Large Battleship

Class: unknown
Name: Large Battleship
Unit type: battleship
Manufacturer: Varauta
Operator: Varauta
First deployment: unknown
Complement: unknown
Dimensions: overall length 864.0 meters
Weight: standard operating displacement 600,000.0 metric tons; empty operating displacement 550,000.0 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 1.7 G+
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; gravity control system; pinpoint barrier system; total barrier system; large Aegis sensor combat data system
Fixed armaments: 2 x supersize-bore anti-ship beam gun, mounted on hull; many x small-bore anti-ship beam gun, mounted on hull; many x anti-ship large reaction missile launcher, mounted on hull; many x close-in high-maneuverability missile launcher, mounted on hull
Mecha/aircraft: 60-80 variable fighters

The Large Battleship was a warship used by the Varauta forces during the Protodeviln War of 2045-46. The battleship could accommodate up to 80 variable fighters and was heavily armed with beam guns of various calibers, multiple anti-ship reaction missile launchers and many standard missile launchers. The battleship could also function as the command ship for small and medium sized Varauta fleets. One Large Battleship was used by the Protodeviln Gigile, who led Varauta forces in the field during their frequent attacks on the Macross 7 colony fleet.

First appearance: Macross 7
Original mechanical designer: Kazutaka Miyatake

Rear view