G-Sky
Support fighter produced by the Earth Federation Forces.
The G-Sky was a support fighter produced by the Earth Federation Forces as part of the Core Block System. It was formed by combining the FF-X7 Core Fighter with components of the RX-78-2 Gundam and G-Fighter.
History
During the One Year War, the Earth Federation Forces developed a system of interchangeable modules known as the G-Parts. These allowed rapid transformation of support units to adapt to different combat conditions, even when deployed in the battlefield.
The G-Sky first saw action on 11 November UC 0079 during Operation Odessa. The G-Parts could operate without the Gundam torso in Easy Mode, allowing them to provide continued support to the Gundam during battle. This led to the development of the G-Sky Easy.
Design
The Earth Federation Forces designed the Core Block System modular units, known as the G-Parts, to support the RX-78-2 Gundam. There were two sets of G-Parts: the A-Parts and the B-Parts. A-Parts consisted of a nose with a canopy cockpit, a set of caterpillar treads, and a pair of beam cannons. The B-Parts was a fuselage with four thrusters.
The G-Sky was formed by combining the FF-X7 Core Fighter to the top of the Gundam’s torso, and the B-Parts to the bottom. The power generator from the Gundam provided the G-Sky with longer operation time compared to the Core Fighter.
Armaments
The G-Sky’s standard weapons were vulcan guns and missile launchers for ranged attacks. These were mounted on the Core Fighter modular unit of the support fighter.
25 mm vulcan guns
Four 25 mm vulcan guns were mounted in the nose of the Core Fighter module, with two on each side. The fire-linked guns were the primary weapon of the fighter. Although they were barely able to damage mobile suits, the gunfire could distract enemy pilots while the fighter manoeuvred into position.
Missile launchers
The G-Sky had a missile launcher mounted on each side of its main body, with four rounds per launcher. The missiles could be used against enemy mobile suits, ships or ground targets.
Additional missiles could be mounted on the B-Parts, with four missile hardpoints available.
Known pilots
- Amuro Ray
- Hayato Kobayashi
Behind the scenes
Okawara Kunio was the original mechanical designer.
The G-Sky only appeared in the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. It was removed in the compilation movies because Tomino Yoshiyuki felt that it was too reminiscent of the super robot genre, rather than the real robot genre he envisioned for the series. The G-Sky was replaced by the FF-X7Bst Core Booster.
Appearances
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon DX
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs Zeta Gundam