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VF-22 Battroid mode
VF-22 GERWALK mode
VF-22 Fighter mode
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GV-17L (or BP-14D) Stealth Gun Pod (VF-X2 type)
Internal Micro-Missiles
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VF-22 Sturmvogel II "VF-X Ravens"
Equipment Type: UNS special operations variable fighter
Government: U.N. Spacy
Manufacturer: General Galaxy
Introduction: 2046
Operational Deployment: 2046
Accommodation: pilot only in g-endurance zero/zero ejection seat (pilot wears Tactical Life Support System with upper and lower g-suits and pressure breathing); cockpit completely shielded; pressurized cockpit (external view through overhead spherical canopy, one forward panel and two side panels in cockpit hatch)
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: unknown, estimated height 15.5 meters
Fighter Mode: wingspan 15.36; height 4.04 meters; length 19.62 meters
GERWALK Mode: wingspan 15.36 meters
Mass: empty 9.55 metric tons; VF-22S variant, 9.34 metric tons
Structure: SWAG energy conversion armor, stealth composition.
Power Plant: two Shinnakasu Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2450B thermonuclear engines.
Propulsion: 41,200 kg [x g] x 2 class (maximum instantaneous thrust in atmosphere; 65,200 kg [x g] x 2 class in space) (in space 639.61 kN x 2); engines utilize air as coolant/propellant in atmosphere, but problems with cooling efficiency (attributed to exceeding output and melting the core) limit maximum thrust to 40% to 60% of thrust in space; 2 x three-dimensional independent convergent/divergent turning exhaust nozzle vanes; 4 x dorsal sub-nozzles above main exhaust nozzles; 2 x banks of pivoting slit nozzles (ventral fuselage) for GERWALK mode VTOL; many x P&W HMM-6J high-maneuverability vernier thrusters
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 13.61 (ratio is 8.17 when limited to 60% thrust in atmosphere)
Performance:
Fighter Mode: max cruise speed at 10,000 m Mach 5.06 (VF-22S variant, Mach 5.07); max cruise speed at 30,000+ m Mach 21 (VF-22S variant, Mach 22+); max rate of climb at S/L 61,900 meters/minute
g limit: +60.0/- 45.0
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; primarily manually controlled but equipped with brainwave control system for assistance (non-contact connector for brain-wave operation installed in seat); engine block remains on main body in GERWALK and Battroid modes, enabling effcient use of main engine thrust and providing high mobility compared to past VFs; side-stick controller; variable camber wing; enhanced version Quimeliquola Queadluun-Rau special inertia vector control system; two flight configuration modes (cruise and high speed) achieved via varying the cant of wing/tail surfaces; vertical take-off and landing (VTOL); supersonic cruise and maneuvering in region of Mach 5.0+ below the stratosphere; three-dimensional thrust vectoring with three exhaust nozzle flaps on each engine (independent pivot); capable of attaining unassisted orbital velocity over an Earth-class planet; 2 x arm shields/trapezoidal combined variable-cant tail stabilizing surfaces; internal micro-missile launchers (central dorsal section and ventral fuselage); internalized gun pod racks; fighter-scale pin-point barrier system (PPB); active stealth system; 1 x special equipment hard point station for optional 1 x Shinnakasu Industry/OTEC FBF-1000A external prototype fighter fold booster (not certified for performing folds beyond a one-way limit of 20 light years)
- Armament -
Guns:
1 x OTEC XX-2C high-powered converging beam cannon OR 1 x fixed Erlikon AAB-7 anti-aircraft high-powered converging beam cannon (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, becomes head turret in Battroid mode)
2 x semi-fixed Mauler REB-22 internal converging energy cannons featuring forward/rearward barrels (mounted underneath tail stabilizers in Fighter mode, lower arms in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
2 x Howard BP-14D multipurpose gun pods OR 2 x Hughes/GE GV-17L new standard internal cartridge-less gatling gun pods featuring retractable grip/stealth covers mounted in 8 x hard point weapon stations (mounted left/right internal ventral fuselage in Fighter mode or inside leg storage bay cover panels and/or manipulators in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
1 x fixed fighter-carried Howard PBS-03F pin-point barrier system
2 x arm shields (tail stabilizers in fighter mode, lower arm in GERWALK/Battroid modes); function in concert with barrier system
Bombs & Missiles:
Bifors BMM-24 all-environment high-manueverabilty micro-missile cluster OR 4 x Bifors BML-02S internal all-environment rapid-fire micro-missile launchers featuring 4 x dorsal exit ports and 4 x ventral exit ports (mounted in center dorsal section to sides of engine nacelles and center ventral section to the rear of nacelles)
3 x Stonewell-Royce B-6 standard internal pallets (4 x B-21A internal pallets, exclusive to YF-21 and VF-22S)
Optional Armament:
estimated 2 x exclusive internal pallets for mounting reaction warheads
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Continuing his incredible mastery of all valkyries, VF-X Ravens Captain Aegis Focker operated the latest VF-22 special operations variable fighter in his battles against the Vindirance terrorist forces. The VF-22 Sturmvogel II of the VF-X Ravens appears in solid blue hull colors with white highlights.
NOTE: The VF-22 Sturmvogel II was named after the Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a Sturmvogel (Stormbird), a variant of the first operational jet fighter-bomber placed in actual combat.
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Debut: Macross Digital Mission VF-X 2 (Video Game, 1999)
Pilot(s): Captain Aegis Focker, Suzie Newtlet, Syun Tohma
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake (cockpit) |
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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