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Illustration by: Kaito Oomoto

Caption: The Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets have an existence that should be referred to as the group of navigable space colonies. Even though they are politically ranked as satellite states of the Earth Unified Government, the power relationships of the right to self-government, the armed forces, and so on differ in each fleet.

Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets
Municipalities that travel around the galaxy.
In the Mankind Seeding Project, a great number of Emigrant Fleets started on journeys for planets that humans can settle on. Above all else, the Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets have the possibility of being forced to sail for more than several decades (if they're unlucky, the voyage is semipermanent). Because of this, the Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets are made to survive city level populations along with introducing [new] social systems.
The Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets are often composed of such things as a residential area City Spaceship at the core - where society's infrastructure is maintained, a Factory Ship that manufactures machinery and tools, a Farm & Ranch ship that supplies food, and a Unified Forces space fleet that guards the fleet. Even though they are essential functions in their travels in the galaxy, they are built from hardware that is designed to last.
Such facilities are made to function in a coordinated fashion, and the fleet's government is set up in order to establish the Emigrant Fleet as a single society. Even though the relationships of such things as the social system, jurisdiction, the Earth Unified Government and the armed forces differ depending on the fleet, in general, a free, capitalist society takes form, and societies and living conditions that are close to those of Earth are achieved. Emigrant Fleets that have enhanced equipment, infrastructure, and public institutions, function as long term navigable space colony groups that might be referred to as satellite states of the Earth Unified Government, or possibly as local self-governing bodies.
However, not all of the Emigrant Fleets had a complete social system. Due to their scale, it's thought that great restrictions had been imposed on the social level and the citizens' freedoms of the initial Megaroad class and the SDFN series that copied the SDF-1 Macross, both of which didn't have a fleet population that passed the 10,000 person scale. And compared to the scale of the fleet and the accompanying combat ships that guard against Zentraadi attacks, there might also be functional restrictions connected to the city ship. Also, at the beginning of the Mankind Seeding Project, there was only a small amount of city ship knowhow, and there were a few Emigrant Ships that were devastated by epidemics. The New Macross Class was created through such experience, and after 2030, it is the standard Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet.

Related Matter: The Relationship Between The Earth And The Fleets
The Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets exist like local self-governing bodies that were put under the jurisdiction of the Earth Unified Government. However, since the fleets are sailing a great distance from Earth and the main Emigrant Planets, and in addition to the possibility that the commands of the Unified Government and armed forces headquarters not being carried out by the fleets, the Unified Government worried that the Emigrant Fleets would also revolt against the Earth. Because of this, such things as "chaperons" were sent from the Unified Government.

Caption: One of the reasons why the high performance aircraft - such as the VF-19-, weren't deployed in large quantities, is that the Earth feared an insurrection by the Emigrant Fleets.

Right: Leon Mishima
The Presidential Chief-of-Staff sent to the Macross Frontier Fleet from the Earth New Unified Forces.

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Emigration Fleet's Under The Control Of Businesses
The initial Super Long Range Emigration was carried out under the leadership of the Unified Government, and private level Emigrant Ships appear to have remained at short range and small scale emigration. As the Mankind Seeding Project progressed, the number of businesses that invested in Research Fleets increased (the L.A.I. Co. is famous for being presumed to be the special sponsor of the 117th Research Fleet that used the SDFN-04 General Bruno J. Global as its flagship). Eventually, even Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets were created by the project planning of large companies. One example of that is the General Galaxy company's Macross Galaxy Fleet. The Macross Galaxy Fleet was the 21st New Macross Class and the 51st Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet, and even though it was put under the jurisdiction of the Unified Government, the General Galaxy company closely participated in the fleet administration, and the fleet's leadership initiated the Galaxy Control Plan (it is unclear whether that was the arbitrary decision of one section of the company, or the speculation of the entire corporation).

Caption: The influence of the L.A.I. company in the Macross Frontier Fleet is strong, and this same company has connections with Chief-of-Staff Mishima.

Caption: The implants in the Galaxy Fleet depend on the technological strength of General Galaxy.

Related Matter: Zentraadi And The Emigrant Fleets
If one considers an Emigrant Fleet's surplus space, then it is difficult for giant sized Zentraadi to live in them. Because of this, Zentraadi are micronized in the majority of the Emigrant Fleets. However, fleets exist like the Frontier Fleet, where Zentraadi are able to live giant sized.

Caption: The "Forumo" Shopping Mall is in Frontier Fleet's Island 3. One can sau that the residence of giant-sized Zentraadi in the Macross Frontier Fleet is a measure of the expectation of Zentraadi manpower.

Caption: Even though the Macross 5 Fleet is a fleet that only Zentraadi participated in, the entire population was micronized.

The Ships That Compose A Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet
Super Long Range Emigration Fleets are composed from a Unified Forces escort fleet flagship in the middle of a great variety of vessels. Though the participation of combat vessels stood out in the initial Megaroad Class fleets, from the New Macross Class, the number of accompanying ships that directly contribute to civic life, such as factory ships and environment ships, increased; and the main residential ship's functions as a city ship have been strengthened.

Caption: The Island Cluster Class, which is one form of the New Macross class, are a great number of linked Environment Ships that are composed of such things as production facilities and residential areas.

The Fundamental Composition Of The Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets
The flagship, as the core of the civil-military fleet, is the main residential area. Therein accompany such ships as the factory/agricultural ships and the Unified Forces Space Fleet, which guards the fleet.

Caption: military [left], civilian [right]

The Politics And Military Affairs Of A Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet
Although the Emigrant Fleet is put under the supervision of the Earth Unified Government, it is impossible for the Unified Government to take direct charge of the civil-military fleet, due to factors such as the distance. Therefore, there is a degree of autonomy in the fleets, and discretionary power is given to the Unified Forces that guards the fleet. In addition, such things as the polity and the civil-military power balance differ according to the fleet and are not fixed.

Caption: In the Emigrant Fleets as well as Earth, which are basically democratic capitalist societies, economic activity is also vigorous. Arbitrary military governments are not known.

Politics
Besides the administrative body that's placed into each fleet, parliaments are often also established. According to each fleet, the President or Mayor is the head of the government and is superior to the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial), and the Unified Forces might be placed under their command.

Right: Howard Glass
With the right to decide on super long range folds, the president interacts with the parliament.

Military Affairs
The accompanying escorting Unified Forces fleet is able to deal with sudden enemy attacks with independent decisions. In addition to systematic military movements needing the authorization of such entities as the fleet's government and parliament, there are also cases where priority is given to the orders of the Earth Unified Forces Headquarters.

Right: Maximilian Jiinasu
The head of the Macross 7 Fleet. The scale of the armed forces is large compared to the fleet's population.

Interactions With Fellow Emigrant Fleets
Emigrant Fleets are constantly moving in the galaxy. Nevertheless, there is interaction with fellow Emigrant Fleets, Emigrant Planets and the Earth. There might be a lack of specific materials due to the route, and transactions with fellow fleets are not unusual. In addition, there is a lot of personal comings and goings due to such things as business and sightseeing. You might say that there are absolutely no standalone fleets.

Caption: Spaceports have been established in the City Ships to deal with the visits from such places as the other fleets and Emigrant Planets.

Caption: The coming and going of civilians between fleets is done by fold-capable shuttles, and space flight and shipping businesses also exist.

Right: Sheryl Nome
A Galaxy Fleet singer who went around a great number of fleets in a 2059 concert tour. It is one example of an Emigrant Fleet's business comings and goings.

Caption: Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets often have resort facilities, and there are also tourists who come with the intention of staying in them.

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