Unit Designation: [b]RX-77 Guncannon[/b] (the particular subtype  that appeared in the show is [b]RX-77-2[/b])

A fire support [[mobile suit]] in the [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] universe first deployed in UC 0079.

Main armament includes two 240mm [[shoulder cannon|cannons mounted on the shoulders]], two 60mm vulcan cannons mounted on the head, and a [[beam rifle]] as a sidearm.
In [[real life]] it was designed by [[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu]].

The characters listed below are usually compared to this mecha:

* [[Blastoise]] ([[pokemon|Pocket Monsters]]) - its cannons on its back.
* [[Yasaka Kanako]] ([[touhou|Touhou Project]]) - because of her red outfit and the way her Faith Pillars resemble the Guncannon's cannons when mounted on her shoulders
* [[shigure (kancolle)|Shigure]] ([[kantai collection|Combined Fleet Girls Collection]]) - due to placing her cannons on her back, over her shoulders

h4. See also

* [[mecha]]
* [[guntank]]
ガンキャノン RX-77 Guncannon