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I'm sure most were thought out and there is reasoning behind them. The Variable Fighter/Battroid complex was developed based upon data gather from the ASS-1. Who knows, how much OTEC found about the Zjentohlauedy aboard the Supervision ship.... including the bird-leg formula pod mecha which used a gravity control control system.

Is this why, IIRC, none survived? It seems to me that that strategy would be at a great disadvantage, and unnecessarily. Not only that, but it doesn't seem to have any anti-aircraft/fighter weapons, which would leave it more or less a sitting duck against that sort of attack. Overall, I like the look of it, but the description doesn't make it sound very functional or effective to me. Little more than a space anti-capital ship artillery piece. Oh, how far they have come I think its more that none or few survived because there were nearly 5 million Zjentohlauedy warships firing at the Earth and the destroyers were in front of the target. ^^;

This was probably, if not the first, one of the earliest U.N. SPACY space warships so of course its going to operate under a simple method. Though, the larger-bore beam guns appear they may be semi-fixed/aimable. Look at the simple formula that the SF-3A Lancer II space fighters use: See: http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat.../aero/sf3a.html They simply launch at high rate of speed and carry out their attack before/during a blow-pass maneuver then wait to be picked up by the mothership. Of course it makes sense, they are designed to be fast attack-fighters

Now Lestat, 'SDDD' (Super Dimension Destroyer) is a Studio Kappa-created designation for the our original Calliara (which you designed). The original Space Destroyer did not have a fold drive. Nor, was the vessel ever officially given a designation type. Probably DD though. If you followed MAT's method.... SCV for the ARMDs -- maybe it could be SDD. But those aren't official so its just Space Destroyer.

Discussion anyone? http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...ips/oberth.html

Look:

Read my replies in this thread for infomation: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...&t=4093&hl=amm1 and information here: http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat..._armed_sys.html

I'd like to direct everyone to this topic: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...ice,and,missile I will repeat myself here: Something that is very interesting about this illustration, which no one has remarked on. The numbers written on the sides of the missiles. It appears that Kawamori has himself has specified a designation for the VF-1-use large anti-warship reactive missile other than 'RMS-1'. If this is the case, 'SIM-77' could override the current 'RMS-1' designation. Most likely 'SIM' could stand for 'Space Interception Missile'. The NR numbers appear to be serial numbers given to each of these missiles. (NR-2051, NR-2052... etc..... nuclear reactive) Great stuff! Also see: http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...siles/rms1.html and http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...t=ST&f=2&t=4272

Yes, and the VF-1 is shielded to protect against that. EMP shielding, laser coating... what else a Valkyrie got? Nanashi, could you make a page in your site about these things, please? FV the VF-1 manual is in the works

Sounds good. And is there anything that says that's NOT how the RMS-1 is designed to operate in space? The RMS-1 is designed to be an all-environ Valkyrie-use reactive weapon missile system, which means that it can be in both the atmosphere and in outerspace.

Yes, and the VF-1 is shielded to protect against that.

Macross Hobby Handbook 1, p. 23. Also, on the Staff/Credit page it is said the logo is based an original drawn by Kazutaka Miyatake.

BTW, Its a personalized artwork... not an insignia of any squadron/etc.

Actually, that logo was intended for the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie of United Nations [spacy] Air Force 8th flight (troop/platoon).

Hey, that looks really good. : ) Great job.

Reference picture:

Its not a false notion. That is how Studio Nue draws them.

Well the only time we really see dual RMS outboard is in DYRL, and then they don't apear to be loaded with heavy nuclear warheads. Instead they're being used as BVR missiles to take out Battlepods. It's possible that in this configuration the two RMS-1s are actually lighter than the micro missile boxes. In the TV series, when the RMS-1s apear it looks almost like they're on three individual hardpoints. Yes, I think it wasn't until Do You Remember Love? that the VF-1's design was given its two hardpoints per wing. There was a belief by some people that it had three hardpoints per wing (because of the TV series 3 RMS-1 loaded). Hasegawa choice to give its version of the Valkyrie 5 hardpoints so that it could effectively have both the 2 and the 3 configuration. I believe this is incorrect however... Kawamori has only drawn the VF-1 with 2 hardpoints per wing.

Apologies. That is an error on my part. I will correct it just as soon I am able to connect to my server to upload the file again. Edit: oops..... hold on a minute.... the two missiles _are_ on the outboard pylon.... what am I talking about? >_< @_@

The dual-ejector rack for the underwing pylon which loads the RMS-1 is inboard. The single RMS-1 is mounted outboard.

Warhead yield amounts for reactive weapons have only been specified by Masahiro Chiba (MAT)for the following: RMS-1 http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...siles/rms1.html RHV-1 http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...ea_sparrow.html SRMH-03 http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...les/srmh03.html

Apologies. That is an error on my part. I will correct it just as soon I am able to connect to my server to upload the file again.

anti-laser coating, the VF-1 has it

Well, in the text (refresh) there is mention of varied warhead yields upwards of 100s of kilotons.

New translation. More text added--refresh: http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...siles/rms1.html