Model number:Â M135
Code name:Â Frogman
Unit type:Â submersible construction labor
Manufacturer:Â Hishikawajima Heavy Industries
Operator:Â civilians
Rollout:Â October 1998 AD
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â overall height 7.12 meters; overall width 4.29 meters
Weight:Â standard 13.56 metric tons; full 14.32 metric tons
Armor materials:Â high tension steel
Powerplant:Â unknown
Maximum weight lifting capacity:Â 2.0 metric tons
Minimum revolving radius:Â unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; air tank; HOS (hyper operating system)
Fixed armaments:Â none
Optional hand armaments:Â none
The M135 Frogman was an underwater construction labor produced by Hishikawajima Heavy Industries. The airtight Frogman was capable of working underwater at depths of up to 50 meters. Thanks to its large air tank, the Frogman had a longer operation time than other labors that performed underwater work. When the Tokyo police’s SV2 labor unit deployed to the Ark factory to thwart a plan to cause all the city’s labors to go berserk, many Frogman units activated on their own and attacked the police.
First appearance: Patlabor the Movie
Original mechanical designer:Â Yutaka Izubuchi
Patlabor the Movie Info
Director:
Mamoru Oshii
Writer:
Kazunori Ito
Mechanical Designer(s):
Yutaka Izubuchi
Shoji Kawamori
Yoshinori Sayama
Takehiko Ito
Character Designer:
Akemi Takada
Musical Composer:
Kenji Kawai
Format:
1 movie
Theatrical Release:
Japan 07.15.1989
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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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