BACKGROUND (as per Macross Mecha Manual)
Piloted by full-sized Zentradi in Reguld-style cockpit this is a first for the UN Spacy forces to encounter. An enemy variable fighter unit though this unit seems to be more of a special forces or elite pilots unit as it is not found to be as numerous as the various battle pods and powered armours.
Model Type - Variable Fighter
Class - Zentradi Variable Fighter
Crew - 1 full sized Zentradi
MDC By Location
Main Body - 500
Arms - 175
Hand - 75
Legs - 250
Feet - 120
Main Thrusters - 175
Secondary Thrusters - 75
Head - 120
Plasma Cannon - 180
Micro Missle Launchers - 75
Heavy Missile Launcher/Gunpod - 150
Armour - stops upto and including standard 20mm rounds
Speed
Running - 120kph
Leaping - 20m thruster assisted
Flying Battroid - Mach 2 at 30km+, Mach 15 in space
Flying Fighter - Mach 5 at 30km+, mach 15 in space
Range - Unlimited in atosphere, 3000km in Space from reaction mass
Statistics
Height - Battroid - 14.3m, Fighter - 5.2m
Length - Battroid - 4.6m, Fighter - 13.7m
Width - Battroid - 6.7m, Fighter - 6m
Weight - 50 tons
PS - Robotic 40Lift - 20 tons, Carry - 10 tons
Cargo - none
Power System - Reaction Engines
Cost - na
Weapons
Weapon Type - Beam Cannon (Nose fighter mode)
Primary Purpose - Anti-mecha
Range - 2400m
Damage - 4d6x10 per blast
Rate Of Fire - 5 per melee
Payload - unlimited
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Beam gun (right arm)
Primary Purpose - anti-mecha
Range - 2000m
Damage - 4d6 per blast, 2d4x10+20 per short burst, 4d4x10+10 per medium burst, 4d6x10 per long burst, 6d6x10 per full melee burst
Rate Of Fire - only fires short bursts equal to pilots attacks
Payload - unlimited
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Heavy Missile Launcher
Primary Purpose - Anti-mecha
Range - 50km
Damage - 4d4x10
Rate Of Fire - volley of 1-3 equal to pilots attacks
Payload - 6 total
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Micro Missile Launcehrs (4)
Primary Purpose - anti-mecha
Range - 5km
Damage - 2d4x10
Rate Of Fire - volleys of 1-72
Payload - 72 total
Bonuses - +2 strike
Bonuses and Penalties
Use Robot/Vehicle Combat Basic/Elite with the following bonuses:
+1 attack at level 1 and 12
+1 disarm
+2 pull punch
+1 Autododge at level 2, 4, 7 and 11
+20% piloting rolls
Punch - 4d6
Restrained Punch - 8d6sd
Kick - 6d6
Body Block/Tackle - 2d6
Systems of Note
Combat Computer - Calculates, stores and transmits data onto a HUD (heads up display). Typically tied into the units targeting computer. Can hold hundreds of entries about various enemies and robots/power armour/aircraft/vehicles.
Complete Environmental Pilot Compartment - 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 for upto 4 days if neccessary, computer controlled independant oxygen supply and purge system that has upto 6 hours of breathable air that automatically engages in low oxygen or contaminated air environments, insulated high temperature resistant shielding for upto 300 degrees centrigade (normal fires do no damage though nuclear, and plasma fires do full damage), radiation shielded upto several hundred rads, and polarized and light sensitive/adjusting tinted viewport.
Standard instrumentation - Speedometer, distance travelled, inertial mapping system (zeroed on your deployment location/home base), power system temperature, ammunition counters, damage assessment indicators.
Motion detector/Collision Warning System
Radar - Can identify upto 48 and track upto 18 targets simultaneously to a range of 100 miles (160km) for airborne targets and 10 miles (16km) for ground targets depending on terrain.
Radar Warning receiver - Informs the pilot/crew of possible radar lock. Range - 30 miles (48km) depending on terrain
Targeting Computer - Assists in the tracking and identification of enemy targets to a range of 30 miles (50km)
Computer Targeting System - Assists in selecting and locking on to enemy targets. +1 to strike using ranged weapons.
Radio Communications - long-range direction communication systems out to a range of 200 miles (320km) that can be boosted if proper singal towers or relay systems are in place. Also a directional short-range radio with a range of 10 miles (16km). Both radios have full encryption capabilities. Also included is a external loudspeaker system with an output of 80 decibels.
External Audio/Video Pick-up system
References Used
Seto Kaiba
Robotech.com
Unofficial Robotech Reference Guide
Macross II The RPG
Macross Mecha Manual
Fantasy and Animation HQ