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RGX-93 ν Gundam Experimental Mobile Suit (Nu Gundam)

I. Dimensions

II. Type

• One man, all weather, high performance experimental telekinetic heavy assault mobile suit.

III. Service Use

• RGX-93-1: Served with the RDF Space Marines in extremely limited numbers in 2067.
• RGX-93-2: Served with RDF Space Marines in extremely limited numbers in 2067.

IV. Propulsion

Engine:

• 4 x Icarus Aerospace AST-70 thrusters mounted on the back in two pairs, total thrust 180 kN each.
• 2 x Icarus Aerospace AST-68 thrusters on the legs, total thrust 126 kN each.
• 26 x Rolls Royce FF-12 high maneuverability vernier thrusters mounted at key locations on the mobile suit, total thrust, 92.6 kN each.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

Powerplant:

• 1 x RRD-10 Miniaturized anti-matter reactor providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 20000 kW.

Fuel Capacity:

(RGX-93-1)

• 12 Standard canisters of anti-matter
• 1 dedicated canister for each tachyon rifle.
• 336.8 liters D2O reactant for fusion engines.

(RGX-93-2)

• 12 Standard canisters of anti-matter
• 1 dedicated canister for each tachyon rifle.
• 600 liters D2O reactant for fusion engines.

Thrusters:

V. Performance

VI. Electronics

Radar tracking:

• Hughes AN/APG-210 X-Band, spherical pulse-Doppler, providing long-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes.
• General Electric GN/TPG-330 medium range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.
• Westinghouse AN/APX-23 IFF friend or foe interrogator.

Optical tracking:

• Kodak AN/DOS-6500 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range, traversable, UV, infrared imaging and optical band detection and tracking.
• Thomson AN/LT-16 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

• Westinghouse AN/ALR-55 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• General Electric AN/AIR-40 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Kowalczyk AN/ALQ-327(V) active sensor jammer
• Westinghouse AN/AMJ-20 Active Missile Jammers
• Tracor AN/ALE-20 Chaff and flare dispenser
• Multiple VHF and UHF antennas
• Bose Loudspeakers producing sound up to 90 decibels.

Other:

• Newtype Systems AN/PCS-2 psychic communications systems.

VII. Armament

Cannons

• 2 x Smith & Wesson tri-barrel 90mm autocannons: Mounted on side of the head, the 90mm cannons provide excellent anti-armor capabilities against lightly to medium armored targets such as troop carriers.  Each cannon can fire at 350 rounds per minute with a 500 round belt feed. Ammunition is a mix of Tungsten-coated depleted Uranium Armor Piercing Spin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APSSDS), High Explosive Armor Piercing (HEAP) and tracer rounds.
• 1 x Rheinmetall TC-15     tachyon cannon: The ν Gundam mounts a powerful tachyon cannon behind its projectile shield.  This cannon is nearly a full size version of the tachyon cannon seen on many warships.  With an output of 1 TJ(!) this powerful weapon can severely damage most capital ships at close range and easily knock out smaller ones.  While the refire rate is only once every fifteen seconds, this is incredible given the output of the weapon.  The cannon has a range of 10,000 km and is hooked directly into the anti-matter reactor giving it near infinite ammo.  The barrel itself however suffered from a design flaw and never was able to operate for extended periods beyond two minutes of continuous firing (eight bursts).  Following that the barrel must either be swapped or enter a five minute cooling period.

Hand Held Weapons

• 1 x Rheinmetall BR-25 tachyon rifle: The tachyon rifle use on the ν Gundam is the most powerful since the sniper rifle used by the RGM-79S.  The rifle fires at 60 rounds per minute with each shot carrying 600 MJ of energy at ranges of up to 10 km.  Like its predecessors, the tachyon rifle contains a removable energy 'magazine' with two spare magazines each carrying enough energy for 32 bursts being mounted on the projectile shield.  The tachyon rifle can be placed on a special hardpoint on the back when not in use.
• 1 x Three Star RU-42 320mm missile launcher: The RGX-93 also mounts a large missile launcher with which to attack enemy capital ships in conjunction with the tachyon weapons.  This missile launcher is designed to fire any version of the MPM-26 Sledgehammer medium range missile.  When not in use this weapon can be placed on a special mount on the back of the unit  The missile launcher can hold one external five missile magazine and can be reloaded using one of three magazines stored behind the projectile shield.  The missile launcher can only use the MPM-26 Sledgehammer.

