Model Number: MCU-050E
Code Name: GINN Early Type
Unit Class and Role: General Use Mobile Suit
Manufacture: Architect Incorporated
Deployment: August 10, EC 040
Availability: Limited Production
Height: 18.6.43 meters
Weight: 46.15 metric tons
Armor: Lunar Steel Alloy
Power Plant: Mk.2 Fusion Reactor, Output: 1040 kilowatts;
Propulsion: 1x 13200kg Engine; 8x Secondary Jets;
Performance: Max Acceleration: 1.04Gs;

Equipment: Sensors, range: 2300 meters;
Fixed Weapons:
Shield, mounts 76mm Auto Gun, 60 rounds , mounted on left forearm;
Battle Blade, stored on rear waist, hand carried in use;

Optional Weapons:
76mm Rifle, 26 rounds, extra ammo stored on legs;
105mm Anti-Ship Gun, 14 rounds, 2 arm carried in use;

Technical and Historical Data:
The Martian Alliance contracted Architect Industries for production of their first functional mobile suit, the MCU-050E GINN Early Type. Although pressed for time due to a deadline for the first mission with the expedition force to Earth, the GINN Early Type proved to be contender for superiority against the Earth Unions AR-44 GM. The entire body is designed to be minimalistic with satisfactory protection against ballistics and enemy anti-tank weapons. The GINN Early Type is built using recovered GM debris but uses original design specs to avoid copying the Earth Union's GM design in favor for Alliances' own agendas. Because of the weight in armor alone, the GINN Early Type is not equipped with much other than a thin but thick shield mounted into the left arm. The Shield itself mounts a single 76mm Auto Gun which is useful for close range engagements and surprise attacks. When deployed, the GINN Early Type equips a 76mm Rifle as standard and features both a semi-automatic mode and a 3-round burst mode for dealing with enemy mobile suits and missiles. When dealing with enemy ships and transport units, there is also a 105mm Anti-Ship Gun which is designed from data collected from the Mobius' Concussion Cannon. The weapon is designed to fire one of two types of ammunition with the primary being flechette based for non-lethal hits on ship armor or critical systems. The second round is a Internal Burst Frag (IBF) round which breaks through the hull, then releases 8 high explosive munitions, effectively destroying a warship from the inside out. Although the production of the MCU-060 GINN would eventually replace the MCU-050E GINN Early Type, many are repurposed into trainers or used for regional defense of the homeland.