RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"
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| Model Number | RX-78NT-1
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| Developed from | RX-78-2 Gundam | ||
| First Seen | December 19, 0079 U.C. | ||
| Last Seen | December 25, 0079 U.C. | ||
| Manufacturer | Earth Federation 
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| Operator | Earth Federation Forces
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| Known Pilots | Christina Mackenzie | ||
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| Overall Height | 18.5 meters60.696 ft 728.346 in | ||
| Head Height | 18.0 meters59.055 ft 708.661 in | ||
| Max Weight | 72.5 metric tons
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| Standard Weight | 40.0 metric tons
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| Power-plant | Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor | ||
| Power Output | 1420 kW1,904.251 hp | ||
| Sensor Range | 5900 meters19,356.955 ft | ||
| Pilot Accommodations | Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso) | ||
| Armor | Luna Titanium Alloy | ||
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| Max Acceleration | 1.82 G (Standard)
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| Max Speed | 192 km/h119.303 mph | ||
| 180° Turning Time | 0.8 s800 ms | ||
| Rocket Thrusters | 2 x 35000 kg77,161.77 lb 38.581 tons
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| Vernier Thrusters | 19 (Standard)
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The RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex" is a prototype newtype-use mobile suit and is a next generation Gundam built specifically for Newtypes. The unit is piloted by test pilot Christina Mackenzie, it is featured in the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.
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Technology & Combat Characteristics
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As the Earth Federation had not researched the extent of Newtype powers (such research would not become available until the acquisition of the Flanagan Institute by the Federation), the RX-78NT-1 Gundam "ALEX" did not have any sort of psycommu control. Instead, the RX-78NT-1 was optimized at every level for the vastly superior reaction time of Newtypes. Test pilot Christina MacKenzie (an Oldtype) noted that the machine was incredibly powerful, almost to the point that it was out of control.
ArmamentsEdit
- 60mm Gatling Cannons "Vulcan Guns"
- The Vulcan cannons were 60mm gatling guns stored on the sides of the Gundam's head. Having the greatest rate of fire of all the Gundam's weapons these are primarily used to ward off advancing enemies, shoot down missiles, or hit other fast moving targets. They also made good use as an anti-aircraft and anti-personnel weapons. The Vulcan cannons however had a hard time piercing heavy armor (though they had shown the ability to do severe damage to mobile suits if fired at point-blank range) and thus were not often used against larger, more heavily armored foes. Still the Vulcans were useful in preserving ammunition for the Gundam's more powerful weapons such as the beam rifle.
- 90mm Gatling Gun
- Arguably the Alex's signature weapon, the gatling guns are normally stored in the blue forearm pieces of the Alex when not in use. When they are activated, the blue piece(s) quickly pop up to reveal the guns. While not as near as powerful as a beam gun, but eventually, the sheer number of bullets flying through the air shred through almost anything, regardless of how durable it is (This was show in the case Gundam "Alex" was able take down a thinly armored MS such as the MS-18E Kämpfer with only a few shots.)
- Blash·XB-B-09 Beam Saber
- Standard equipment of most Federation Mobile Suit. Gundam "Alex" has two beam sabers, stored on the backpack. The beam sabers use Minovsky particles held in place by an I-Field to form an effective cutting surface that can slice through nearly any material. The particles for the beam sabers are stored by E-cap in the hilt of the saber, which is recharged from the Gundam's reactor when the saber is returned to its socket. Once activated, beam sabers do not rely on the mobile suit's reactor and can be thrown or discarded as decoys. The beam saber is most often used for close range combat or as an emergency weapon once all other ammunition has been depleted.
- BOWA·Norfolk XBR-L Type-3 Beam Rifle
- The beam rifle is the primary weapon used by the Gundam "Alex". Making use of the Federations E-cap (or "energy capacitor") technology, the rifle uses charged concentrations of Minovsky particles as ammunition. This gives the beam rifle firepower equivalent to that of a battleship's beam cannons. As the Minovsky particles destroy matter on a molecular scale, the beam rifle can penetrate even the thickest armor and destroy its target with a single shot. One weak point of the rifle was its energy limits. The rifle could only be fired 16 times before depleting its energy and becoming useless. Gundam "Alex" Beam Rifle has outward appearance differs significantly from the original Gundam's but is assumed to have the same damage effect.
- Hyper Bazooka
- Similar to the Zaku's bazooka, the Hyper Bazooka was a heavy weapon used by the Gundam. Technically a large rocket launcher it could fire several 380mm missiles to attack targets at long range. Almost no mass-production MS's armors can stop this weapon. While very powerful the Hyper Bazooka had a slow rate of fire and fairly little of ammunition. Most oftenly used to take out slow, heavily armored targets.
- RX·C-Sh-05 UBC/S-0003 Shield
- Hand-carried, forearm-mounted or stored on the Gundam's backpack, the shield is a simple defense used to block most incoming ballistic and explosive projectiles. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits. Has a view port than can be sealed off with an internal blast plate. The shield is also used to deflect heat away from the mobile suit when undergoing atmospheric re-entry.
