Unit type:Â prototype assault metal armor
Head height:Â 16.8 meters
Weight:Â empty 132.5 metric tons; max gross 189.9 metric tons
Wingspan:Â 30.2 meters
Output:Â 324,000 pounds (dry); 429,000 pounds (CMP); afterburner +12,000 pounds; 8 x main nozzle, 14 x attitude control nozzle
Mass ratio:Â 0.853 (dry); 1.445 (CMP)
Powerplant:Â 2 x FPW-4D miniaturized fusion reactor
Combat maximum power operation time:Â 52 seconds (max)
CMP cool-down period:Â 2 seconds (CMP for 5 seconds or less); 26 seconds (CMP for 52 seconds)
Maximum velocity:Â Mach 0.9 (sea level); Mach 1.32 (32,000 feet)
Cruising range:Â 5,850 nautical miles (10,836 km)
Hardpoints:Â 2 (maximum load 27metric tons)
Armor:Â triple hardness heavy coating; maximum thickness 475mm
Equipment and design features:Â Cray Type 9000 computer with AI navigator “Sonia”; Type TAS12 image sensors, range unknown; type WG9 gravitational sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:Â multi-dispenser (3 rounds, can fire standard ammunition, HE ammunition, plasma grenades); 2 x dual 25mm machine gun, fire-linked, mounted in forearms (1,500 rounds per minute, 800 rounds); 2 x type BM-06 640mm 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); 2 x 10-tube dual missile pod, mounted on flight unit; 2 x 2-tupe heavy dual missile launcher, mounted on legs
Optional hand armaments:Â type LPS33 88mm hand railgun (1,450 rounds per minute, 660 rounds, uses standard and HE ammunition); 2 x close combat assault knife; photon bazooka
Pilot:Â 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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