Unit type: prototype assault metal armor
Head height: 16.8 meters
Weight: empty 110.2 metric tons; max gross 172.9 metric tons
Output: 210,000 pounds (dry); 336,000 pounds (CMP); 6 x main nozzle; 12 x attitude control nozzle
Mass ratio: 0.833 (dry); 1.249 (CMP)
Powerplant: 2 x FPW-4D miniaturized fusion reactor
Combat maximum power operation time: 57 seconds (max)
CMP cool-down period: 5 seconds (CMP for 5 seconds or less); 29 seconds (CMP for 57 seconds)
Armor: multiple hybrid type ceralite coating; maximum thickness 450mm
Equipment and design features: Cray Type 9000 computer with AI navigator “Sonia”; Type TAS1 image sensors, range unknown; gravitational sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: multi-dispenser (can fire type LPS7 plasma grenade, smoke, chaff, flare); 2 x dual 25mm machine gun, fire-linked, mounted in forearms (1,500 rounds per minute, 800 rounds); 2 x 280mm railcannon, mounted on back (20 rounds per minute, 120 rounds, uses standard and HE ammunition); 2 x 75mm dual machine gun, mounted on back (130 rounds per minute, 130 rounds, uses standard and HE ammunition)
Optional hand armaments: type LPS7 88mm hand railgun (1,500 rounds per minute, 540 rounds, uses standard and HE ammunition); 2 x close combat assault knife
Pilot: Tap Oseano
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara
Dragonar Info
Director:
Takeyuki Kanda
Writer(s):
Fuyunori Gobu
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Kenichi Matsuzaki
Ryosuke Takahashi
Yasushi Hirano
Hidemi Kamata
Mechanical Designer:
Kunio Okawara
Character Designer(s):
Kenichi Ohnuki
Musical Composer(s):
Kentaro Haneda
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Format:
48 episodes
Airdates:
Japan 02.07.1987 – 01.30.1988
MAHQ is now officially on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mahqdotnet.bsky.social.
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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