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| Mechanic: TF SMS 05A: Quadoran Rhea / VB-6 Koning Monster |
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VB-6 Konig Monster / Quadoran Rhea
The blood relationship of the famous aircraft that still breathe.
Aircraft Explanation
The Quadoran Roh, which was used in the First Interstellar War, is referred to as the aerial warrior model (the Miria model), and was a high-manoeuvrability dogfight pod / enhancement suit that was orientated toward the female Zentraadi, who had particularly enhanced reflexes and G-proof abilities. The Quadorah Rhea is a reproduced type of Roh that has had improvements with the latest technologies applied to it. The latest type, the "Rhea/56", is, in addition to S.M.S.'s Pixy Squadron, extensively deployed.
Data
Attached to: S.M.S. / New Unified Forces
Length: 16.85 m (not including the barrel of the beam gun)
Gross Weight: 35.5 t (sortie weight when equipped with the pilot's body weight of about 7.5 tons, wearing about 8.5 tons of such things as the pilot's suit and life-support systems, and the standard armaments, such as propellant, ultra high-manoeuvrability missiles, and impact beam cannons.)
Empty Weight: 16.72 t
Main Engines: 2x Kimerikora / General Galaxy FC-2055µ thermonuclear converters
Standard Armament: 2x Bifors 55 mm AA-55/QD Medium-Bore Rapid-Firing Impact Cannons, Mauler 30 mm LPG-30/3R three-barrel Air-to-Air High-Speed Revolving Gatling Laser Pulse Guns, 4x Bifors Close-Range Ultra High-Manoeuvrability Missile Launcher Pods, 1x Bifors AA-76/QD Anti-ship Impact Cannon, Others
Size Comparison: VF-1J, Quadoran Rea
Development Genealogical Chart: Quadoran Roh > Quadoran Rhea
Main Pilot: Kuran Kuran
Main Pilot: Canary Berstein
Aircraft Explanation
The Konig Monster is a Variable Bomber (VB) that was developed on the basis of the concept of enabling the Destroid to deploy itself at high speed in order to capitalize on the offensive ability of the Destroid Monster. It adopted the transformation mechanism to Shuttle, Heavy GERWALK and Destroid while inheriting the Monster's offensive ability as is; and a Variable Bomber that greatly surpassed the VF's firepower was born.
Data *data is for when it's in Shuttle Form
Attached to: S.M.S. / New Unified Forces
Length: 29.78 m
Height: 6.77 m
Width: 24.42 m
Empty Weight: 101,90 t
Engine: 2x Shinakasu / P&W / Royce FF-2025BX, 4x Shinnakasu / Viggers Electromagnetic Plasma Rocket Engine / Rail Gun Composite System
Engine Thrust: 2x 31,700 kg (maximum thrust in outer space), 4x 26,500 kg
Auxiliary Engine: P&W HMM-6B High Manoeuvrability Vernier Thrusters
Cruising Speed: Mach 1.7+ (when at the standard 10,000 m altitude within an atmosphere), Mach 3.2+ (when above 30,000 m altitude)
Standard Armament: 1x Shinnakasu / Viggers 320 mm four barrel Rail Gun Turret, 2x three-tube Raytheon / Shinnakasu Heavy Anti-Ground Anti-Ship Missile Launcher, 1x Anti-Air Anti-Ground Machine-Gun Turret (semi-fixed when in Shuttle Form), 2x Anti-Air Anti-Ground Close-Range Rapid-Fire Small High-Manoeuvrability Missile Launchers
Development Genealogical Chart: HWR-00-MkII > VB-6
Size Comparison: VF-1J, VB-6
Caption: The aircraft that were deployed to the Macross Frontier's S.M.S. Pixy Squadron were also put into the fight with the Vajra. The deep crimson Quadoran Rhea that Captain Kuran Kuran boards bequeathed large military results, such as taking an active part even in the battle of the Vajra Home-world.
Caption: The Quadoran Rhea took an active part as the main battle force of S.M.S. together with the VF-25 that Skull Squadron spurred on. It's said that the manoeuvrability of the Quadoran Rhea matches that of the VF-25, and it wasn't unusual for them to coordinate with the VFs. It is conceivable that there were also situations where, according to the mission, the Quadoran Rhea was superior.
Standard Armaments
The basic concept of the Quadoran Roh, which features diverse built-in equipment, including missile launchers pods and Gatling laser pulse guns, is also inherited by the Quadoran Rhea. However, the armament manufacturers were changed to the Bifors Co. and the Mauler Co. to easily procure parts, and that resulted in the Quadoran Rhea being equipped with equipment for VFs and Destroids. Also, the biggest difference with the Quadoran Rhea is the addition of an anti-ship impact cannon on the back, which attempted to further strengthen the Quadoran Rhea's offensive capabilities.
Caption: The Bifors folding AA-76/QD Anti-Ship Impact Cannon on the left side of its backpack, boasts the greatest power among the armaments of the Quadoran Rhea.
Caption: Close-range Ultra-high Manoeuvrability Missile Pods are built into the backpack. Although the armament is arranged almost identically to the original craft, the production manufacturer has been completely changed.
Cockpit
Even though the aircraft's exterior closely resembles the Roh, the interior has been completely changed. The Rhea stresses the survivability of the pilot, which was ignored in the Zentraadi era, and the cockpit surroundings have been transformed by Energy Conversion Armour. The Rhea is also equipped with a reserve life-support system that has a cold sleep function.
Caption: The basic structure of the cockpit is identical to the original craft. The interior has been narrowed even more due to the additional equipment, which includes the pilot protection functions.
Airframe Structure
With the additional equipment, even though there is additional airframe weight, and additional amounts of propellant and energy used with the additional equipment on the Quadoran Roh, the Quadoran Rhea handles it with such things as a more compact, improved output reactor, and additional external propellant tanks. The latest batch of the type that handles the fold boosters for coming and going are introduced into S.M.S., in order for lone craft to carry out super long range reconnaissance and route validation tasks. The comprehensive performance of the craft has been improved after being supplied to S.M.S., by an enhancement with original components, such as communication and search operation devices, that started with the installation of a fold communication rescue beacon transmitter and enhancement of the preliminary life-support system.
Caption: In the Battle of the Vajra Home-world, the Quadoran Rhea also supported the mission to disrupt the Vajra by driving implants into them.
Caption: Making the best use of the features of the Battle-suit with high manoeuvrability, the Quadoran Rhea demonstrated excellent combat abilities even in close-range battles.
Variations
This same family line will continue due to the Quadoran Rhea's intermittent mass production, and they are deployed to such groups as the Unified Marine Forces, that are mainly composed of Zentraadi soldiers. Three craft are also deployed to S.M.S.'s Pixy Squadron. The Quadoran Rhea's deployment number is small, when compared to the VF.
Caption: Nene Nohra and Raramira Rerenia rode the craft that were deployed to Pixy Squadron. Except for their grey colouring, their specifications are the same as Kuran's craft.
Caption: Shinakasu Heavy Industry and Dr. Konig Tiegel, who had taken part in the earlier Monster, participated in the development of the VB-6.
Caption: The variable VB-6, something that speedily deploys overwhelming firepower to the front-line, is an important aircraft that carries striking capabilities on the shoulder.
Standard Armaments
The armaments of the VB-6 are a 4-barrel 320 mm Rail Gun Turret, two 3-barrel Large Heavy Missile Launchers in the arms, an Anti-aircraft Anti-ground Machine-gun Turret, and two Anti-aircraft Anti-ground Rapid-Fire Missile Launchers; and they haven't greatly changed from their development until the later half of the 2050's. However, the shells and missiles that are used are constantly having improvements added to them, and the VB-6 boasts of an abundance of variations that can deal with diverse combat situations, and on top of anti-aircraft micro-missile cluster warheads and anti-submarine rocket depth charges, such things as wide-area fire-fighting shells have been developed.
Caption: Even though the core of the Macross Quarter class Small All-Purpose Manoeuvrable Carrier is constructed from the Tactical Variable System, the VB-6 was included as a part of that system in S.M.S..
Caption: The Shinnakasu / Viggers 4-barrel 320 mm Rail Gun Turret is the VB-6's representative armament. Precision shooting is possible even at a range of more than 100 km with self-guided shells.
Cockpit
The S.M.S. specification VB-6 have received small improvements because of the severity of the battle situations they are put into. The area of the cockpit and the engine block in particular have had their strength increased greatly by changing to Energy Conversion Armour II when they were assembled by Shinnakasu Heavy Industry, and the pilot and airframe survivability is extremely high.
Caption: Although the standard crew is one pilot and two gunners, the VB-6 can be controlled by one person, if they have great abilities, like Major Canary Berstein.
Shuttle Mode
The Shuttle form, which can be called the Fighter form of this craft, achieves an advanced flight ability even in the atmosphere by simultaneously using a lifting body structure. The VB-6 succeeds in miniaturization by using the super electromagnetic catapults of the rail guns as plasma rockets in Shuttle form.
Caption: Even though the VB-6 is inferior to a VF in terms of absolute manoeuvrability, it achieves the purpose of a high-speed deployment of an overwhelming offensive ability.
Destroid Mode
The VB-6 becomes an unprecedentedly huge humanoid weapon in the mode that is equivalent to a VF's Battroid. Although a few of the armaments become unavailable, such as the arm 3-barrel Raytheon/Shinnakasu Heavy Anti-ground Anti-ship Missile Launchers, the powered arm of the arms can be used. Although its a form that mainly considers close-range combat, there are few chances to use it, as the demand for the VB-6 was its ability to shell its objectives.
Heavy GERWALK Mode
The use of all of the VB-6's armaments becomes possible in the form that closely resembles the Destroid Monster. It's been confirmed that the VB-6 is often used on the battlefield in Heavy GERWALK mode, especially because the rail gun main armament can be used at maximum power in the form.
Caption: A "foothold" is needed when firing at maximum power; the dome of Island 1 had also been used as one.
Caption: Rail Guns
Variations
Even though the craft that S.M.S. uses have the same catalogue specification, original tuning was carried out after they were received by S.M.S., and their maximum output has been improved by more than 5%. Their unique markings are also characteristic to them.
Caption: In the second Vajra engagement, which the VB-6 faced in the rescue of the Galaxy Fleet, Sheryl nose art was painted on the fuselage - she was the sponsor of S.M.S. at the time.
Caption: Sheryl nose art was used thereafter when battling, and several variations of nose art have been confirmed on the VB-6.