it is rendered useless.
- HWF GMG·MG79-90mm Bullpup Machine Gun
- The bullpup machine gun is an open-bolt, gas-operated, magazine-fed, mobile suit handheld sub-machine gun. It does not require energy to be used, however it is ineffective against heavy armor. The machine gun's 90mm ammunitions are compatible with the machine guns used by the military vehicles at the time.[2].
- BLASH HB-L-03/N-STD Hyper Bazooka
- Technically a large rocket launcher, it could fire several 380mm missiles to attack targets at long range. No mass-production MS's armor is able to stop this weapon. While very powerful, it has a slow rate of fire and a fairly little amount of ammunition. Most often used to take out slow, heavily armored targets.
History
The GM Command Space Type was built in the last weeks of the One Year War, however they were never produced in the numbers to make a difference to the Federation's war effort. Most that were built typically did not see front-line action, instead being regulated to colony and base defense. Two units were assigned to the Scarlet Team in defense of the Libot colony at Side 6.
Variants
- RGM-79GL GM Command Light Armor
- RGM-79GS GM Command "Hammer Head"
- RGM-79GS GM Command (Improved Type)
Gallery
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Notes and Trivia
Reference
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