Though the
Federation
has at last begun production of its own
mobile suits,
these new weapons are late to reach the frontlines, and the pace of production is frustratingly slow. To shore up its space forces, the Federation has begun adapting civilian worker pods for combat duty. The RB-79K Ball is an early example of these battle-ready
space pods,
a dual-cannon version which retains the headlights and utility winch of its civilian ancestors. Only a fool - or a
lucky optimist
- would take one of these makeshift fighting machines into battle against
Zeon's
dreaded
Zaku.
