BACKGROUND (as per Macross Mecha Manual)
The Battle Pod is the standard combat mecha of the Mardook's Zentradi forces. It is a simple mecha, but is well armed with both beam cannons and missiles. A full-sized Zentradi pilots the Battle Pod while lying forward across almost the full length of the pod.
Model Type - Zentran Battle POd
Class - Standard Zentran Combat Mecha
Crew - 1
MDC By Location
Main Body - 315
Wingpods - 150
Main Thrusters - 125
Sensor Eye - 60
Main Guns - 120
Secondary Guns - 75
Missile Pods - 100
Note - The Sensor Eye can only be hit with a called shot and is -5 to strike
Armour - stops upto and including standard 20mm rounds.
Speed
Flying - Mach 4 at 30km+, Mach 14 in space
Range - Unlimited in atmosphere, 2000km in space from reaction mass
Statistics
Height - 10.4m
Length - 13.7m
Width - 7.6m
Weight - 36 tons
Cargo - none
Power System - Reaction Engines
Cost - na
Weapons
Weapon Type - Beam Cannons (2)
Primary Purpose - Anti-mecha
Range - 2400m
Damage - 4d4x10 per blast per gun
Rate Of Fire - equal to pilots attacks
Payload - unlimited
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Beam Cannons (2)
Primary Purpose - anti-mecha/missile
Range - 1500m
Damage - 2d6x10 per blast per gun
Rate Of Fire - equal to pilots attacks
Payload - unlimited
Bonuses - +2 strike
Weapon Type - Micro-Missile Launcher (2)
Primary Purpose - anti-mecha
Range - 8km
Damage - 2d6x10
Rate Of Fire - volleys of 1-18 equal to pilots attacks
Payload - 72 total, 36 per launcher
Bonuses - +2 strike
Bonuses and Penalties
Use Robot/Vehicle Combat Elite
+10% to piloting rolls
Body Block/Tackle - Based on speed of unit
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