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VF-5000B Star Mirage

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BACKGROUND

The VF-5000B Star Mirage is the first venture of the new aerospace conglomerate Shinsei Industry. Designed as a low cost general-purpose lightweight support and air superiority fighter that would be affordable to a wide range of customers, the VF-5000B was turned out in great numbers to the Unified Forces and Emigrant planets. Making its first flight in 2018, and entering mass production in 2020, the VF-5000B assumed the Unified Forces's main fighter designation from the VF-4 (due to its lower costs) beginning in the later half of the 2020's, until the VF-11 Thunderbolt's introduction, with mass production ending in 2029. After production ended the VF-5000B took over as the main aggressor and training fighter of the Unified Forces.
The VF-5000B features an excellent mix of speed and maneuverability, together with enough firepower and combat endurance to endure any combat situation. Especially as it was the first fighter in the Unified Forces to utilise internally mounted micro-missile launchers. By the mid 2040's, the VF-5000B has become obsolete within the Unified Forces, from a frontline combat perspective. However many VF-5000's still exist for training purposes. The VF-5000B is more than capable of keeping up with the more advanced fighters in terms of manouverability, but it suffers from a lack of speed. The singular upgrade package of the VF-5000B, the VF-5000G however is still very much in use with emigrant planet defence forces.


RPG STATS

Vehicle Types: VF-5000
Class: Variable Atmospheric Interdiction Fighter
Manufacturer: Shinsei Industry
Crew: one pilot wearing Tactical Life Support System


MDC BY LOCATION:
    Head Laser                  		 30
(1) Head                                         75
    Arms (2)                    		100 each
(2) Main Body                                   300
    Legs/Thrusters (2)          		200 each
    Main Wings (2)              		125 each
    Tails (2)                   		 50 each
    GU-13 Gunpod                		100
    Reinforced Pilot Compartment		175
NOTES: 1. Destroying the head of the fighter will knock out the Valkyrie's major sensor systems, including all of the optics systems (infrared, nightvision, thermal). Radar and communications will be unaffected.
2. Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the Valkyrie. The pilot and cockpit section/escape pod will be automatically ejected from the doomed Valkyrie before it explodes by the mecha's main computer.


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SPEEDS:

RUNNING, BATTROID: 160 kmph
LEAPING, BATTROID: 17 m high or 24.5 m long without thrusters.
FLYING, GERWALK/BATTROID: mach 1 (1,072 kmph)maximum speed limit in an Earth-like atmosphere. Can also hover in place indefinitely.
FLYING, FIGHTER: mach 2.85 at 10,000 m. Mach 4.73 at 30,000 m. Max altitude of 48,000 m without rocket booster assistance. With Super Parts attached, speeds are mach 4 at 10,000 m, Mach 8.5 at 30,000 m, and also allow the fighter to attain orbit.


STATISTICAL DATA:

LENGTH: 14.03 metres in Fighter

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: equal to a P.S. of 50
CARGO: small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings.

POWER PLANT: two Shinsei Industries/Pratt & Whitney/Rolls Royce FF-2015RB thermonuclear turbine engines, each rated at 12,500 kg, plus 10,000 x 4 from FAST Packs. Several additional Pratt & Whitney HMM-3A high-maneuverability vernier thrusters for additional mobility are mounted at key positions along the Variable Fighter's hull.


WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. ANTI-AIRCRAFT PULSE LASER:

The VF-5000B mounts a single pulse laser for use in air combat skirmishes and for defensive purposes. The laser is mounted on the head of the Valkyrie in Battroid , and is located in the central dorsal section of the main body pointed rearward in Fighter and GERWALK. The laser can only fire to the REAR of the fighter in these modes; it cannot be turned to fire along another arc.


GU-13 MULTIPURPOSE GUN POD:

The GU-13 hand-held gunpod unit is a smaller version of the GU-11. The GU-13 fires armor piercing 55mm shells and is the direct predecessor of the the GU-15.


3. MICRO-MISSILE LAUNCHERS (4):

Four seperate micro-missile launchers are carried internally by the VF-5000B, one in each limb. While the internal magazine is small, they nevertheless provide additional heavy firepower. The loss of a limb will result in the loss of the respective missile launcher.


4. WING HARD POINTS:

Three fixed hard points are mounted on each wing of the VF-5000B for a total of 6 hardpoints on the fighter. These hardpoints can be used to hold a variety of different ordinance types, including long, medium, or short ranged missiles, or even the new intermediate-ranged high-maneuverability (IRHM) missiles (after 2040). One long ranged, one IRHM, 3 medium ranged, or 5 short ranged missiles can be mounted per hardpoint.


5. HAND TO HAND COMBAT:

If necessary, the pilot of the VF-5000B can engage in melee combat rather than use a weapon. The Variable Fighter is extremely agile and can execute most typical hand to hand combat moves, such as punches, jump kicks, leap attacks, rolling with impacts, etc.. vf5000b_fastpack2 (10K)

DAMAGE:


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SUPER PARTS:

The VF-5000B was designed with a FAST pack with aerodynamics in mind, due to the primarily atmospheric role of the fighter. The top mounted FAST Packs are designed to hug closely to the body of the fighter, and feature air intakes for the engines of the FAST Pack which allows the fighter to fly at much faster speeds in both an atmosphere and in space.

The internally carried missiles on the dorsal packs exit from a central piece connecting the two packs, while the leg mounted packs feature two forward mounted launch ports per leg pack.


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STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE VF-5000B:


COMBAT BONUSES FOR VF-5000B COMBAT TRAINING:

BASIC VARIABLE FIGHTER COMBAT TRAINING ADVANCED VF-5000 COMBAT TRAINING


REFERENCES
  • Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
  • Macross 7 Dynamite
  • Macross Compendium's VF-5000 Star Mirage article

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