RGM-79G GM Command General Purpose Mobile Suit General Data and Attributes

Manufacturer: Earth Federation Dimensions: Head height 18 meters Weight: Max gross weight 56.4 metric tons Armor Materials: Titanium alloy Powerplant: 1330kW Minovsky ultracompact fusion reactor Propulsion: 2x 26500kg, 2x 7000kg thrusters   • 10x maneuvering thrusters   • Maximum ground running speed 110 km/h Attributes   • Theatres: Earth   • Speed: Average   • Maneuverability: Good +   • Armor: Average

Design Features   • GM Command/GM Command Space Type Refit Fixed Armaments   • S-Mines   • 2x 60mm Vulcan   • 2x Beam Saber

Optional Armaments

Primary Storage Racks (2)   using both reduces speed • 100mm Machinegun • Beam Gun (10 rounds) • 305mm Bazooka Secondary Storage Racks (3) • 3x Grenade • Extra Ammo

Shield (1) • Shield + 1x Extra Ammo

Technical and Historical Data While the Earth Federation's deployment of the original series of RGM-79 GMs and related variants proved a major upset to the Zeon Duchy's dominance of mobile suit warfare, Zeon was not far behind in producing a bevy of new and frightening mobile weapons to close the gap. Chiefly in response to the highly successful MS-09 Dom series and under considerable concern for future Zeon designs, the Federation embarked on additional rounds of mobile suit development based on the basic GM design. The result in the general purpose role was the GM Command, a multi-environment mobile suit sporting a significant increase in combat capability over the first generation RGM-79 series. The GM Command follows the usual structuring of Federal mobile suits, but takes them a step further with some enhancements all across the board. Firstly, the original two beam sabers were brought back on this GM design; the recharge racks were moved to the rear skirt armor to facilitate modular backpacks. A machine gun and a new late-type shield have been provided as stock for most GM types. The GM Command is provided with a lightweight beam rifle, a significant upgrade over the earlier beam spray gun. Though it lacks some of the power of a regular beam rifle, the GM Command's sports a higher charge capacity and handier form factor. The design is furthermore more suitable for mass production, a quality which in and of itself is considered remarkable where the penny-pinching Earth Federal Forces are concerned. The GM Command is capable of acting on both space and terrestrial theatres via an inventive modular backpack system and easily swappable internal components. Indeed, much of its improved performance over the original GM is owed to the optimization for individual combat theatres in zero-gravity and atmospheric conditions; by removing unnecessary components in a given environment, the performance of the mobile suit can be increased well above that of a single-configuration model. In spite of numerous production-friendly modifications, the GM Command is still plagued by a significantly higher unit cost than the basic GM models, though it is expected to be manufactured in greater numbers than the pre-production RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type - this can chiefly be attributed to forgoing expensive lunar titanium armoring and the more developed state of the Earth Federation's mobile suit production capabilities. Image Gallery

100mm GM Machinegun 305mm GM Bazooka Beam Gun Beam Saber GM Cockpit

Shield, Mounts Spare Ammo Racks EF MS Grenade