Beam Saber

• 1 x Shinara 2.0 MW tachyon saber: The beam saber works on the same principle as the tachyon rifle, except that the tachyons are captured and stored in a strong electromagnetic field instead of projected in a beam. The result is a concentrated energy blade which is one of the deadliest mecha weapons. The beam saber only contains enough energy and tachyons for about 90 seconds of continuous use. When not in use, the beam sabers are stored in the backpack of the mecha, where it's are recharged by the ν Gundam's reactor. The ν Gundam can switch the beam saber on and off while holding it, in order to conserve power. Once totally depleted it takes 10 minutes for a beam saber to recharge to full capacity. The ν Gundam carries one 2 MW tachyon sabers mounted on its backpack.
• 1 x Shinara .85 MW tachyon saber: The .85 MW beam saber while smaller and not as powerful was added to the suit to provide a quickly deployable close in weapon to fend off surprise attacks.  Mounted on the forearm this beam saber can be drawn and activated within 0.24 seconds by an experienced pilot.  This beam saber only contains enough energy and tachyons for about 15 seconds of continuous use. When not in use, the beam sabers are stored in the left forearm of the mecha, where it's are recharged by the ν Gundam's reactor. The ν Gundam can switch the beam saber on and off while holding it, in order to conserve power. Once totally depleted it takes 2 minutes for a beam saber to recharge to full capacity. The ν Gundam carries one of these tachyon sabers mounted in a quick deploy rack on its left forearm.

Missiles

• 1 x NGIDMMS-1 ν Gundam Integral Dagger Multi-Missile System: 4 inboard variable warhead, MPM-23 Dagger combined infra-red imager and active radar homing. Launch ports are two tubes on each leg.  Each launcher has one missile ready with a reload for a total eight missiles.  Various warhead options.
• 1 x MM-6 Multi-Missile System: 4 inboard variable warhead, MPM-20 Pike short range infra-red imager passive radar homing missiles. Launch port is one 2-tube launcher located on the projectile shield. 2 missiles ready, with one reloads. Various warhead options.

Remote Weapons

(RGX-93-1)

• 6 x FF-1 Fin-Funnels: The ν Gundam is equipped with a set of funnels, these large remote weapons not only sport powerful tachyon cannons that can fire a 200 MJ discharge every five seconds, but can also generate a mini-omni-directional barrier for up to sixty seconds.  Each of these funnels are controlled both by the pilot's thoughts and by remote control.  Every funnel contains a mini-fusion reactor for power and can perform for up to 20 minutes without recharging which can only be done at an RDF facility such as a space station or capital ship.

(RGX-93-2)

• 6 x FF-2 Fin-Funnels: The Hi-ν Gundam is equipped with a set of funnels, these large remote weapons not only sport powerful tachyon cannons that can fire a 350 MJ discharge every five seconds, but can also generate a mini-omni-directional barrier for up to sixty seconds.  Each of these funnels are controlled both by the pilot's thoughts and by remote control.  Every funnel contains a mini-fusion reactor for power and can perform for up to 10 minutes without recharging which, thanks to a redesigned backpack unit is now possible by the Hi-ν Gundam's reactor.  It takes 5 minutes to fully charge a single funnel, more funnels take longer with all six taking 15 minutes to recharge at once.

VIII. Armor

The armor on the  RGX-93 is a low-mass lunarium titanium composite plating, however this armor differs from pervious mobile suits and is dubbed Gundarium Gamma. Aside from the superb protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also very resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and particle guns too, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The armor stops all small arms fire, and has good resistance to all weapons commonly mounted on combat mecha. This new armor is also much lighter than most armors weighing a full two thirds less than the traditional armor's mounted on mecha but is almost ten times as expensive to make.

The ν Gundam provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for three days maximum.

IX. Development

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner and Ron Ferrara
Copyright © 2000, 1999, 1998 Jeffrey R. Spillner and Ron Ferrara

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