Bandai HGUC 125 RGC-8 GM CANNON II

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HGUC 125 RGC-8 GM CANNON II

The RGC-83 GM Cannon II is a heavy-duty support type mobile suit designed to provide covering fire for its teammates. While it is the second version of the UC 0079 RGC-80 GM Cannon, it more closely resembles the RX-77 Guncannon mobile suit made famous by fighting alongside the original Gundam. The GM Cannon II is also heavier armed than its predecessors. It is equipped with two shoulder-mounted beam cannons, unlike the Guncannon, and can carry a 90mm machine gun as well as a beam saber for close combat. It also includes two 60mm vulcan guns mounted in the head, but these are usually strictly last-resort weapons. To power these strong weapons the GM Cannon II has a stronger reactor. It is also very heavily armored, featuring Chobham armour based on the same design as the Gundam NT-1 “Alex”. However, it suffers for this durability, sacrificing speed and mobility. A GM Cannon II on its own has been shown to not be able to fend for itself due to opponents being able to outmaneuver it, unless its opponent also lacks speed, though this is usually due to pilot inexperience with the enhanced machine.