Model number:Â RPI-11
Code name:Â Glasgow
Unit type:Â mass production fourth generation knightmare frame
Manufacturer:Â Holy Britannia Empire
Operator(s): Holy Britannia Empire/Euro Britannia; Resistance/Order of the Black Knights; Japanese Liberation Front; United States of Japan
First deployment:Â a.t.b. 2010
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions:Â overall height 4.24 meters
Weight:Â combat weight 7.35 metric tons
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 factsphere open sensor camera, range unknown, mounted in head; landspinner high-mobility propulsion system, mounted in legs; cockpit ejection system
Fixed armaments:Â 2 x slash harken, mounted on chest; 2 x stun gun, mounted on forearms; 2 x stun tonfa, mounted on forearms
Optional hand armaments:Â assault rifle w/grenade launcher, mounts on backpack; large cannon
Influenced by the success of the YF6-X7K/E Ganymede prototype, the Holy Britannia Empire began researching the use of Knightmare Frames as combat weapons. The fruit of their labor was the RPI-11 Glasgow, the first combat-capable Knightmare. Building upon the foundation laid out by the Ganymede, the Glasgow relied upon its small, light frame and landspinners for high-speed combat, allowing it to outflank ground forces such as tanks and APCs. The Glasgow also introduced the slash harken, a wired projectile weapon that could double as a grappling hook, or be used to help the Knightmare descend from aerial transports safely, and became standard equipment in all Knightmares thereafter. The effectiveness of the Glasgow was proven when it was deployed during Britannia’s invasion of Japan. The Glasgow’s participation made the brief war a complete route, allowing Britannia to easily take over the island nation, which was then renamed Area 11. Seven years after the invasion, the Glasgow was still seen as venerable, but outdated, and was slowly phased out of production in favor of the newer RPI-13 Sutherland. Many units were refitted into the police-use LE-E106 Knightpolice, while the proliferation of Glasgows meant that they often ended up in the hands of anti-Britannian rebels, such as the Order of the Black Knights and the Japanese Liberation Front. Further, the reliable Knightmare was used as the basis for several “new” designs, including the Type-1R Burai and Type-1RC Burai Kai.
Pilot(s): Kallen Kouzuki (aka Kallen Stadtfeld), Ryou Sayama, Ze
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
#Gundamn278; Next Episode! With our special guest, Sophia, we finally tackle the second half of the latest chapter of the #Gundam Franchise; #WitchFromMercury! Join us live on 07/20/2023 @ 10:15 p EDT! #MAHQ #Mecha #Anime #Podcast #G_Witch
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