New Giant Carrier

Class: unknown
Name: New Giant Carrier
Unit type: carrier
Manufacturer: Varauta
Operator: Varauta
First deployment: unknown
Complement: unknown
Dimensions: overall length 1,356.0 meters
Weight: standard operating displacement 2,500,000.0 metric tons
Powerplant: OverTechnology reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: main thruster: macro nozzle cluster; vernier nozzle cluster; fold system cluster
Performance: maximum instantaneous combat acceleration unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; gravity control system; pinpoint barrier system; total barrier system; Aegis sensor combat data system
Fixed armaments: many x reaction missile launcher, mounted in forward section; many x large-barrel beam cannon, mounted in forward section; many x close-in high-maneuverability missile launcher, mounted on hull
Mecha/aircraft: 160-200 variable fighters

The New Giant Carrier was a large battleship used by the Varauta forces during the Protodeviln War of 2045-46. The carrier could accommodate up to 200 variable fighters launching from eight scramble catapults. The carrier’s armaments included reaction missile launchers, beam cannons and standard missile launchers.

First appearance: Macross 7
Original mechanical designer: Kazutaka Miyatake

Rear view