RGM-79C GM Type C

RGM-79C GM Type C, also called the GM Kai or GM Late Type, is the Earth Federation Forces' late-production GM from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. It was built at the end of the One Year War to give the inconsistent GM family one reference design.

What it does in the story

Mass production began in the war's last months, and large numbers — then still called GM Late Type — attacked A Baoa Qu's E Field on 31 December U.C. 0079. Production continued after the war, and in U.C. 0083 the Delaz Fleet's surprise attacks destroyed many at Torrington Base before their pilots could reply.

What makes it different

• It was designed as a template. Wartime GMs varied too much in design and specification, so the Type C was built as the line's standard, with productivity taking priority over speed.
• The head borrows from two other GMs. It mixes mechanisms from the D Type and G Type, swaps instruments for parts that were easier to make, and carries more vulcan ammunition, with terminals reorganised for quick modification.
• The centre block is a Core Block descendant. The cockpit block follows the RGM-79, drawn from the RX-78's Core Block, so the central block could specialise a unit for space or ground.
• The legs are meant to be modified. A simple frame, exposed energy cables and room for leg thrusters gave the Type C an adaptability its manual compares to the Zaku II.

How big is it?

• Overall height: 18.5 m, head height 18.0 m, per Bandai's official spec
• 1/144: roughly 12.8 cm
• 1/100: roughly 18.5 cm

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Background sources: RGM-79C GM Type C — Gundam Wiki · ジム改 — 日本語版 Wikipedia