Code name: Gouf Flight Test Type
Unit type: prototype ground combat mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zeonic Company
Operator(s): Principality of Zeon; Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 19.3 meters; head height 18.8 meters
Weight: empty 63.9 metric tons; max gross 76.6 metric tons
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1034 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters/thermonuclear jet engines: 50875 kg total
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.66 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 3600 meters
Fixed armaments: 2 x 5-barrel 75mm machinegun, barrels mounted as hand fingers
Optional hand armaments: 360mm giant bazooka, clip-fed, 10 rounds per clip
Featured series: MSV (Mobile Suit Variations); Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Webmaster's notes: The first try to make a flying mobile suit was the MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type. While the standard Gouf could make short thruster assited jumps, a mobile suit that could maintain sustained flight was desired to provide air support for ground pounding units. The Gouf Flight Test Type's legs were equipped with massive jet engines, and fins were added to its backpack. It also mounted two 5-barrel hand machineguns, most likely to make firing easier mid-flight without having to handle a cumbersome weapon. However, in cases where more intense fire-power was needed, the Gouf FTT's bulky hands could grip a 360mm giant bazooka. The design proved flawed, however, and was updated to new models to try and fix the problems.
Drawn by Mark Simmons
Earth Federation colors (drawn by Mark Simmons)
