Click Images For Larger View
VF-19S Battroid mode
VF-19S GERWALK mode
VF-19S Fighter mode
VF-19S Fighter schematics
Color Code Transformation Guide
GU-15 Gun Pod
|
Shinsei Industry VF-19S Excalibur
Equipment Type: UNAF/UNS main advanced variable fighter
Unofficial codename: Blazer Valkyrie
Government: U.N. Air Force, U.N. Spacy
Manufacturer: Shinsei Industry
Introduction: 2041
Operational Deployment: 2041
Accommodation: pilot only in pressurized canopy
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 15.48 meters (without beam gun)
Fighter Mode: wingspan 13.52 meters; height 3.94 meters; length 18.47 meters
GERWALK Mode: wingspan 13.53 meters
Mass: empty 8.62 metric tons
Structure: SWAG energy conversion armor, stealth composition
Power Plant: two Shinsei Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2550J thermonuclear turbine engines (see analysis in Macross Technical Manual section for further information)
Propulsion: 78,950 [68,500] kg [x g] x 2 (maximum output in outerspace) (774.5 kN x 2); 2 x rear afterburner intakes encircling engine/lower leg nozzles; 2 x two-dimensional independent vectored thrust nozzles for enhanced V/STOL performance and maneuverability; many x P&W HMM-7 high-maneuverability vernier thrusters (featuring encircling vernier slits around engine/lower leg nozzles)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 18.32
Performance:
Fighter Mode: cruise speed at 10,000 m Mach 5.1+; max cruise speed at 30,000+ m Mach 25+ [(8.5+ km/s)]; max rate of climb at S/L 68,000 meters/minute
g limit: +35.5/- 19.5
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; forward-swept delta-wing combination main wing (VF-19F, VF-19S); variable geometry sweep (VG) wing; vertical take-off and landing (VTOL); supersonic cruise and maneuvering in region of Mach 5.0+ below the stratosphere; two-dimensional thrust vectoring (independent pivot); capable of attaining unassisted orbital velocity over an Earth-class planet; wrap-around imaging monitor system in cockpit (all modes); anti-projectile (bulletproof) shield; internal weapons bays with medium-range high maneuverability missiles (engine/leg sections); fighter-scale pin-point barrier system (allows for armor simplification and light weight); active stealth system; 3 x special equipment hard point stations for optional 2 x space/atmospheric conformal propellant tanks and optional 1 x space/atmospheric fighter fold booster; strengthened communications and armaments
- Armament -
Guns:
2 x fixed internal laser cannons (mounted in both leading wing roots with exit ports)
1 x small-bore rear anti-aircraft beam gun (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, becomes head turret in Battroid mode)
4 x fixed rear anti-aircraft laser cannons (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, either side of head turret in Battroid mode)
1 x Howard GU-15 new standard external gatling gun pod (mounted ventral fuselage in Fighter mode or in manipulator in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
1 x fixed fighter-carried pin-point barrier system
1 x standard bulletproof (anti-projectile) shield (mounted center rear dorsal fuselage in Fighter mode, mounted on arm in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
Bombs & Missiles:
2 x internal Little Rock launch systems featuring 12 [previously 24] x high maneuverability micro-missiles OR 6 x medium-range high maneuverability missiles each (mounted ventral side fuselage in Fighter mode, lower legs in GERWALK/Battroid modes); pallet can be alternately equipped with other weapon packs
Optional Armament:
2 x space/atmoshperic Boosters and Super Part weapon units with micro-missiles (mounted dorsal engine nacelles in Fighter mode; side shoulders in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
1 x spiritia absorption pod
|
With each new class of variable fighter the UN Spacy has found it useful to assign modified variants to team leaders and flight commanders. The VF-19S is a variant built in line with that official doctrine and features several improvements from the standard Excalibur model. A new head unit was built to replace the standard "F" series model, but in addition to the standard central beam gun the VF-19S features four additional fixed anti-aircraft laser cannons mounted on the sides of the head turret. The VF-19S weighs slightly more than the standard model Excalibur (8.62 metric tons) but more than offsets the little additional weight with significantly improved engines. Two Shinsei Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2550J engines provide the VF-19S with 12,900 kg [x g] more thrust. The VF-19S, like the VF-19F, appears in standard blue mass production colors but the "S" model includes gold highlights unlike the "F" model silver highlights. Second Lieutenant Docker of Emerald Force was noted for flying a VF-19S during the Protodeviln War in 2045-2046.
|
Debut: Macross 7, Episode 20
Pilot(s): Docker
Other appearances: Macross 7: Encore, Macross 7 The Galaxy Is Calling Me
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori |
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
|
|
