{"title":"RX-78GP02A Gundam GP02A","description":"\u003cp\u003eRX-78GP02A Gundam \"Physalis\" is the second of four machines built under Anaheim Electronics' Gundam Development Project, and it appears in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory\u003c\/em\u003e (1991, U.C. 0083). Delaz Fleet ace Anavel Gato steals it from Torrington Base in Australia, where the Federation had shipped it for testing. Anaheim's second research division was staffed largely by former Zeon engineers, and Zeon thinking runs through the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGato takes the Physalis off Torrington with a nuclear missile already loaded and fights Kou Uraki's GP01 on the way out. The Delaz Fleet then makes it the centrepiece of the Naval Review attack, where the shot disables or destroys two thirds of the assembled Federation fleet. Gato flies it until the last exchange with the rebuilt GP01 Full Burnern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe shield is part of the weapon system.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe atomic bazooka's range is short enough that the suit has to survive its own blast, so the shield carries a heavy cooling unit. It also stows the bazooka barrel when the weapon is idle, which is why it is so large.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cockpit was built for a nuclear blast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nInstead of a Core Block System it uses a spherical cockpit block wrapped in composite armour and cushioning, filled with neutron moderators and ejected by explosive bolts in an emergency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA heavy assault suit that still hovers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nHigh-output generators and a pair of Flexible Thruster Binders on the shoulders lift the machine enough to hover under gravity, so the bulk costs it nothing in mobility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe warhead dictated the design.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nMinovsky interference makes guided nuclear weapons useless, so the Project settled on a tactical warhead fired from a bazooka. The Mk-82 is classed as tactical yet yields like a strategic one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall height: 19.5 m, with a head height of 18.5 m and a base weight of 54.5 t, according to Bandai's official spec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 13.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/100: roughly 19.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Why does it carry a nuclear weapon at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Federation ordered it as leverage in the years after the One Year War. Delaz used exactly that as his argument: a state that signed the Antarctic Treaty had still built a machine able to fire a warhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. Can the Physalis fight without the bazooka?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Two beam sabers sit in the side skirt armour and a pair of 60 mm vulcan guns are built into the head, with a 135 mm anti-ship rifle and beam javelin as optional hand weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. Did the GP02A appear outside Stardust Memory?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refurbished unit turns up in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define\u003c\/em\u003e with current Anaheim parts. Its data also fed the Axis machine AMX-017 Gigantic, another suit built around a warhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Why is the GP02A so heavy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBandai lists 83.0 t fully loaded against 54.5 t empty. The armour has to resist heat and shock from the suit's own detonation, and the shield's cooling system adds mass on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/RX-78GP02A_Gundam_%22Physalis%22\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRX-78GP02A Gundam \"Physalis\" — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E5%85%B5%E5%99%A8%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7#%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e宇宙世紀の登場機動兵器一覧（ハーモニー・オブ・ガンダム）— 日本語版 Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-0083-stardust-memory-gundam-0083-rx-78gp02a-gundam-physalis-robot-spirits-r-257-robot-spirits-side-ms-robot-spirits-ver-a-n-i-m-e-bandai-spirits","title":"RX-78GP02A Gundam GP02 Ver. 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Many BB Senshi kits feature spring-loaded plastic-projectile shooters, and stickers are included for finishing details. 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