Click Images For Larger View Varauta High Speed Raiding Space Cruiser Varauta Space Cruiser (Gigile Colors) Varauta Space Cruiser (Grey Colors)

Varauta High Speed Raiding Space Cruiser Technical Data Ship Type: cruiser Government: Varauta Manufacturer: unknown. Dimensions: length 366 meters. Mass: operational mass 32,500 metric tons; empty mass 28,000 metric tons. Structure: open-style hanger gate (located in aft section). Power Plant: OverTechnology Reactor. Primary Systems: macro nozzle cluster (main thrusters); vernier nozzle cluster; gravity control system; fold system cluster. Max instantaneous acceleration during combat: 1.75 G+ Countermeasures: shipborne pin-point barrier system; shipborne total barrier system. Combat Data Systems: Aegis sensor. Armament: 2 x supersize-bore anti-ship high-angle beam guns 2 x large-bore anti-ship high-angle beam guns 2 x small-bore anti-ship high-angle beam guns 6 x fixed converging beam guns (mounted in bow in two banks of three) 18 x anti-ship missile launchers many x close-in defense high maneuverability missile launchers Variable Mecha: 12-16 variable fighters (Fz-109A and Fz-109F Elgerzorene). Description and History The High Speed Raiding Space Cruiser is designed as a fast attack warship for the Varauta forces. While only some 366 meters long, the Space Cruiser possesses 12 beam guns, 18 anti-ship missiles and over a dozen variable fighters granting the ship a large degree of firepower for such a small vessel. To assist in the fast attack role, the Space Cruiser has upgraded conventional engine thrust, improved maneuverability and higher fold engine power enabling the ship to arrive in a combat zone quickly, strike quickly and retreat quickly. Both armor and firepower are strongest in the forward sections of the ship; a design which aids the Space Cruiser in raids, disturbances and armed assault missions. Production Notes Debut: Macross 7, Episode 3 (Gigile Colors, Episode 12). Crew: no notables. Other Appearances: none. Original mechanical designer: Miyatake Kazutaka Line Art High Speed Raiding Space Cruiser line art

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