After a year's war, the upper level of the Earth Union Army studied the MS weapon itself. The post-war MS development of the Union Army basically started from absorbing the advanced technology of the troops of the Old Jean Principality. After analyzing the technical gap from the received information and facilities, this paper puts forward some suggestions aimed at improving the performance of MS, that is, the so-called "Gundam Development Plan".
According to the plan, based on the RX-78-2 Gundam, which had an amazing record in the one-year war, several experimental Gundam airframes were manufactured to test the development of the next main MS. GP0 1 is the so-called "universal type" of these testing machines, which is based on the premise of fighting under gravity. Compared with RX-78-2, this machine greatly strengthens the use of detectors. In addition, due to the design idea of pursuing universal humanoid weapons, its movement mode is closer to people. In order to ensure the pilot's safety and recover the combat data, the airframe also adopted the core block system, and the assembly of the new core fighter II with the airframe changed from the problematic vertical mode of RX-78 to the horizontal mode. The design of the new frame and the introduction of the most advanced technology make GP0 1 have the high mobility and sportiness that MS used in land war did not have before, and become the highest performance airframe at that time.
GP0 1 As a versatile machine, it can be equipped and used with all kinds of live ammunition besides optical weapons. One of them is the 90mm machine gun, the standard weapon of the Union Army MS. Although both destructive and penetrating optical weapons are superior, when you want to carry out surface attacks instead of point attacks, live-fire machine guns are better. In addition, the use of special ammunition such as paintball in field training such as simulated warfare can also make the battle safer.
On June+10/October, 5438, U.C.0083, when the remnants of the army seized GP02A from the base in torrington, GP0 1 who rushed into the pursuit force had no time to prepare a special beam rifle, so they pursued it with a 90mm machine gun. Later, GP0 1, which was driven by Captain Kou Urumu, confronted Komsai (the first half of Komsai class cruiser) with a propeller for escaping from the atmosphere, and bashed head-on on on its route, beautifully shooting down Komsai, which was about to take off.
MS, known as Gundam, has a unique feature, that is, it has a strong ability to fight in white. In the battlefield scattered by Minovsky particles, if you can't get the desired results through sniper warfare, you must rely on your body's ability to fight in white. GP0 1, which is close to human mobility, has gained a very high ability to fight in white with its rich body movements. This can be seen from the battle between the test pilot Captain Copumu and Major Anavel Gato, the ace pilot of Keane Army, who is called "Solomon's nightmare" when chasing Gundam Test Pilot 2. Keke, who was still a novice at that time, was able to keep pace with GP02A of Cato, a strong enemy, which was enough to show the amazing ability of GP0 1 to fight in vain.
June 65438+10/October 65438+March 3 U.C.0083 The latest Albion in amphibious assault ship, the base in torrington, Australia, carried two test gundam. On the same night, Gundam Test Unit 2 loaded with nuclear warheads was successfully captured by the remnants of the Jean Army, known as the "Deraze Fleet", and the base was also destroyed by the attack of the missile group. At this time, in front of GP02A, which is about to retreat, is the test pilot Captain Pu Mu Hong who is driving GP0 1. He has been driving a poorly equipped GP0 1 and fought with Major Cato's GP02A for three times. With almost no actual combat experience, he successfully crossed the death line with excellent physical performance.
Later, in the Kimbalide mine base in Africa, when fighting against the marine forces commanded by Major General Noyan Bite, the remnant of the Principality, he gradually matured, drove GP0 1, successfully broke through the enemy with a powerful beam rifle attack, and saved the team's crisis. Finally, ZAKU, driven by Major General Bite, who was determined to sink in Aruba Island, was destroyed by GP0 1 at the moment of contact with the bridge, which once again proved the excellent performance of GP0 1.
The official names of GP series machines are all named after the flower name, taking its flower language symbol. The name of GP-0 1 is "magnolia westerly" and the flower language is "pure love".