Essentially, it was an inner frame that incorporated all the mobile suit's vital mechanisms, including the cockpit, the generator, and the actuators and control systems required for movement. After the war, the Earth Federation Forces refine this concept into a dedicated mobile suit support device, substantially reducing its cost. Later variants include Funnel missiles that are guided missiles using funnel-like remote control designs employed in the story Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash. Wing Binders and Tail Stabilator are technological instruments that provide extra control for the AMBAC systems. Due to internal space limitations, some mobile suits carry additional propellant in external Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor: GENERATOR OUTPUT: ARMOR MATERIAL: Super Hard Steel Alloy: TOTAL THRUST: CREW: Pilot only (in standard cockpit in chest) MANUFACTURER: Zeonic DEVELOPED FROM: RGM-79 GM FIRST DEPLOYMENT: November, 0079 U.C. The bio-sensor could also have a rather surprising side effect when the pilot was mentally and emotionally focused enough (usually when angry or upset) to cause the bio-sensor to amplify the power, speed and strength of the mobile suit for a short period of time. A new protective device used by the mobile suits of the U.C. Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor (Universal Century series) DHGCP power plant (Discontinuous Hyperoscillation Gauge Collapsing Pile) (Turn A series) Hyper-Deuterion Engine (SEED series) GN Drive/GN Drive Tau (00 series) Ahab Reactors (Iron-Blooded Orphans series) Etc. The main practical problem with this reaction is that helium-3 is extremely rare; there are few deposits on Earth, mainly found in uranium mines, and these are mostly depleted. In this approach, a variety of functions are incorporated into the mobile suit's armor layers. A traditional space suit used for extravehicular activities, so named to distinguish it from mobile suits. The only counter measure to the "M" particle in the series was to install bulky and expensive shielding on all electronic equipment, but only to counteract the effect it had on electronic circuitry. When Minovsky particles are released into the air or into open space, the positive and negative particles spontaneously align themselves into a three-dimensional cubic lattice. The mobile suit was originally conceived of as a powered space suit to extend the human operator's own capabilities, and the term "manipulator" is inherited from the artificial arms used in powered suits. The first variant to Titanium Alloy, this version is both stronger and lighter than titanium alloy. The Minovsky physics is the fundamental technological advancement in the Universal Century series, as all Beam weaponry (including the lightsaber-like Beam Sabers), nuclear technology and defensive measures are based upon this fictional physics. Likewise, the lift-generating Minovsky craft system, which vehicles like the White Base use to float in Earth's atmosphere, isn't a true anti-gravity system. Also allows the user to use wire-guided weapons. In the Universal Century (U.C.) This mechanism has far better fuel efficiency than a thermonuclear rocket engine or a chemical rocket, but due to its relatively low thrust it's best suited for massive, slow-moving objects such as the asteroid Axis. This strengthening of the pilot's abilities is done by forcibly increasing and speeding up the neurotransmissions in the pilot's brain. This technology allows a mobile suit to be externally controlled via the psycommu system. The flying armor functions as a wave rider, allowing the Gundam Mk-II to enter Earth's atmosphere from orbit, and also serves as a hovercraft once it reaches the ground. The viewpoint is that of the mobile suit's head, and the image is carefully edited to remove the mobile suit itself. , Science, Mystery? Hardpoints can also be used to store carried weapons when a mobile suit needs its manipulators free for other purposes, or when a transformable mobile suit changes into its mobile armor form. Ochiai also mentioned the idea in his book "The Age of Magic" saying "The people using computers has a greater power of understanding", and admitted that this view is influenced by Newtype in Gundam.