Technology & Combat Characteristics

When the plans for the new MS-14 (formerly MS-11) Gelgoog were completed, twenty-five prototypes, under the designation YMS-14S (the Y in YMS-14S means it is a prototype Mobile Suit) were produced; twenty-four of the machines were given to the Chimera Corps. Of these twenty-four units, nine were configured into the MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type while the rest were outfitted as MS-14C Gelgoog Cannons. The Gelgoog Cannon is equipped with a specialized head unit and mounts a powerful beam cannon on a modified B-type backpack, and even with it, the mobile suit's reactor is still powerful enough to support other weapons systems. This meant the Gelgoog Cannon could carry beam rifles and bazookas, or even swap out the forearm jet engines to mount other optional equipment. As the Gelgoog Cannon made use of the B-type's powerful backpack, it had enough thrust to keep itself maneuverable despite the added weaponry. The Gelgoog Cannon soon proved itself a capable fire-support and anti-fleet unit.

History

Only fifteen Gelgoog Cannons were ever built, twelve of these were used in 'Operation Clarion', a pre-emptive strike against the rallying point of Earth Federation Forces' Tianem Fleet. With the loss of two units and damage to three others, the operation managed to significantly damage the enemy fleet, delaying the final stages of the One Year War by another week. The Zeon Military, impressed by the Gelgoog Cannon's performance, manufactured enough parts to assemble another 122 units. However, it was too late, and the One Year War came to an end.