Model number:Â AV-98
Code name:Â Ingram
Unit type:Â law enforcement patrol labor
Manufacturer:Â Shinohara Heavy Industries
Operator:Â Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Rollout:Â April 1998 AD
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â overall height 8.02 meters; overall width 4.37 meters
Weight:Â standard 6.0 metric tons; full 6.62 metric tons
Armor materials:Â fiber reinforced plastic and carbon fiber reinforced material
Powerplant:Â unknown
Maximum weight lifting capacity:Â 2.40 metric tons
Minimum revolving radius:Â 3.90 meters
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; ECM (electronic countermeasure) pod (Unit 3 only), mounted in head
Fixed armaments:Â 37mm revolver cannon, loads 6 rounds, stored on right leg, hand-carried in use; anti-labor stun stick, stored in shield mounted on left forearm, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments:Â 90mm riot cannon
The development of labors proved to be a boon to construction projects around the world. However, the increase of labors sparked a new type of crime: labor crime. To combat labor crime, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department created its own labor division, Special Vehicles Section 2. At first, SV2 used the ancient ASUKA-MPL-96 Taisyo, which had simply been painted in police colors and outfitted with a siren. As labors became more advanced, SV2 kept up with the times by replacing the Taisyo with the AV-98 Ingram, a labor designed specifically for law enforcement by Shinohara Heavy Industries. The Ingram’s advanced design allowed for more human-like movements. As a law enforcement labor, the Ingram was equipped with an anti-labor stun stick and a 37mm revolver cannon, but it could also carry a shotgun-like 90mm riot cannon. To facilitate transport to the field, each Ingram featured its own transport trailer.
Three units were assigned to SV2 Division 2 under the command of Capt. Kiichi Goto. Unit 1 is assigned to labor enthusiast Noa Izumi, who immediately nicknamed it “Alphonse” after previous pets. Unit 2, featuring a customized face, was assigned to gun maniac Isao Ota. Unit 3 was not used for police operations because it served as a source of spare parts for Units 1-2. However, Unit 3 was fielded in an emergency situation by Officer Asuma Shinohara to combat the mysterious Type-R13EX Phantom developed by Schaft Enterprises. The Ingrams were later tested to their limits during several encounters with Schaft’s powerful Type-J9 Griffon. Although the Ingram represented a significant advancement in labor technology and performed well during its service life, it was later upstaged by Shinohara’s new police labor, the AV-0 Peacemaker. Two Peacemaker units were assigned to Capt. Shinobu Nagumo’s Division 1, which did not upgrade to the Ingram and instead stayed with the aging MPL-97S Python.
Pilot(s): Noa Izumi, Isao Ota, Asuma Shinohara, Kanuka Clancy, Kana Matsumoto, Takeo Kumagami, Uru
First appearance: Mobile Police Patlabor
Original mechanical designer:Â Yutaka Izubuchi
Patlabor Info
Director:
Naoyuki Yoshinaga
Writer(s):
Kazunori Ito
Mamoru Oshii
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Naoto Kimura
Tetsuo Takahashi
Michiko Yokote
Hibari Arisu
Mechanical Designer(s):
Yutaka Izubuchi
Yoshinori Sayama
Character Designer:
Akemi Takada
Musical Composer:
Kenji Kawai
Format:
47 episodes
Airdates:
Japan 10.11.1989 – 09.26.1990
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Cutaway diagram of the VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode from “This is Animation Special: Macross Plus”(1995). Larger versions on my DA profile:
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-detailed-973372931
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-clean-973371729
Art by Kiyomi Tanaka. Original concept by unknown Macross fan. Image built by me
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