[13]. [12], During the Tokyo International Film Festival 2015, Tomino first saw Minovsky particles as a dramatic device, "Because destroying enemies on the other side of Earth with missiles would not be dramatic, to make people meet and fight in space, ranged weapons have to be rendered useless." [24], According to the timeline deduced by the Gundam Officials, in UC 0071, Zeon researchers created the Minovsky ultracompact fusion reactor. These shelf nozzles are movable thrusters attached to the mobile suit's backpack, whose flexibility also allows them to be used for AMBAC maneuvering. A technology similar to the later well-known anti-beam coating called beam-resistant coating () was developed and became a standard after applying on the MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom. [14] Side 3's colonies are identical in size and shape to the Island 3 design, but doubled the habitable area by removing the large window strips of the Island 3.[15][16][17]. This process however leads to the side effect of gradual memory loss. Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor Fixed Armaments Beam Vulcans (Mounted on head) GN Micro Missile x24 Heat Claw Palm Busters x2 Handheld Armaments Beam Magnum x1 Beam Saber x2 GN Linear Rifle Remote Armaments Assault Bits x5 Standard Equipment Bioscanner Bit Control System Full Psychoframe I-Field Generator GN Field Newtype Destroyer System Funnels are essentially funnel-shaped drone units that are designed to be remotely controlled by a Newtype pilot. However, it had the same weakness as all other I-field Generators - the generators tend to overheat and thus force cooldowns. Even if the unit used them generators one at a time, there was still a window of opportunity for others to utilize. He thus was raised around politics and science the whole of his life. Minovsky and Dr. Ionesco. 9.2 Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor 9.3 Energy capacitor (E-CAP) 9.4 Minovsky Craft System 10 Mobile Suit Technology - Unique control/interface systems 10.1 Psycommu System 10.2 Quasi-Psycommu System 10.3 Half Control System 10.4 Neo-Psycommu System 10.5 EXAM System 10.6 HADES 10.7 n_i_t_r_o System 10.8 Psyco-control system 10.9 Combat system The JEF would travel from Earth to Jupiter, which has a high level of helium-3 in its atmosphere, and then come back to Earth with the gas fuel. A cousin to the tail binder is the wing binder, equipped on most transformable mobile suits with waverider mode as wings. Added to a layer of armor to increase durability. Then when the motion of the arm stopped, the rotation of the body would also stop. This design allowed for better energy efficiency, easier repair, maintenance, and modification of mobile suits, as well as increased maneuverability and fluidity of movements. The Principality forces based at the asteroid Axis succeed in miniaturizing the psycommu system, so that it can be installed in regular-sized mobile suits like the AMX-004 Qubeley. The AMBAC technology in conjunction with the fictional fusion reactor developed by the character Dr. Y.T. A new type of cockpit display, typically used in conjunction with a linear floating seat. This bio brain also develops Newtype abilities thanks to the combat data, as well as some aspects of Amuro's personality. As described in the manga, Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam, and MS Encyclopedia 2003, in U.C.0133, the anti-beam coating mantle is used to provide easily restored protection against beam weapon attacks. The Psycoframe is a later technology that builds the psycommu into the nanomachines within the metal frame of a mobile suit. The word Newtype (, Nytaipu) first came into being when Zeon Zum Deikun, the fictional character, founder of the space colony-based Principality of Zeon, created his philosophy: mankind was destined to leave the Earth for space, where they would experience a cognitive shift, and evolve into a kind of superhuman called the Newtype. This is the primary reason for the birth of the Zeon close-combat weapon: the mobile suit. Among them being having a five minute time usage so it wouldn't kill its pilot and the fact that it doesn't discriminate against real Newtypes and Cyber-Newtypes. The idea is simple the ABC is applied on a piece of cloth instead of the unit itself. This diffraction and polarization process disrupts the electromagnetic waves. Individual sections are also automatically deactivated whenever they're in danger of coming into contact with the mobile suit itself. It can also protect the unit from laser attacks by the same principle. Only a handful of reckless pilots, like Char Aznable, Paptimus Scirocco and Haman Karn, are willing to forfeit the protection of the pilot suit in order to avoid this minor inconvenience. Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor Power Output 4780 kW Pilot Accommodations Pilot only (in cockpit in chest with transformable Core Fighter) Armor Gundarium Alloy Super-Ceramic Composite Movement Max Acceleration 4.50 G Propulsion Rocket thrusters Rocket Thrusters 79700 kg (Victory Gundam) 14780 kg (Core Fighter) 14780 kg (Top Fighter) AMBAC is by its nature limited to re-orienting the unit about its center of mass, and is not a substitute for propulsion. During the One Year War, Zeon and Federation mobile suits utilized monocoque and semi-monocoque construction respectively, with machinery placed inside an armored "outer shell" akin to an exoskeleton. Later, following the trend of militaristic and technological interest in the community, Gundam Sentinel Special Edition included a section called imidam 0093 (Innovative Mobile Suit Information Dictionary, Annual Series, intentionally using an m at the end to reference Gundam), subtitled Basic Knowledge of Gundam Mechanics. This is the main reason for his termination of service in the Earth Federation and taking residence in Side 3 prior to the One Year War. This substance can be used to seal ruptures in spacecraft and space colony exteriors. These devices house both propellant tanks and powerful rocket thrusters, enabling the mobile armor to accelerate rapidly on its way to the battlefield. Its most ironic flaw is that, because of the massive stress to gives its pilots, a Newtype is the best pilot for the unit. It is often used in conjunction with the propulsion system to quickly turn the unit and shorten aiming speed as well as directing the main thrusters. Gundam Officials has collected these information and has presented them alone with plot history and character summaries in an encyclopedic form, and MS Encyclopedia 2003 has a short technical summary of these technologies in its first section before going into the lists of mobile weapons in different series, which earlier editions only have. In the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, Char Aznable commented that the way to avoid a beam rifle is to avoid its being pointed at you. However, it is not as effective as the later anti-beam coating, and the armour will still be damaged if the beam weapon is fired in close range or has a high enough power. However, the difficulty of processing the titanium, and the expense of the rare metals used, render Gundarium alloy unsuitable for mass-produced mobile suits. This principle is used in the flying armor employed by the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II, and in the transforming MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam. Under these conditions, the best alternative is to transmit data in the form of low-intensity laser pulses. When the funnels are not in use, they are attached to the mother suit's surface hardpoints for recharging. In the world of the Universal Century, communication between ships, mobile suits, and the like is greatly complicated by the widespread use of Minovsky particles. After the One Year War, the material is further refined by renegade Principality of Zeon soldiers at the asteroid base Axisand later given to Anaheim Electronics. The Psycoframe is a powerful variation of the psycommu system. A system in which electrical signals sent from the pilot's brain to the limbs are translated into commands for the machine for a higher quality of control. timeline, space colonies are placed at the five Earth-Moon Lagrangian points. Within the next few years, they identified the cause: a new elementary particle generated by the helium-3 reaction on the inner wall of the reactor, which was named the Minovsky particle (, Minofusuk ryshi) or "M" particle. This system was latter used by the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam. At the dawn of the Universal Century, a massive space settlement program is launched to address Earth's energy, environmental, and population problems. propellant tank. When this propellant is discharged through the rocket nozzles, it creates a counter-force in the opposite direction, generating thrust. Category:Cosmic Century Technology. This system is introduced during the One Year War and experimentally employed in the RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex", but it doesn't enter mass production until U.C. However, due to its nature of ablating when defending against great heat, ABC can only tolerate a few hits to the same spot. Instead of the conventional magnetic field, this improved version of the Minovsky-Ionesco reactor used an I-field to confine and compress the reactor fuel, triggering a fusion reaction. The Mobile Suit Epoch Vol. These decoy balloons are designed to mimic mobile suits, asteroids, and even warships. Performance: unknown . [1] Although they are only fictional technologies, they form a base that of the Real Robot genre of anime originates from. Thankfully, those with strong wills can overpower the system and determine when it