BACKGROUND (as per macross mecha manual with slight modification by me)
The EC-33B Disk Sensor aircraft is an integral part of electronic warfare within a planetary atmosphere. Designed and built by McNell Douglar, the Disk Sensor is capable of long range, high altitude reconnaissance and is ideal for expanding friendly detection zones.
Model Type - EC-33 AWACS
Class - Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Crew - 12
MDC By Location
Main Body 180
Cockpit/Nose 125
Wings 120
Tail 100
Engines 140
Landing Gear 30 ea
Radar Dish 100
Armour - stops upto and including standard 15mm rounds
Note - Precrash version, multiply MDC by 5 for SDC values, Armour stops up to .45 cal handgun rounds and AR is 10
Speed
Flying - 805 kph
Range - 9075 km
Statistics
Height - 9.4m
Length - 46.5m
Width - 36.1m
Weight - 50.7 tons empty, 83.2 tons loaded
Cargo - Enogh stores to allow crew to function upto 48 hours.
Power System - 4 GE CF4-60C2 turbofan engines paired on either side of the tail providing 53.8 kN of thrust each. 4 AlliedSignal 150 kW generators; one per engine for a total output of 600 kW.
Bonuses and Penalties
-6 dodge
Systems of Note
Radar - 375km, track up to 240 objects target 18
Multi-band camera system with UV, Infa red, and thermal imaging
Targeting system (allows other units to target beyond their normal ranges)
IR Telescope
Radome - Range - 1000km., Tracking - 3600 targets, Guidance - 48 lrms
LIDAR/LADAR - This system uses lasers to detect and image items as small as 100cm (1.0m) at 8km, as small as 500cm (5.0m) out to 15km and as small as 2000cm (20.0m) out to 30km. This system also assists the other sensors in detected and identification.
Side looking radar - Range 180km
Radar Warning Receiver - range 400km
Radar Jammers (opponents are -15% to skill rolls)
ECM (opponents are -2 stike when active)
Communications - range 1500 km can be boosted via satellite relay
References Used for images and technical information
Robotech.com
Macross Mecha Manual
Robotech Reference Guide
Mecha HQ
Robotech RPG