Names：

Heavy Gundam

（Unit 1）（FA-78-2）
Status： MS of E.F.F
Tags： Mobile SuitEarth Federation Forces (U.C.)PrototypeGundam Serise
Painting： (Rollout Colors) (Unit 2)
Development： Full Armor Gundam
Original Design： (Land Force)Hard Knight Heavy GundamMusha Heavy Gundam
World： the World of Mobile Soldiers
Works： MSV Mobile Suit Variation SeriesUniversal Century Series
LeveL： A

Although the FA-78-1 Full Armor Gundam was deemed to be a design failure while it was still in the planning phases, the Earth Federation continued to design new upgrades for the RX-78-2 Gundam under Full-Armor System and Weapon System (FSWS) program. The most successful concept to come out of the project was the design of the FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam.

Instead of adding supplemental external armor and weapons modules to a pre-existing mobile suit as the Gundam Full Armor Type did, the Heavy Gundam was an entirely new mobile suit built from the ground up. This reduced some of the weight issues the original design suffered, and allowed for the unit to have thicker and sturdier armor as well. The Core Block System is omitted in favor of additional armor plates. In addition, in order to compensate for the decreased mobility, the Heavy Gundam will be operated in conjunction with the Guncarry - a transportation fighter-bomber.

The Heavy Gundam is armed with a shoulder-mounted beam cannon connected directly to the generator, with a beam saber mounted behind the opposite shoulder for use in close combat situations.

Although the FA-78-1 Full Armor Gundam was deemed to be a design failure while it was still in the planning phases, the Earth Federation continued to design new upgrades for the RX-78-2 Gundam under Full-Armor System and Weapon System (FSWS) program. The most successful concept to come out of the project was the design of the FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam.

Instead of adding supplemental external armor and weapons modules to a pre-existing mobile suit as the Gundam Full Armor Type did, the Heavy Gundam was an entirely new mobile suit built from the ground up. This reduced some of the weight issues the original design suffered, and allowed for the unit to have thicker and sturdier armor as well. The Core Block System is omitted in favor of additional armor plates. In addition, in order to compensate for the decreased mobility, the Heavy Gundam will be operated in conjunction with the Guncarry - a transportation fighter-bomber.

The Heavy Gundam is armed with a shoulder-mounted beam cannon connected directly to the generator, with a beam saber mounted behind the opposite shoulder for use in close combat situations.