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VF-25G Battroid mode
VF-25G GERWALK mode
VF-25G Fighter mode
SSL-9B Dragunov Sniper Rifle (balancers shown)
SSL-9B Dragunov Sniper Rifle (rear view)
AK/VF-M9 Assault Knife
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VF-25G Messiah
Equipment Type: variable fighter
Government: Strategic Military Services (SMS)
Manufacturer: Shinsei Industry/Macross Frontier Arsenal Original Development/L.A.I.
Introduction: unknown.
Operational Deployment: 2059.
Accommodation: pilot plus passenger
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 15.59 meters (includes beam gun); 14.53 meters (without beam gun).
Fighter Mode: wingspan 15.5 (fully extended); height 4.03 meters; length 18.72 meters.
GERWALK Mode: unknown.
Mass: empty 8.45 metric tons.
Structure: assumed space metal frame, SWAG energy converting armor
Power Plant: two Shinsei Industry/ P&W/ RR FF-3001A Stage II thermonuclear reaction turbine engines.
Propulsion: 2 x 1,620 kN (maximum thrust in space); many x P&W HMM-9 High maneuverability thrusters
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 39.09
Performance:
Fighter Mode: at 10,000 m Mach 5.0+, maximum speed due to heat-resistance limit of the fuselage.
Maximum Airframe Design Load: 27.5G at maximum acceleration for 120 seconds
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry wing; boundary layer control (BLC); capable of attaining unassisted orbital velocity over an Earth-class planet; ISC (Inertia Store Converter): Shinsei Industry Macross Frontier Arsenal / LAI Company self-development specification ISC/TO21; active stealth system antennae; chaff/flare/smoke discharger system; thrust reverser equipped with three-dimensional maneuvering nozzles; cockpit designed for EX-Gear equipped pilot; AA/AS/SF-06 integrated radar (mounted in nose); linear actuators (provide faster electromagnetic transformation without contact between moving parts); hook and cable anchoring system; head turret mono-eye adjusted for sniping; FCF-21b FCS precision fire-control booster located in front avionics bay.
- Armament -
Guns:
1 x fixed Mauler RÖV-127C coaxial 12.7mm beam gun (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, becomes head turret in Battroid mode)
1 x SSL-9B Dragunov Semi/Fully-Automatic Anti-Armor Sniper Rifle for long-range precision shooting with electromagnetic rails in the barrel to boost projectile to maximum acceleration, 8 x target assisting balancers that open during firing, built-in optical scope and SP-55X 55mm ultra-high-speed armor-piercing ammunition; accurate to within 10 cm at a firing distance of 20 km (mounted ventral fuselage in Fighter mode, in arm manipulator for GERWALK/Battroid modes); includes standard 12+1 round magazine (optional 35 round drum magazine) located on the underside near cooling fins; muzzle velocity of SP-55X cartridge is 6,200 m/s (SSL-9B's linear driver, in addition to the chemical reaction, can increase muzzle velocity to 7,490 m/s for ultra-long-range firing in space); ultra-hard-metal jacketed ultra-dense alloy bullets can penetrate 300mm-thick GFS-a2 composite armor used by Destroids.
1 x standard bulletproof (anti-projectile) shield (mounted center rear dorsal fuselage in Fighter mode, mounted on arm in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
2 x Remington ES-25A 25mm high-speed machine guns
or 2 x Mauler RÖV-25 25mm beam machine guns (mounted left/right of intakes in Fighter/GERWALK mode, on rotating hip mounts in Battroid mode)
1 x AK/VF-M9 Assault Knife, 1.65m, super strong material reinforced by pin-point barrier system (mounted under left arm shield block)
1 x pin-point barrier system
Bombs & Missiles:
6 x underwing hardpoints for anti-ship reaction missiles, fold speakers or other equipment.
Optional Armament:
SPS-25S/MF25 High-maneuverability Super FAST pack system (includes some additional armor).
or APS-25A/MF25 Armored pack (deployable in all modes)
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Variant of the standard VF-25 Messiah equipped with an electromagnetic rail sniper gun pod and an enhanced optical package in the specially designed head unit.
The most valuable capabilty of the "G" variant Messiah was by far it's ability to field heavy weapons in support of friendly units. The heavy firepower of the VF-25G was gained via the SSL-9B Dragunov Anti-Armor Sniper Rifle, a powerful rail gun that was already in service with the VF-171 Nightmare Plus. The SSL-9B fired a super polymerized gold cartridge covered in super-hard metal not at the low end rail gun velocity of 3,500 meters per second, but at an impressive 6,200 meters per second (the linear driver increased initial velocity to 7,490 m/s in space). During the Vajra War, heavy fire support units like the VF-25G Messiah became the backbone of the SMS front line forces. While some victories against the large Vajra units were achieved by more experienced commanders using daring close-combat attacks, the VF-25G's SSL-9B sniper rifle remained one of the few reliable weapons capable of routinely penetrating the Vajra's incredibly powerful energy converting armor in spite of their adaptive defenses. To improve the accuracy of the SSL-9B rifle, the VF-25G Messiah included a specially designed head unit adjusted for sniping and an FCF-21b FCS precision fire-control booster located in front avionics bay.
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Debut: Macross Frontier, Episode 2
Pilot(s): Mikhail Buran/Michael Blanc, Sheryl Nome, Klan Klang.
Other appearances: none.
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori |
Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Images From - Macross Perfect Memory and other macross books.
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist.
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