Earth Federation RB-79 Ball Overall height: 12.8 meters Base weight: 17.2 tons Full weight: 25.0 tons Generator: 400 kW Thrusters: 24,000 kg 180° turn: 2.2 seconds Sensor radius: 4000 meters Armament: 180mm cannon The Ball is a mass-produced "mobile pod" armed with a recoilless cannon. These inexpensive vehicles, based on civilian space pods, were created to provide fire support for the Federation Forces' GM mobile suits. Large numbers of Balls are deployed during the Federation's assaults on the space fortresses Solomon and A Baoa Qu.