Sketchley's Translations: Macross Chronicle Revised Ed. - Mechanic: M Zentrādi 08A: Battleships of the Zentrādi Forces

• "M Zentrādi 08A: Battleships of the Zentrādi Forces." Macross Chronicle. 17 Sep. 2009: 05-06.
• "M Zentrādi 08A: Battleships of the Zentrādi Forces." Macross Chronicle Revised Ed. 27 Aug. 2013: 05-06.

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The Battleships of the Zentrādi Forces

The swarms of large battleships that support the Zentrādi Forces.

Caption:
• The 3,000 m long Kirutora Keruēru large battleship is categorized as a planetary landing assault ship. It is characterized as having strong armour.

▼ Kirutora Keruēru

⬢ Hull Explanation: The Zentrādi Forces have Main Fleets that are composed of several hundred thousand to several million ships. The Main Fleets are formed from such vessels as battleships, transport ships and gunships, with vessels such as the Noputi Baganisu 5631 and the Keadouru Magudomira 10107 mainly used for fleet command. Swarms of ships—composed of such vessels as the 3,000 m class Kirutora Keruēru, the 2,000 m class Suvāru Saran, and the 1,500 m class Medium Gunship—were indispensable for forming those Main Fleets. Swarms of these warships were also found in the Bodoru Main Fleet that encountered the Earth Unified Forces in 2009 AD, and they played a role in that fleet's strength.

▲ Suvāru Saran

Captions:
• The 2,000 m class Suvāru Saran battleship is the main combat asset of the Zentrādi fleet. It has an excellent service life.

• These 1,500 m class Medium-sized Gunships—warships belonged to the Bodoru Main Fleet—are attacking the Earth.

▼ Medium-sized Gunship

▲ Picket Ship The Picket Ship is a small vessel that's deployed in the Bodoru Main Fleet along with with such vessels as the Suvāru Saran.

⬢ Data:
◼ Kirutora Keruēru
Length: approx. 3,000 m
Operational Inertial Mass: 150 million t
Power System: Wōkeri Katafirura Heat Pile System
Gravity Control System: Kerushe Vuzāru Gravity Control Cluster
Jet Propulsion System: Main Thrusters: Wōkeri Katafirura Macro Nozzle Clusters, Vernier Thrusters: Wōkeri Katafirura Vernier Nozzle Clusters
Armament: 17x Guided Focusing Beam Gun Systems, 96x Anti-Ship Anti-Air Missile Launchers, many small ship-borne Mobile Weapons
Production: Supurutora Shifudo 18,899,500th Zentrādi Automated Armoury Planet

◼ Suvāru Saran
Length: approx. 2,000 m
Operational Inertial Mass: 39.5 million t
Power System: Geteru Makyura Zoriya Heat Pile System Cluster
Gravity Control System: Geteru Makyura Gravity Control Cluster
Super-Dimensional Navigation System: Shiku Terunakeru Fold System Cluster
Jet Propulsion System: Main Thrusters: Wōkeri Katafirura Macro Nozzle Clusters, Vernier Thrusters: Wōkeri Katafirura Vernier Nozzle Clusters
Armament: many Guided Focusing Beam Gun Systems, many Anti-Ship Anti-Air Missile Launchers, many small ship-borne Mobile Weapons
Production: Geteru Makyura Zora 4,146,163th to 53,717,550th Zentrādi Automated Armoury Planet

⬢ Size Comparison:
SDF-1
Kirutora Keruēru
Suvāru Saran
Medium-sized Gunship
Picket Ship

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⬢ Operational Record The Kirutora Keruēru, Suvāru Saran and Medium Gunship fought the SDF-1 Macross as part of the Bodoru Main Fleet. In addition to fleet battles on the front lines, they were also involved in such things as defending the Noputi Baganisu 5631 and managing the sorties of the small Mobile Weapons.

Caption:
• The Suvāru Saran—which were the core of the Buritai fleet—were also responsible for guarding the Furubusu Barensu Mobile Fortress.

▲ Side The Kirutora Keruēru has a cylindrical hull. Due to a structure that emphasizes robustness, its firepower has been reduced compared to the other Zentrādi ships.

⬢ Kirutora Keruēru

The Kirutora Keruēru Planetary Landing Assault Ship was envisioned to assault enemy bases and deploy troops and weapons. As a result, it is more robust than the other warships, and could endure a certain extent of enemy fire. The Kirutora Keruēru also has a wide range of operations, such as the ship's role in transporting materials to the front lines.

Caption:
• A large number of Kirutora Keruēru were deployed in the Bodoru Main Fleet, and they appeared in the battles with the SDF-1 Macross.

▶ Rear A concentration of thruster nozzles are installed in the rear. In the top part are ship-borne craft launch ports for the Large Landing Pod and so on.

▶ Front Several armaments are installed in the lower part of the vessel, and the ship is able to make attacks on enemies in the front.

⬢ Suvāru Saran

The standard battleship that forms the core of the Bodoru Main Fleet, and pulverizes enemy ships, bases, and so on with the armaments that it is equipped with in various places. It's said that the Suvāru Saran was developed from the closing years of the Protoculture.

Caption:
• In combat with the SDF-1 Macross, its simultaneously fired beam guns damaged the Macross.

▼ Side The Suvāru Saran has a shape similar to that of the Keadōru Magudomira 10107, and is characterized by a slender bow.

◀ Rear The ship has two thruster nozzles, one on the right and another on the left. The central part is a catapult port for ship-borne craft.

▲ Front One can grasp that there are several gun ports in such places as the bow* and the left and right sides of the warship.

* translator's note: "(aircraft's) nose" in the source material.

▼ Deck The Suvāru Saran's deck. When attacking, the stowed Guided Focusing Beam Gun system and other weapon muzzles pop up out of the deck.

▼ Passageway A passage made to fit the size of a Zentrādi's body. Such things as firearm lockers (the door on the right side) are installed in the walls in preparation for emergencies.

⬢ Medium Gunship

A vessel with excellent artillery power. When the Medium Gunship's bow separates upwards and downwards, the main gun is exposed from the inside, and is ready to fire.

▲ When Camouflaged The external appearance of the Gunship when it was camouflaged by a forest. Kamujin used it as a base.

▼ The Gunship was operated in order to target such things as enemy ships and bases from long range.

▼ Sub-Control Room The control room had a lot of equipment and a large number of route maps.

⬢ Picket Ship

The Picket Ship was the smallest of the Zentrādi battleships, and was responsible for such things as supporting the other ships and controlling the sorties of the Fighter Pods.

◀ There is a launch port in the center of the Picket Ship's stern for such things as the Fighter Pods.

▲ The Picket Ship is a small vessel deployed in the escort fleet of the Furubusu Barensu Mobile Fortress that Bodoruzā boarded.

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