Model number:Â RMI-U14
Code name:Â Portman II
Unit type:Â mass production amphibious knightmare frame
Manufacturer:Â Holy Britannia Empire
Operator:Â Holy Britannia Empire
First deployment:Â a.t.b. 2018
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â unknown
Weight:Â unknown
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â energy filler, replaceable electrical cartridge, uses Yggdrasil drive superconductor transfer system, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; landspinner high-mobility propulsion system, mounted in legs; Float system backpack, ejectable, enables atmospheric flight
Fixed armaments:Â 2 x slash harken, mounted on chest; 8-tube torpedo launcher, mounted on tail unit
Optional hand armaments:Â assault rifle w/grenade launcher; large cannon
Initially, the RMI-U13 Portman was developed as an experiment to test the viability of amphibious Knightmare Frames. However, the design proved itself many times, such as the destruction of the Japan Liberation Front and the battles to control the El Alamein front during the brief war between Britannia and the E.U. Thus Britannia decided to produce an improved model Portman, using the lessons learned from the original. The RMI-U14 Portman II, as the new machine was designated, featured a highly refined, streamlined silhouette to reduce water drag, as well as stronger propulsion. The torpedo launchers were moved from the shoulders to a separate tail unit, and the claw hands from the original were replaced with standard manipulators, allowing the Portman II to wield normal hand weapons. A team of Portman IIs, under the command of Knight of Seven Suzaku Kururugi, was used in an attempt to finally crush the cornered and weakened Black Knights, but Zero’s sudden return and intervention destroyed the entire assault fleet, including the Knightmares. Later, after Lelouch Lamperouge, aka Zero, seized the Britannian throne, Portman IIs equipped with Float systems were used in the final battle against the air fortress Damocles.
First appearance: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Code Geass Info
Director:
Goro Taniguchi
Writer(s):
Ichiro Okouchi
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Yuuichi Nomura
Mechanical Designer(s):
Akira Yasuda
Kenji Teraoka
Junichi Akutsu
Eiji Nakata
Takumi Sakura
Character Designer(s):
CLAMP
Takahiro Kimura
Musical Composer(s):
Hitomi Kuroishi
Kotaro Nakagawa
Format:
50 episodes; 3 compilation movies
Airdates:
Japan 10.05.2006 – 07.28.2007 (S1);
04.06.2008 – 09.28.2008 (S2)
U.S. 04.27.2008 – 10.26.2008 (S1);
11.02.2008 – 06.07.2009 (S2)
Theatrical Release:
Japan 10.21.2017 – 05.26.2018
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Our future on this cursed app is unclear, but expect more posts over there.
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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