Special Equipment & FeaturesEdit
- 360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
- Replacing the original Gundam's costly Core Block System, the new panoramic cockpit would give the pilot a complete view of the battlefield in all directions, allowing for faster reaction times. This would later be used in the RX-78GP03S Gundam "Dendrobium Stamen", the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II. This technology would later turn into an instant hit, becoming the standard design on all mobile suits afterwards.
- Chobham Armor
- First tested on the Alex, the Chobham armor was a series of heavy armor plates grafted to the main body of the Alex. Though it granted the Alex superior defensive capabilities (it withstood a direct hit from the Kampfer's Jagdgewehr shotgun and protected the Alex from major damage from the chain mine), it weighs down the suit tremendously and is unarmed. The armor would later be used to develop the RGC-83 GM Cannon II. When placed on the Alex the model number changes to RX-78NT-1FA Full Armor Gundam "Alex".
- Magnet Coated Joints
- In order to catch up with the amazing speed of the Newtype Amuro Ray, Gundam "Alex" fielded a new technology: Magnet Coated Joints. With this, the reaction time of the MS is greatly increased, but also made the "Alex" extremely hard to control, especially with Oldtypes. While the Gundam "Alex" wouldn't reach its intended pilot, this technology still would be applied to the original RX-78-2 Gundam.
HistoryEdit
As the One Year War raged on, the Federation was learning that its greatest weapon, the RX-78-2 Gundam, had a major flaw with how it was working: its pilot. As Gundam pilot Amuro Ray's Newtype powers quickly emerged, the Gundam found itself greatly overworked by its pilot's great reflexes. Wanting to fix that, the Federation set out to develop a brand new prototype, the RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex", to make the most of Amuro's Newtype abilities. However, unlike the Newtype Mobile Armors fielded by Zeon, the NT-1 didn't utilize wired pods or bits - due to the fact that the Federation did not have the same Newtype research that Zeon did and wouldn't have it until the end of the One Year War - and instead was developed to be much more responsive to its pilot, utilizing the Magnetic Coating pioneered by the RX-78-3 "G-3" Gundam and the brand new Panoramic monitor. As well, the NT-1 Alex was also outfitted with a brand new set of armor known as the Chobam Armor, transforming the Alex into the Full Armor Alex. However, the use of the armor would set the Gundam's total weight to a whopping 95 tons, effectively killing the speed the Alex was meant to have.
However, Zeon would learn of the creation of the Alex and sent the Cyclops Team to destroy it. The Federation would get it away from its Arctic Base and to Side 6. The Cyclops Team would attack the colony and would finally succeed in critically damaging the suit, thanks to Zeon rookie Bernard Wiseman, who would sacrifice his life to stop a nuclear attack. By this time, the One Year War would come to an end and the Alex project would be dropped in favor of the more common psycommu-based Newtype weaponry.
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Notes & TriviaEdit
- The units name "Alex" stands for "Armored Layers EXperimental".
- In the video game Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, when Amuro Ray pilots the ALEX Gundam, he will say "This Alex isn't just for show!" This is a reference to Char's Counterattack when Amuro tells Char Aznable not to underestimate the RX-93 Nu Gundam.
- In the video game SD G-Generation DS, on special mode, if you have unlocked the first extra session, instead of NT-1 Alex getting destroyed along with Bernie and Mackenzie, Gato and Char would intervene, saving the Cyclops team. Through this event, the NT-1 Alex would be piloted by Amuro during the battle at A Baoa Qu.
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| Armor | Luna Titanium Alloy + |
| Equipment | Vulcan Gun +, Gatling Gun +, Blash·XB-B-09 Beam Saber +, Chobham Armor +, 360-degree Panoramic Cockpit +, Magnetic Coated Joints +, BOWA·Norfolk XBR-L Type-3 Beam Rifle +, Hyper Bazooka + and RX·C-Sh-05 UBC/S-0003 Shield + |
| Era | Universal Century + |
| First Seen | 21 December 79 + |
| Head Height | 18 m (59.055 ft, 708.661 in) + |
| Height | 18.5 m (60.696 ft, 728.346 in) + |
| Last Seen | 27 December 79 + |
| Manufacturer | Earth Federation + |
| Max Speed | 192 km/h (119.303 mph) + |
| Max Weight | 72.5 tonne + and 90 tonne + |
| Model Number | RX-78NT-1 + and RX-78NT-1FA + |
| Official Name | Gundam "Alex" + |
| Operator | Earth Federation Forces + |
| Parent | RX-78-2 Gundam (Descendant) + |
| ParentInfo | RX-78-2 Gundam + |
| Picture |  +,  +,  +,  + and  + |
| Pilot | Christina Mackenzie + |
| Powerplant Output | 1,420 kW (1,904.251 hp) + |
| Powerplant Type | Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor + |
| Production Type | Prototype + |
| Rocket Thrust | 35,000 kg (77,161.77 lb, 38.581 tons) +, 8,000 kg (17,636.976 lb, 8.818 tons) + and 7,000 kg (15,432.354 lb, 7.716 tons) + |
| Sensor Range | 5,900 m (19,356.955 ft) + |
| Series | Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket +, Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo +, Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space + and Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles + |
| Turn Time | 800 ms + |
| Unit Type | Suit + |
| Usage | General-Purpose + |
| User Type | Newtype + |
| Vernier Thrusters | 19 + and 13 + |
| Weight | 40 tonne + and 50 tonne + |
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