Gundam Development Project

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Mafty
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Gundam Development Project

What exactly was the purpose of the post war Gundam Development Project? The Federation seemed to pour a lot of resources into its development( Three Gundams, New Warships, upgraded mechs), what exactly were they going to use them for? It seems a lot to just be going after Zeon remenants....

There is also a vaguely defined Federation conspiracy, does that have anything to do with the development?
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Re: Gundam Development Project

Mafty wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:57 pm What exactly was the purpose of the post war Gundam Development Project? The Federation seemed to pour a lot of resources into its development( Three Gundams, New Warships, upgraded mechs), what exactly were they going to use them for? It seems a lot to just be going after Zeon remenants....
The Gundam Development Project was part of the broader Federal Forces Reconstruction Plan that the Federation's government approved in UC 0081 to fully modernize its forces in the wake of the One Year War and adapt them to a new reality: the military dominance of the Mobile Suit.

In short, the Gundam Development Project was the Federation's first steps towards the development of 2nd Gen MS programs. You could reasonably call the GP-series Mobile Suits a Gen 1.5 development since they started moving in the direction of the Movable Frame-based design that was the hallmark of the 2nd Generation MS.


Mafty wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:57 pm There is also a vaguely defined Federation conspiracy, does that have anything to do with the development?
You mean Cima Gaharu selling out Delaz to the Federation in the name of revenge, the hints that certain Federation officers allowed Operation Stardust to get farther than it would've otherwise in order to justify creating the Titans, or the ensuing coverup where the Federation buried all evidence of the GP series to cover up the fact that the MS that destroyed the naval review was a stolen friendly armed with a nuclear weapon?
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