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EDX-78-2 Gundam; Prototype
Topic Started: Aug 3 2010, 11:50 AM (95 Views)
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EDX-78-2 Gundam

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Model number: EDX-78-3
Code name: Gundam
Unit type: prototype close combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Dominion (Armaments Requirement Manufacturing Assembly [ARMA] "Project V")
Operator: Earth Dominion (Mobile Regiments)
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 43.4 metric tons; max gross 60.0 metric tons
Armor materials: luna titanium alloy α
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1380 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 24000 kg, 4 x 1870 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.93 G; 180-degree turn time 1.1 seconds; maximum ground running speed 165 km/h
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5700 meters; "learning computer" system; re-entry coolant system; magnetic-coated joints
Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, power rated at 0.38 MW, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: BOWA·XBR-M-79-07G beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap; BLASH·XHB-L-03/N-STD 380mm hyper bazooka, clip-fed, 5 rounds per clip plus 1 round in chamber; beam javelin; hyper hammer; Gundam hammer; RX·M-Sh-008/S-01025 shield, can be optionally stored on backpack

Technical and Historical Notes
The legend of the Dominion, the EDX-78-2 Gundam is a monster of a machine and is known by nearly everyone in the Earth Sphere as a result of it's exploits during the Fall. The first mobile suit to utilize beam weaponry, the Gundam was also the first to utilize luna titanium alloy, and as a result the alloy has often be referred to as gundarium ever since. It has utilized a wide variety of weaponry, and been upgraded a number of times over it's lifetime. However, even now it remains one of the highest performance mobile suits in the entire Earth Dominion arsenal. It is more than a match for literally anything fielded by United Liberation Front, and will likely remain as such for some time to come.

As a mobile suit, it is well rounded, capable of using both a beam rifle for general purpose combat or a heavier hyper bazooka for more difficult targets. It's variety of other specialized weaponry is also notable, granting it a large field of adaptive combat capability. It's abilties are augmented by the learning computer system that collects data as the suit is used, creating a learning operating system that refines the Gundam's abilities based upon the pilot and the battle's flow. This feature is perhaps the most notable; after a long campaign, the unit's ability to operate will increase at the rate similar to it's experiences, creating a unit tailored to the pilot and their fighting style. However, no single pilot has ever held onto the Gundam long enough for this to truly be tested.
Edited by Daedalus, Aug 13 2010, 04:41 PM.
 
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