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Large Battroid Transport Mother-ship

BACKGROUND

The Large Battroid Transport Mother-ship has the ability to transport a maximum of on the order of 100 variable fighter craft as freight. Furthermore, it has the fighting strength of a destroyer class ship and both the fold cruising ability and speed level by which it can accompany a cruiser. While it is perfectly able to endure operations as a battleship because of those abilities, on the other hand, because much of the ship's interior space is used as a cargo compartment, it's ability to make use of carrier borne aircraft is inferior to other Varohta warships, and its overall combat ability is somewhat low. It not only transports Battroids, but can also operate as a support carrier because it also has launching catapults and fighter command and control equipment.

It is different from the other Varohta warships with its feature structure of armour planks being, above all, arranged up and down. The point where the upper part of the hull are catapults and the lower part are missile magazines is in common with the other warships of the Varohta Forces. Even though the layout with the upper half of the rear hull as a storage compartment, and the lower part is the engine section is identical to the other warships, space for the aircraft hangar section is ensured to be greater than that of the other warships. The mother-ship adopts a structure with a diamond shape cross section, that takes stealthiness into account.

43 were operated as the main transport ship of the Varohta Forces.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: Transport
Class: Warship
Crew: 1038 to 1106 total (command tower: 50, main ship: 800, pilots: 156, troops: 32 to 100)
Manufacturer: Varohta Forces
Government: Varohta Forces
Customer: Varohta

Design Features: armour planks; sliding anti-ship missile and fighter catapults; large transport hold; destroyer class fighting strength; fold cruise ability and speed level equal to the cruiser.

Variants:
- Large Battroid Transport Mother-ship: mass produced version

MDC BY LOCATION:

Location MDC Location MDC
Main Body 1
Command Tower 2
Communications and Sensor Array 2 (2)
Main Engines/Power Plants 3 (2)
Secondary Engines 3 (4)
Small Guidance thrusters 3 (24)
Fins (12)
Main Battery Guns (2)
Sub-Battery Guns (6) 		24,000
3,400
300 each
7,500 each
2,600 each
200 each
1,000 each
500 each
350 each 		Converging Beam Guns (7)
Missile Launchers (5)
Small Anti-Aircraft Guns (48)
Outer Hull (per 12 m area)
Interior Hangar Walls (per 6 m area)
Interior Walls (per 3 m area)
Pin-point Barrier System 4
Total Barrier System 4 		250 each
250 each
100 each
300
20
200 SDC
2,500 each
15,000

SPEEDS:

Sub-light: 0.20 speed of light
Auxiliary Drive: Mach 5; Mach 15 in space.
Space Fold Range: 100 light years if there are no fold faults.

Planet bound: can land if necessary but not designed to manoeuvre in an atmosphere. Can only land in a body of water.
Maximum Range: estimated 20 year life span, which can be extended with regular maintenance and overhauls.

Maximum rate of ascent: 400 m per minute using the anti-gravity propulsion system.
Maximum instantaneous acceleration during combat: 1.25 G+

STATISTICAL DATA:

Height: under investigation
Width: under investigation
Length: 684 m

Operational Mass: 195,000 t
Empty Mass: 125,000 t

Power Plant: under investigation

DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS

Note: Refer to the Ship Defensive Systems for stats unless otherwise noted herein:

1. HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS
2. SELF-DESTRUCT
3. ENERGY CONVERSION ARMOUR
4. SHIP-BORNE PIN-POINT BARRIER SYSTEM:

5. TOTAL BARRIER SYSTEM:

OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS

1. MAIN BATTERY: LARGE-BORE BEAM GUN (2)

In the center of the hull. Only the nozzle of the beam gun is exposed. The beam is aligned [with the target] by twisting in a deflection field.

2. SUB-BATTERY: MEDIUM-BORE BEAM GUN (4)

In the bow in front of the main battery. Only the nozzle of the beam gun is exposed. The beam is aligned [with the target] by twisting in a deflection field.

3. SUB-BATTERY: SMALL-BORE BEAM GUN (2)

In the center of the hull, behind the main battery. Only the nozzle of the beam gun is exposed. The beam is aligned [with the target] by twisting in a deflection field.

4. CONVERGING BEAM GUNS (7)

Clustered on the bow. Only the nozzle of the beam gun is exposed. The beam guns can only fire straight ahead.

5. LARGE ANTI-WARSHIP MISSILE LAUNCHER (4)

The lower part of the center of the hull is armed with a Large Anti-Warship Missile sliding type missile magazines launching mechanism. Each one is loaded with 9 Large Anti-Warship Missiles.

6. RAPID-FIRE HIGH-SPEED MISSILE LAUNCHER (1)

On the top of the center of the hull. Only the nozzle of the missile launcherers are exposed. Each launcher is a cluster of 12 missile launchers.

7. SMALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS (48)

Mounted all over the hull, approximately 8 per side. These Close in Weapons Systems (CIWS) can either be computer or manually controlled, and do not suffer the negative modifiers to hitting attacking mobile weapons, that larger starship based weapons do. They are intended primarily for anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense, but can do moderate damage against smaller enemy spacecraft if they get too close. At most 4 guns can be directed against a single target at any time.

8. SHIP-BORNE CRAFT

The mother-ship can be equipped with Variable Fighters to increase its versatility. The Variable Fighters are housed in the hangar on the upper half of the rear of the hull. The top part of the center to rear of the mother-ship are 9 battroid catapults. They are constructed to launch 1 craft each, sequentially, from the rear. They are primarily used for defence, but can also be deployed on tactical missions.

SENSOR SYSTEMS

Note: Refer to the Ship Sensor Systems for stats unless otherwise noted herein:

1. LONG-RANGE DETECTION SYSTEM: Range: 2 AU
2. LONG-RANGE LASER/SATELLITE RELAY COMMUNICATIONS
3. SEARCH AND TARGETING RADAR: Range: 6,500 km
4. SUPER DIMENSIONAL SPACE COMMUNICATIONS: Range: 500 light years

OTHER STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Note: Refer to the Ship Other Systems for stats unless otherwise noted herein:

1. AIRLOCKS: 70 are scattered over the hull, with 10 Flight Deck Airlocks.
2. ARMOURY
3. CARGO HATCHES: 14 spread over the hull
4. GRAVITY CONTROL
5. LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
6. SPACE FOLD SYSTEM
7. SUBLIGHT ENGINES

COMBAT BONUSES FOR SPACECRAFT TRAINING

Note: only the hangars and cargo bays are macron (battroid) scale. The rest of the ship is micron scale.

REFERENCES
  • Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
  • Macross Chronicle Varohta Fleet article
  • Macross 7 Animation Materials
  • The UNSDB's Varauta Large Battroid Carrier stats
  • Macross Compendium Varauta Large Battroid Transport article
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