In the U.C. 0100s, as the scale of conflicts reduced and anti-Federation movements subsided, the Earth Federation Forces decided to adopt miniature mobile suits to save on military expenses. The first miniature mobile suit to be mass produced was the RGM-109 Heavygun developed by Anaheim Electronics, and it also served as a proof of concept. The Heavygun utilized the same type of reactor as the RGM-89 Jegan, but its smaller size granted it higher mobility and maneuverability. However, the Heavygun's performance did not meet the expectation of SNRI, which had proposed the development of miniature mobile suit, leading to the latter creating the F90 Gundam F90 and the F71 G-Cannon. The Heavygun's standard armaments are similar to those of the Jegan, including head-mounted Vulcan guns, a pair of grenade racks, a beam rifle, a beam saber, and a shield.
Introduced in U.C. 0109, the Heavygun was the first successful mass-produced miniature mobile suit created by Anaheim Electronics as a part of Earth Federation Forces (EFF) request for a cheap and reliable machine to meet their reduced budget during a relatively peaceful period.