can activate. The visual data provided by the mono-eye is supplemented by ten or more secondary cameras, which are distributed around the exterior of the mobile suit. However All Record Breaker units, their spare parts, and all data on the "wings of light" were lost. The linear rail contains actuators, which are controlled by a computer to mitigate the g-force from acceleration and impact. Although its full capabilities are unknown, its primary purpose was to allow a Newtype pilot to more easily interface with his mobile suit via mental commands. Furthermore, if the pilot wears a compatible normal suit, the suit itself can be affixed to the seat, with no need for seatbelts. These technologies first debuted in Gundam Century, written by fans at that time, later endorsed by Sunrise and Bandai, and some of the authors of the articles within Gundam Century became official editors and writers of Gundam mechanics. The Day when Science will overtake Science Fiction. The new DACS (Divert & Attitude Control System) created by the Japan Self-Defense Forces in December, 2006 was quoted as an attempt to create a funnel system in real life by Gizmodo Japan.[27]. However, in March 2012, the life-sized Gundam statue at Gundam Front Tokyo was upgraded with sealed joint parts to represent having received magnet coating,[5] and sealed joints were later used to indicate the magnet coating upgrade in several Gunpla model kits, such as the Master Grade RX-78-2 Gundam 3.0. Digest, , Takarajima sha. Born on December 2, 1923 to Tetter and Ivana Minovsky in Moscow, Yuri was born into a Party family. Although this could be viewed as following the Star Wars trend, nothing similar has started before the 1981 publishing of Gundam Century[2]. However, the difficulty and expense of producing this alloy preclude its use in mass-produced mobile suits like the RGM-79 GM. Developed by Char Aznable's Neo-Zeon, the Psycoframe allowed a Mobile Suit to be controlled by a Newtype pilot as if it were an extension of their own body, giving it greater response time. Even in the Universal Century, it remains impossible to artificially nullify or generate gravity. Strict speed limits are also enforced inside space colonies, so for longer trips, it's more convenient to travel via the colony's linear car system. It should be noted that in real physics, helium-3-deuterium fusion produces neutrons due to inevitable deuterium-deuterium reactions. Each colony can support millions of people, and they're grouped into clusters called Sides, each made up of between 35 and 40 colonies and housing a billion or more people. A mobile suit can reach out with its manipulator to establish the link, and these sound vibrations can also be relayed through wires, including the wire-guns used by human workers. Marasai equips itself with Gundarium Alloy armor that improves overall defense, more excellent sensor range, more significant acceleration, and a more powerful Minovsky-type ultracompact fusion reactor. This system uses an external power source - namely, a powerful laser - to heat a spacecraft's propellant. Technical & Historical Notes: A further development of the RX-77-3 Guncannon, the RX-77-3F Guncannon Heavy Type F fixed all of its predecessor's issues & had far better operational capability. (Universal Century Science digest - From Space colonies to what Gundam can do). Mobile suit pilots have to endure much higher acceleration forces than aircraft pilots, caused by maneuvering and engaging in close combat in a mobile suit. During the Gryps Conflict and the Neo Zeon rebellion of U.C. In the original show, the magnet coating process has no visible indication. These devices, distributed across the machine's outer surface, are used for changing direction and performing fine movements - or attitude control, in technical jargon. The Minovsky particle also interferes with the operations of electronic circuitry and destroys unprotected circuits due to the particles' high electrical charge which act like a continuous electromagnetic pulse on metal objects. Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor: : Pilot Only, Cockpit on Chest: : Nanomachine Infused Gundanium Alloy: ; : Relum Dominatus; Field Imperium; Deus ex Machina (Imperator and Centurio Tria only) ; (Centurio) Blade Luminarium; Launcher Geminus (Centurio Auxilius) 3 x Wing Unit Blade Luminarium . This frame was completely separate from the sensors, thrusters, armor, weapons and propellant tanks. Early beam rifles were either taken back to ships for recharging or simply discarded. Therefore, it initially seems impossible to install these weapons in mobile suits. 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