Model number: RX-78-1
Code name: Prototype Gundam
Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces "Project V"
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
Rollout: July UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso with Core Block System using FF-X7 Core Fighter
Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters
Weight: empty 42.4 metric tons; max gross 59.0 metric tons
Armor materials: lunar titanium alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1380 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: total output 55500 kg
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.94 G; 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 5700 meters
Fixed armaments: 2 x 60mm vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap