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| By AARON SKETCHLEY (aaronsketch@HOTdelete_thisMAIL.com) | Ver 1.0 2013.06.12 |
| Mechanic: TF SMS 04B: Durendal |
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Operation Record
Even though the YF-29 was an experimental model, super parts were prepared for it as outer space equipment, just like the VF-25. The super parts are composed out of Fold Wave Projector + Armament Units on both wings, the Chemical Rocket Boosters on the trailing end of the inner wings, the High-Manoeuvrability/Propellant Packs that are installed in the front part of the outer-wing engine pods (when operating outside the atmosphere), and a shield made out of layered energy conversion armour. The YF-29 equipped with these super parts appeared in its first battle at the Vajra Home-world in Saotome Aruto's hands.
Caption: Although the aircraft itself was still at the prototype stage, it was thrown into the final decisive battle at the Vajra Home-world on the pretext of the expected characteristics of the YF-29.
Caption: With its abundant armaments, such as the beam gun turret, the YF-29 developed the fight with the Vajra group. Its pure combat abilities outdid those of all of the VFs up until now.
Down: Large Output Fold Wave Projector
They are built into the Armament Units that are equipped onto both wing-tips. When in outer space or flying at low speed, they deploy like flower petals, and amplify fold waves.
Down: Dedicated YF-29 Super Parts
The YF-29 Super Parts concentrate their power on the point of improving manoeuvrability and amplifying fold waves. Additional armour is limited to the shield, only.
Down: Concealed-Top Style MDE Beam Gun Turret
A revolving beam gun that had its trial on the Tornado Valkyrie. Further maturing of the gun was attempted in the YF-29, such as integrating it with the airframe when the device is stowed away.
Down: Heavy Quantum Beam Gun Pod
The gun pod has been made into one with even higher performance then the existing gun pods with technology that originated in the Macross Galaxy Fleet. Its use has been sought after from the time of the Tornado Valkyrie.
Fighter Mode
As a feature of the structural side of the YF-29 Super Parts, the high-speed form is obtained namely by stowing Armament Unit equipment on the tips of the main wings. The concept itself is different from the options for the VF-25, as the unit itself forms a part of the main wing. The Fold-Wave Projectors, which are built into the units, deploy like flower petals when operating, and they function as devices that amplify communications abilities with the Vajra by fold waves. This was put to use for the purpose of stopping the battle with the Vajra with Ranka Lee's fold song. In this way, it's possible to infer that the the Super Parts for the YF-29 are not mere high-manoeuvrability parts.
Down: Exo-Atmospheric Specification Captions (clockwise): Chemical Rocket Booster, High-Manoeuvrability/Propellant Pod, Fold Wave Projector
Down: Endo-Atmospheric Specification
Left/Up: The Outer Space Propellant Pods are similar to covers for the engine pods, and can be purged in an atmosphere. Also, the Fold Wave Projectors are stowed away when the YF-29 is hypersonic.
Up/Right: Outer Space Propellant Pods (include high-manoeuvrability thrusters) are added in front of the outer-wing engine pods; they provide the YF-29's four engines with propellant. The Fold Wave Projectors are deployed.
Caption: Even though the Fold Wave Projectors are deployed in GERWALK form, all of the YF-29's armaments can be efficiently used.
Caption: There are a lot of advantages in the GERWALK form, even in space, such as rapid orbital changes. This form was used even before reaching the Vajra Home-world.
Down: Endo-Atmospheric Specification
Left: Similar to Fighter, the Outer Space Propellant Pods in front of the outer-wing engine pods are removed in the Endo-Atmospheric Specification. Also, the Fold Wave Projectors are stowed away in consideration of air resistance.
Right: The Fold Wave Projectors are in a deployed state in the Exo-Atmospheric Specification. It is equipped with Outer Space Propellant Pods that are like engine pod covers. The high-manoeuvrability thrusters in the front of the Propellant Pods seem to be especially used in GERWALK.
Up: Exo-Atmospheric Specification
Battroid Mode
In contrast to the various options for the VF-25 that have a strong inclination toward additional armour systems, the YF-29 Super Parts value raising manoeuvrability and the aircraft's characteristics. Because of this, Battroid form, which concentrates the boosters and armament containers in the rear, gives an impression that it isn't greatly different from the silhouette of the YF-29 with normal equipment. In addition, regarding the point of strengthening armour, to begin with, the entire airframe's weighting limit has been raised to 32.5 G from the VF-25's 27.5 G by conducting substantial strengthening to the basic structural frame itself. Also, the energy conversion armour thickness is considered to be double the VF-25's ratio (the comprehensive strength when operating is about four times). As a result, even a normally equipped YF-29 acquires an armour strength beyond that of a super parts equipped VF-25. The one thing that can be called additional armour is the shield in the form of layered energy conversion armour attached to the normal shield.
Caption: The YF-29 isn't burdened with heavy armaments even in the atmosphere, due to the excessive output brought about by Fold Quartz.
Caption: A deterioration in hand-to-hand combat was not especially seen, as there are no additional parts that obstruct the limbs range of movement.
Right: Endo-Atmospheric Specification
Right: Compared with the silhouette from the front, the rear has the impression that the YF-29's volume has substantially increased in order to concentrate the parts.
Right: Exo-Atmospheric Specification
Down: The Fold Wave Projectors are stowed away in Battroid form, which differs from the Endo-Atmospheric Specification Fighter and GERWALK forms.