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Az-130A in Battroid Mode
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General Galaxy/Mikoyan-Varauta Az-130A Panzerzorene / Panzersoln
Equipment Type: Varauta main attack craft
Government: Varauta Army (Protodeviln)
Manufacturer: General Galaxy/Mikoyan (original VA-14 designer), Varauta (derived manufacturer)
Operational Deployment: November 2045
Accommodation: pilot only
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 17.73 meters
Attacker Mode: wingspan 22.15 meters; length 17.78 meters
Mass: empty 15.5 metric tons
Structure: SWAG energy conversion armor
Power Plant: two Shinnakasu/Daimler FF-2770D thermonuclear turbine engines in Az-130A
Propulsion: 55,000 kg [x g] x 2 (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) (539.55 kN x 2); 2 x three-dimensional vectored exhaust nozzles for VTOL and maneuverability; many x P&W/Daimler HMM-5C high-maneuverability vernier thrusters
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 7.10
Performance:
Attacker Mode: cruising speed in atmosphere Mach 4.0+; maximum rate of climb at S/L 37,500 meters/minute
g limit: +35.0/- 20.0
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation (Attacker, GERWALK and Battroid mode); vertical Take-off and landing (VTOL); three-dimensional thrust vectoring; enclosed canopy cover; spiritia absorption system
- Armament -
Guns:
2 x standard external multipurpose gun pods with sensor, foregrip and detachable stock magazine (mounted port/starboard outer engine/leg bays with exit ports for Attacker mode)
2 x fixed 35-mm cannons (set on rotating mounts under the forward main fuselage in Attacker/GERWALK mode, side torso in Battroid mode)
2 x fixed three-barreled beam guns (mounted in main fuselage in Attacker/GERWALK mode, front torso in Battroid mode)
1 x fixed rear laser gun placement
1 x spiritia absorption beam (mounted small exit barrel on starboard side of head unit in Battroid mode)
Bombs & Missiles:
4 x fixed micro-missile launchers (mounted forward dorsal nacelles in Attacker/GERWALK mode, outer shoulders Battroid mode)
2 x standard medium-scale missile launchers (mounted in rear engine/lower leg nacelles)
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The Az-130 Panzerzorene (Panzersoln) is another Varauta-built variable fighter designed after obtaining UNS technology. When UN Forces investigated the fourth planet of the Varauta system and fell victim to the Protodeviln, the UNS VA-14 variable fighters were taken by the Varauta and redesigned for their needs. Like all adapted Varauta fighters the Az-130 is a heavy variable vehicle armed with five fixed weapons, two gun pods and six missile launchers. When deployed together the Az-130 can launch devastating attacks firing dozens of missiles each to launch massive fusillades against the enemy. The Panzerzorene is also equipped with a spiritia absorption beam mounted on the right side of the head unit in Battroid mode. The heavy firepower and strong armor of the Panzerzorene is a significant advantage for the variable fighter when in battle against lighter enemy units. However, as a larger variable vehicle some 15 metric tons in weight the Az-130 is slower to accelerate and less maneuverable the UNS variable fighters.
The Az-130A standard model variable fighter entered service later in the Protodeviln War along side the FBz-99 Saubergeran in November 2045. The Az-130 squadrons were operated by captured Zentradi pilots from the Macross 5 fleet and forced to fight under the mind control technology of the Protodeviln.
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Debut: Macross 7, Episode 30
Pilot(s): Matthew Langley
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Katzutaka Miyatake |
Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Images From - Macross 7 Animation Materials and other macross books
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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