BACKGROUND (as per Robotech.com)
Macross Mecha Manual
The Zentraedi Carrier is the Zentraedi general purpose armed transport and troop ship. Occasionally it is designated in some texts as a tank landing ship, but this is incorrect as the Quiltra Queleual lands its troops either by dropship or by landing on prepared starports.
Even the exterior is suggestive of the Carrier's massive troop and cargo capacity; the ship is very utilitarian, shaped like a brick to maximize usable internal space. Since it is not intended to fight in any ship-to-ship battles, its armament is mostly for self-defence, leaving large-scale fighting to its escorts. The beam cannon outfit is however suitable to provide fire support for her landed troops.
Apart from its troop carrier function, the Carrier also serves as the standard Zentraedi tender, transport and tanker, something for which it is eminently suited due to its large volume. These roles require, however, a refit of part or all of the interior of the vessel that precludes its use as a troopship.
Model Type - Quiltra Queleual
Class - Carrier/Landing Ship
Crew - 1200 crew, 430 pilots and 12500 troops (14130 total)
MDC By Location
Main Hull 400 000
Engines (5) 15 000 ea
Particle Guns (24) 150 ea
Missile Turrets (100) 150 ea
Torpedo Type Laucnhers (10) 1 000 ea
Airlocks (many) 200 ea
Large Airlocks (4) 2 000 ea
Mecha Bay Doors (4) 2 000 ea
Sensor Antennas (many) 100 ea
Hull per 40ft 250
Armour - stops upto and including standard 30mm rounds
Speed
Space - Mach 8
Atmosphere - Mach 4 (can still attain orbit through anti gravity systems)
Fold - 1 light year every 6 minutes (hull conformal)
Range - Effectively unlimited (Dry stores endurance without replenishment is 20 months)
Statistics
Height - 480m
Length - 3000m
Width - 500m
Weight - 150 million tons
Cargo - 12000 mixed mecha, 250 fighter pods, 6 theatre scouts
Power System - Zorrelev-489-Trafla protoculture-fueled Reflex furnace cluster
Weapons
Weapon Type - Particle Gun turret (24)
Primary Purpose - Anti-ship
Range - 300 000km
Damage - 1d6x100
Rate Of Fire - upto 5 per melee
Payload - unlimited
Bonuses - +1 strike
Weapon Type - Missile Turret (100)
Primary Purpose - Anti-mecha
Range - varies with missile type
Damage - varies with missile type
Rate Of Fire - 1 at a time upto 4 times per melee
Payload - 100 HE air to air missiles, Heavy HE air to air missiles or Plasma Air to Air missiles are carried
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Torpedo Type Launchers (10)
Primary Purpose - Anti-ship
Range - 2000km
Damage - varies with warhead type
Rate Of Fire - 1 at a time upto 4 times per melee
Payload - 40 cruise missile type weapons with one of the following warheads: Heavy HE, Heavy Plasma or Heavy Nuclear
Bonuses - +2 strike
Bonuses and Penalties
-3 dodge vs other capital ships
cannot dodge fire from fighters/mecha
+1 strike ranged
Systems of Note
Cross Dimensional Radar - Range of 100 billion km and can track upto 50 000 targets at once. This system allows the ship to detect what may lie along thier fold path or what may be be waiting in the area of their fold destination. Also the system can detect incoming ships prior to them defolding into the area.
Standard Radar - Range of 4000km and can track upto 2000 targets at once
Radar Warning receiver - Informs the crew of possible radar lock. Range - 4000km
Targeting Computer - Assists in the tracking and identification of enemy targets to a range of 4000km and can target upto 200 targets at once
Computer Targeting System - Assists in selecting and locking on to enemy targets. +2 to strike using ranged weapons. Smart Missiles are excluded from this.
Lidar/Ladar - This system uses lasers to detect and image items as small as 50cm at 20km, as small as 300cm (2.0m) out to 50km and as small as 1000cm (10.0m) out to 100km. This system also assists the other sensors in detected and identification.
Fold Communications - Range unknown. No lag in communication time out to 10ly. +1 second of lag for every 10ly thereafter. (1000ly would have a lag of 99 seconds). Amplifiers can double the effectiveness.
Standard Communications - Range of 500 000 km with next to no lag between communication points.
Gravitic sensors - This system detects and analyzes gravtic anomolies out to a range of 100 000km.
Electromagnetic sensors - This system detects and analyzes electromagnetic anomolies out to a range of 100 000km.
Thermal and Infa-red Sensors - This system detects and analyzes Thermal and Infa-Red anomolies out to a range of 100 000km.
Limited Electronic Coutnermeasures Capability - With a Electronic Countermeasures skill roll (or Sensor operations at -20%) the crew can impose a penalty of -3 to strike and a -20% to all sensor skill rolls of any opponents within standard radar range depending on terrain.
Combat Computer - Calculates, stores and transmits data onto a HUD (heads up display). Typically tied into the units targeting computer. Can hold thousands of entries about various enemies and robots/power armour/aircraft/vehicles.
Complete Environmental System - A completely computer controlled life support system that includes: internal cooling and temperature control, air pruification and circulation systems (gas filtration, humidifier/dehumidifier) that engages when needed (and can recirculate breathable air indefinitely if neccessary), computer controlled independant oxygen supply and purge system that automatically engages in low oxygen or contaminated air environments, insulated high temperature resistant shielding for upto 1000 degrees centrigade (normal fires do no damage though nuclear, and plasma fires do full damage), radiation shielded upto several thousand rads, and polarized and light sensitive/adjusting tinted viewports.
Standard instrumentation - Speedometer, distance travelled, inertial mapping system, power system temperature, ammunition counters, damage assessment indicators so on and so forth.
Motion detector/Collision Warning System
External Audio Pick-up system - Sound amplification listening systems that can pick up a whisper at a range of 1000m away and louder sounds at longer distances)
Spotlights - high intensity spotlights that can shine on objects upto 2000m away.
Self destruct System - Systems that destroys the unit and all of its internal components. Blast is to a radius of 2000m doing 2d4x10 000md to anything within the radius.
References Used for images and technical information
Robotech.com
Macross Mecha Manual - http://www.macross2.net/m3/m3.html
Robotech Reference Guide
Robotech RPG