RVF-171 Nightmare Plus

Model number: RVF-171
Code name: Nightmare Plus
Unit type: reconnaissance variable fighter
Manufacturer: General Galaxy
Operator: NUNS (New U.N. Spacy)
Rollout: AD 2046
First deployment: AD 2050
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: overall length 15.65 meters (Fighter mode)
Weight: empty 12.15 metric tons; max gross unknown
Armor materials: SWAG/RA155 SWAG energy conversion armor
Powerplant: 2 x Shinnakasu/P&W/Roice FF-2110A thermonuclear reaction turbine engine, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: 2 x 445.9 kN (maximum thrust in space); many x vernier thruster
Performance: Fighter mode: maximum level atmospheric speed at 10,000 meters: Mach 3.5+; maximum level atmospheric speed at 30,000+ meters: Mach 21+
Thrust-to-weight ratio: empty 7.48
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; pinpoint barrier system; ASS/PS 155 third generation active stealth system; chaff/flare dispenser; active stealth; optional radome; optional fold boosters; variable setting EPM (Electronic Protective Measures)
Fixed armaments: 2 x Mauler REB-22 beam cannon, mounted on head; 2 x Erikon AAB-7B beam cannon, mounted in torso; Howard GU-14B gun pod, stored under main body in Fighter mode, hand-carried in Battroid and GERWALK modes; 2 x Bifors BML-02S micro-missile launcher, mounted near wings
Optional fixed armaments: General Galaxy MC-17C gun pod, replaces Howard GU-14B gun pod; AAS-171 EX armored pack (team leaders); 6 x underwing hardpoint for additional missile pods or 2 x reaction missile
Optional hand armaments: none

The RVF-171 Nightmare Plus was a reconnaissance variant of the standard VF-171 Nightmare Plus. This early warning patrol craft was equipped with a radome and a ventral antenna. In February 2059, an RVF-171 from the Macross Frontier emigration fleet spotted the first signs of invasion by the super dimensional lifeforms known as the Vajra.

First appearance: Macross Frontier (TV series)
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori

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