EFSF GMs vs. EA Daggers

Well, you bring up an interesting point. I find that the GM series from the Universal Century is significantly more versatile, having variants such as the Sniper, Quel, and later evolving into the GM II, Nemo, and Nero respectively. Still, the Strike daggers from SEED have similar armaments, although you see much less variety. While very similar, the GM series is difficult to compare with the Strike Daggers because the SDs don't have their powerplant ratings listed like the GM's. The only thing that I can say is that the Strike Daggers don't have have 360 degree viewscreens like the Jegans and late-model GMs, and that would put them at a huge disadvantage in a battle. Disregarding powerplant and weapons output ratings, I would say that the GM series is superior to the Dagger series.

The Blue Destiny? Oh yeah, wasn't that from a Sega Saturn Game or something? I almost forgot about the EXAM system. That also goes to show you how how exotic some of the GMs can be. On an unrelated note, the original GMs had physical rifles, which would put them at a huge disadvantage to a Dagger, which carries a beam rifle.

On another note, some of the most advanced mobile suits of the UC timeline were developed from GMs. No example could be better than the Titan's TR series mobile suits. Starting with the TR-1 Hazel, which was based off of the GM Quel, it eventually evolved into the TR-6 Woundwort, which could use the equipment of other mobile suits in extremely creative ways. The Woundwort was so versatile, it could even mount the arms of the Psyco Gundam to itself, not to mention its ability to combine with parts of other mobile suits to make an almost entirely different mobile suit. Such versatility is simply not present in any Dagger-type mobile suit, and since versatility helps a pilot to effectively deal with changing battlefield situations, a GM-type would generally be much more effective and pilot-friendly than Dagger type.

I know that was a long answer but this is a juicy topic and I couldn't help myself.

I'm not so sure if any of the GMs were ever equipped with incoms, but there are several models so it's possible.

Here's A little tech lesson for SEED fans. A funnel is the UC equivalent of a DRAGOON. The funnel charges up its capacitor (battery) while on it's mobile suit's storage rack. When deployed, a suitable Newtype pilot uses his mind in conjunction with his mobile suit's Psycommu system (Bio-sensor, Psycoframe, etc.) to control the funnels and independently attack multiple enemies that may or may not lie outside the pilot's visual range. An incom is a simpler version of the funnel that can be controlled by a non-Newtype pilot. An incom is wire-guided and is only capable of moving in two dimensions, and the wire itself limits the effective range of the incom. That being said, incoms are cheaper to produce than funnels and there are many more pilots that can actually use them, so while inferior to the funnel, the incom is far more practical for battlefield use. There are several non-GM units that use incoms, the first of which canonically was the Gundam Mark IV if I'm not mistaken.