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Designation:
MS-14 Gelgoog Mobile Suit
(MS-14B, -14C, -14J)
I. Dimensions
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MS-14B |
MS-14C |
MS-14J |
Total Height: |
19.6 meters |
19.5 meters |
19.2 meters |
Total Depth : |
6.1 meters |
6.3 meters |
6.3 meters |
Total Breadth : |
10.2 meters |
10.2 meters |
10.6 meters |
Dry Weight : |
26.8 metric tons |
27.9 metric tons |
20.3 metric tons |
Operational Weight : |
32.6 metric tons |
33.7 metric tons |
26.5 metric tons |
II. Type
- Design: Zeonic Heavy Industries Company
- Builders: Zeonic Heavy Industries Company
- (MS-14B, -14J) One man, all weather, platoon leader mobile suit.
- (MS-14C) One man, all weather, medium range fire support mobile suit.
III. Service Use
- MS-14B: Served with the Tirolian Republican Guard from 2049 until replaced
by the MS-14J.
- MS-14C: Served with the Tirolian Republican Guard from 2050 until
replaced by the MS-25C Geara Doga.
- MS-14J: Served with the Tirolian Republican Guard from 2052 until replaced
by the MS-15
Qubeley.
IV. Propulsion
Engines:
Note: all plasma-shock expansion engines draw their plasma from a single
fusion pile.
(MS-14B, -14C)
- 4 x Polar K'nart OID-123 plasma-shock expansion engines on the back, total thrust
149.9 kN each.
- 9 x Ilran K'nart OIF-10 high-thrust vernier thrusters, located on the
under the 'skirt' armor (3), on in the heels (3 each), total thrust 20.4 kN each.
- Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment
maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.
(MS-14J)
- 3 x Polar K'nart OID-131 plasma-shock expansion engines on the backpack
unit, two thruster back, and one thrusting downward, total thrust 240.1 kN each.
- 5 x Polar K'nart OID-132 plasma-shock expansion engines mounted under the
armored 'skirt', total thrust 205.8 kN each.
- Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment
maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.
Powerplant:
- 1 x Ilro ISI-5 fusion generator. Maximum output, 2500 kW
each.
Fuel Capacity:
(MS-14B, -14C)
- 213.8 liters of D
2
O reactant for fusion
engines.
(MS-14J)
- 246.5 liters of D
2
O reactant for fusion
engines.
V. Performance
|
MS-14B |
MS-14C |
MS-14J |
Running speed: |
180 kph |
105 kph |
192 kph |
Max loiter time: |
150 seconds |
100 seconds |
220 seconds |
Jump distance:(*) |
200 meters |
110 meters |
240 meters |
Generator Endurance:(**) |
5 years |
3 years |
5 years |
Acceleration: |
1.88 G |
1.81 G |
6.73 G |
Delta-v capacity: |
136.5 kps |
114.2 kps |
156.8 kps |
* = Earth-normal conditions and without thrusters |
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** = Continuous operational use. |
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VI. Electronics
Radar tracking:
(MS-14B, -1J)
- TMRGR-2(*) head mounted phased array with spherical coverage, for various
scan/track, and battlefield surveillance options.
- TMRIFF-1 IFF friend or foe interrogator
(MS-14C)
- TMRGR-3 head mounted phased array with spherical coverage, for various
scan/track, and battlefield surveillance options.
- TMRIFF-1 IFF friend or foe interrogator
Optical tracking:
- TMRCS-2 Multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude
infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking.
- TMRLD-2 Multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.
Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):
- TMRRW-2 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
- TMRIR-2 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
- TMRAJ-2 Active sensor jammer
- TMRECM-2 internal countermeasures system
- TMRDD-2 Chaff/flare dispenser
- Multiple VHF and UHF antennas
(*) Terran designation. The Tirolian designers considered
the sensors part of the design and did not assign separate designations for
these systems.
VII. Armament
Cannons
(MS-14C)
- 1 x Zanscare RA-2 single-barreled 240mm tachyon cannon: This
much more robust version of the tachyon rifle mounted on the standard
Gelgoog was designed to be able to punch through most any type of armor and
give artillery platoons the chance to punch through heavy capital ship
armor. The cannon is mounted over the right shoulder of the suit and
can fire a 600 MJ burst every five seconds at a range of up to 100 km.
Unfortunately the cannon is hampered by limited ammunition of only 30 rounds
before it must be recharged at base or by a mobile recharger.
(MS-14J)
- 2 x Ortek'nar 110mm autocannons mounted on either forearm
of the mecha, each firing at 600 rounds per minute, and each cannon has a
200 round belt feed. Ammunition is a mix of Tungsten-coated depleted Uranium
Armor Piercing Spin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APSSDS), High Explosive
Armor Piercing (HEAP) and tracer rounds.
Hand Held Weapons
- 1
x Zanscare TA-2 single-barreled 120mm tachyon rifle: This
hand-held tachyon rifle is the main weapon for the MS-14 Gelgoog, and is
easily as powerful as the point defense cannons mounted on many warships. It
works by confining and accelerating tachyons in a strong magnetic field, and
then ejects them in a tremendous blast of energy. Warships normally hook
their cannons up to anti-matter furnace that can produce tachyons on the
fly, thus resulting in an almost unlimited supply of ammo. Since the Gelgoog
does not have room for the bulky generator equipment, the tachyon are
instead pre-generated and stored in an energy capacitor for later use. The
result is an mecha-sized gun that packs the same punch as warship weapons
but has a limited ammo of 12 rounds. The rifle can fire 30 rounds per minute
in full automatic mode at approximately one shot every two seconds . This
weapon fires 200 MJ pulses per barrel in each mode, with its own dedicated
cell and capacitor banks in the 'clip' with one spare clip mounted on the
armored 'skirt'.
