MiM-31 Karyovin

Model number: MiM-31
Code name: Karyovin
Unit type: jet fighter
Manufacturer: Mikolev
Operator: Anti-United Nations
Rollout: unknown
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: overall length 15.5 meters
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: space metal frame
Powerplant: 2 x conventional turbojet engine, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 35mm Gatling gun, mounted on forward section of main body under cockpit; unknown x bomb/missile, location unknown

The MiM-31 Karyovin was a jet fighter used by the Anti-United Nations during the Unification Wars. Manufactured by Mikolev, the MiM-31 incorporated OverTechnology and followed after the debut of the U.N.’s F203 Dragon II. The MiM-31’s armaments included a 35mm Gatling gun and multiple bombs/missiles. Following the official end of the Unification Wars in 2007, the Anti-U.N. and U.N. forces made the move to variable fighters in 2008 with the SV-51α and the VF-0 Phoenix.

First appearance: Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori

Underside view