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The RX-78-7 7th Gundam (aka RX-78-7 Gundam) was intended to be the seventh mobile suit in the RX-78 Gundam series, belonging to the Second Lot of Project V models. It first appeared as a part of Kunio Okawara's M-MSV. It was redesigned and featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C. 0081.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The design of the RX-78-7 7th Gundam received feedback from the FSWS Plan.[1] As such, it was designed from the ground up to equip Full Armor optional parts, namely the FA-78-3 and the HFA-78-3 options, and has mount latches for optional parts all over its body. It has a higher generator output than Gundam Units 1-6, which, coupled with sub-generators within the armor parts, allow it to operate with no loss in power even when equipped with Full Armor options. It is equipped with a number of advanced features, including magnet coating and a prototype panoramic monitor (though this was replaced with a standard cockpit in U.C. 0081).[2] Its performance is roughly on par with the RX-78NT-1 Gundam NT-1.[3]

Armaments[]

  • 60mm Vulcan Gun
A pair of shell-firing armament built into the head. Though not powerful, its high rate of fire meant it was employed to intercept incoming missiles, etc.
  • Beam Saber
The beam saber is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when deployed and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. Two beam sabers are stored in the Gundam's backpack. One can be used as a reserve weapon, or both can be used simultaneously in a twin sword fashion.
  • XBR-H80-L1 Beam Rifle
A custom-made weapon for RX-78-7, it has a longer range and a higher rate of fire compared to beam rifles from the One Year War era. Shares some parts with FA-78-3 Full Armor 7th Gundam's long range beam cannon.
  • Shield
A shield made of Luna Titanium alloy that can be mounted on the forearm. The shield also has spikes on the lower edge, which can be used for striking attacks in close combat. It is of the same model as used by the RX-81 G-Line, and is also carried when additional armor is installed.
  • Hyper Bazooka
A general-purpose fire support rocket launcher platform for Mobile Suits. With considerable destructive power owing to the explosive yield in each warhead, the weapon was primarily used to destroy less-maneuverable battlefield targets such as warships, satellites, land battleships, bunkers, and buildings.
  • Grenade Launcher
A multi-purpose weapon that can be optionally mounted on the forearm, it is capable of firing a variety of projectiles, and can compensate for the weak points of the beam rifle. Since it is mounted on the forearm, it has excellent immediate response capability. Can be replaced by the twin beam guns.
  • Beam Gun
Optional armaments that can be mounted on both forearms. Can be replaced by the twin grenade launchers.

Special Equipment & Features[]

  • Magnet Coating
A special membrane treatment applied to mobile suit joints to improve their response speed. The mobile suits developed by the Earth Federation Forces use special actuators called field motors, whose efficiency is increased by the magnet coating process. The treatment also reduces friction resistance in the mobile suit's joints.

History[]

The RX-78-7 was still in the design phase when the One Year War ended, and only the design of the frame was complete.[3] After the war, work on the Gundam continued at Augusta Base, where it was tested by Lieutenant Cherie Allison. In truth, however, Cherie Allison was actually Tatiana Doerr, a member of the Zeon Remnants group Invisible Knights. Though she performed her duty as test pilot faithfully, she also secretly sent intelligence on the base, including the Gundam's data, back to Zeon.[2]

In November, U.C. 0080, Liang Mao came to Augusta Base to look for candidates for a new special unit. Wanting to impress her, Lieutenant Samanan, a member of the Augusta Base defense force, took the 7th Gundam for a test run before requesting a simulation battle against Cherie. Angry that Samanan used the Gundam without permission, Cherie refused at first, but ultimately accepted after Samanan bragged that he was an ace pilot that shot down 15 Zeon mobile suits in the One Year War.[2]

During the simulation battle, Cherie managed to use the 7th Gundam far better than Samanan did, and easily defeated his GM. Angered that he is losing to a test pilot, Samanan drew his beam saber, even though it was forbidden to use it during simulation battles, but Cherie was faster, and chopped off the GM's hand with her own beam saber before "finishing off" the GM with a burst of paintballs to the head. Impressed by the battle, Mao Liang chose Cherie for the newly formed Phantom Sweep Corps. Though Cherie was reluctant when she heard that Phantom Sweep was created to hunt down Zeon remnants, she still agreed to join.[2]

In U.C. 0081, the 7th Gundam was completed and assigned to the Phantom Sweep Corps after they received a mission to pursue the Invisible Knights into space. However, by then, Cherie's identity as a Zeon spy has been exposed. As a result, the mobility compensation program that she created at Augusta was sealed away.

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • In the extra story included in Volume 4 of the Battlefield Records 0081 manga, it is stated that the 7th Gundam's prototype panoramic cockpit was replaced with a standard one at the suggestion of Cherie Allison, explaining why it did not have a panoramic cockpit in the game and the manga.

References[]

  1. High Grade Universal Century Full Armor Gundam 7th (2009) instruction manual
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 -The Wrath of Varuna- Vol.4, Extra Mission: Cherie and Tatiana
  3. 3.0 3.1 SD Club No. 12 (1990), p.117

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