- or
(2052 and later) 1
x Zanscare TA-3 single-barreled 120mm tachyon rifle: This
hand-held tachyon rifle is the main weapon for the MS-14 Gelgoog, and is
easily as powerful as the point defense cannons mounted on many warships. It
works by confining and accelerating tachyons in a strong magnetic field, and
then ejects them in a tremendous blast of energy. Warships normally hook
their cannons up to anti-matter furnace that can produce tachyons on the
fly, thus resulting in an almost unlimited supply of ammo. Since the Gelgoog
does not have room for the bulky generator equipment, the tachyon are
instead pre-generated and stored in an energy capacitor for later use. The
result is an mecha-sized gun that packs the same punch as warship weapons
but has a limited ammo of 20 rounds. The rifle can fire 60 rounds per minute
in full automatic mode at approximately one shot per second . This weapon
fires 180 MJ pulses per barrel in each mode, with its own dedicated cell and
capacitor banks in the 'clip' with one spare clip mounted on the armored
'skirt'.
- or
1
x Erklar 360 mm Missile Launcher (also known under the Terran
designation of TMRRU-4): As a cheaper
alternative to a tachyon rifle the Gelgoog can be outfitted with a new
missile launcher. Similar in design to the ones used by the MS-09
Dom, this missile launcher features a 5 round magazine. The magazines are stored on the armored
'skirt'. The Gelgoog is able to hold four magazines total.
The launcher can be stored on a retractable mount on the back when not in
use similar to any other type of hand weapon.
Missiles
(MS-14B, -14C)
- 1 x 3 Tube Missile Launcher: Based
on the launcher used by the Zaku
II. The main difference is that the launcher for the Gelgoog is
located on the arm not on the leg and also has a small magazine on
top. Any type of medium range missile can be used. Each launcher
carries 3 missiles and one set of reloads.
Melee Weapon
- 1
x Zanscare .4 MW dual tachyon beam saber: This is an alternate
version of the tachyon saber using a double edged weapon. This
works exactly like a regular beam saber save that it has two beams as
opposed to one. The dual beam saber only contains enough energy and
tachyons for about 45 seconds of continuous use. When not in use, the beam
sabers are stored in the backpack of the mecha, where they are recharged by
the reactor. The Gelgoog can switch the beam saber on and off while holding
it, in order to conserve power. Once totally depleted it takes 25 minutes
for a saber to recharge to full capacity. The Gelgoog carries one saber
mounted on its backpack.
VIII. Armor
The
armor on the MS-14 is a low-mass lunarium tungsten composite plating that is the
standard for most Tirolian mecha. Aside from the good protection provided
against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also
resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and fair against,
particle guns too, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate
in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's
energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The
armor stops all small arms fire, and has good resistance to all weapons commonly
mounted on combat mecha.
The Gelgoog provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical
hazards, using an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and
hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are
anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for three
days maximum.
IX. Development
Following the discovery of tachyon weaponry in late 2046, Tirolian engineers
began the process of attempting to miniaturize it to be able to be used by mecha
in the field, rather than just by capital ships. Together with Terran
engineers, they developed the tachyon beam rifle in early 2048. Despite
the miniaturization, the power demands were still far in excess of any available
powerplant. Instead of a costly redesign for all mobile suits, it was
decided that a new mobile suit would be designed and built expressly for the
tachyon weapon systems which had already begun to yield variations such as the
tachyon saber developed by the Terrans.
In mid 2048, Zeonic began development of the MS-14 Gelgoog Mobile Suit as a
design to be issued to unit commanders and special forces units in the
field. The MS-14 not only featured far superior weaponry than her
predecessors, but also far superior performance both in space and on the
ground. By August of 2049, the Zeonic engineers delivered the first MS-14,
the MS-14B. This version served more as a proof of concept version than a
full combat version. Still it outperformed any suit of the day, even the RGM-78
Gundam. The MS-14B carried no internal armaments using the
external tachyon rifle and beam saber as its only weapons along with a set of
optional missile launchers. Although it could use any weapon in the
Tirolian arsenal, the only other commonly used version was a missile launcher
similar to those used on the MS-09 Dom designed for the
Gelgoog. The beam saber is worth nothing as it is not a
single blade, but a dual blade making it a deadly weapon especially when the Gelgoog
is faced with multiple opponents.
Zeonic engineers went ahead and developed the MS-14C Gelgoog cannon which
sacrificed performance for firepower. The MS-14C is basically a MS-14B
with a modified backpack to which a large heavy tachyon cannon on the right
shoulder. While the -14C proved to be effective
against its primary targets, capital ships, it was hampered by limited ammo
making them of limited use in prolonged firefights.
In 2052 Zeonic engineers gave the Gelgoog a needed upgrade. Increasing
the number and power of the main thrusters gave the MS-14J Gelgoog Jaeger, as it
came to be known, unparalleled maneuverability for its day. In addition
enhanced maneuverability, the MS-14J also featured new weapons. First was
the inclusion of a 110mm autocannons in each forearm giving the Gelgoog
increased close combat performance. The main upgrade came in the form of a
new tachyon rifle often called a tachyon machinegun. This rifle, while firing less powerful bursts, does so
at a higher rate of fire and with greater accuracy. Together these factors
make the MS-14J Gelgoog one of the most revered mecha designs of its day.
While the MS-14 saw very little combat, it did face off against its
counterparts in the RDF on numerous occasions during war games and such
exercises and while the RDF could beat the MS-14, it was not often done.
The MS-14 was the best of the early mobile suits and would continue to serve
with the Tirolian Republican Guard until 2057 when the last one was replaced by
the newer MS-15
Qubeley.
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