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VB-6 König (NUNS Type) GERWALK mode
VB-6 König (NUNS Type) Shuttle mode
VB-6 König Shuttle Schematics
VB-6 König Shuttle mode in battle
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Shinnakasu/Northrom Grumman VB-6 König Monster (NUNS Type)
Equipment Type: variable bomber and heavy combat destroid
Government: New U.N. Spacy
Manufacturer: Shinnakasu/Northrom Grumman
Introduction: 2032
Operational Deployment: 2040
Accommodation: three (pilot and two bombardment officers); single pilot operation possible via EX-Gear system
Dimensions:
Destroid Mode: height 29.0 meters (Macross Chronicle 2nd Edition Mechanic Sheet ALL 02A #D48-05)
Shuttle/Bomber Mode: wingspan 24.42 meters; height 6.77 meters; length 29.78 meters
Mass: unknown (lighter than 101.9 metric ton weight of the mass-produced VB-6)
Structure: ASWAG advanced energy conversion armor
Power Plant: one power generator (built in rear dorsal section in Destroid/GERWALK configurations, central ventral section in Shuttle/Bomber configuration), output unknown; two Shinnakasu/P&W/Royce FF-2025BX thermonuclear turbine engines; four Shinnakasu/Vigors Combined Electromagnetic Plasma Rocket Engine & Railgun System (charged propellant expelled from rockets for thrust using the rail gun system)
Propulsion: 31,700 kg x 2 (maximum thrust in space) (310.98 kN x 2 in space); 26,500 kg x 4 plasma rocket engines (259.97 kN x 4); (plasma rockets are only used for emergency landing and high acceleration; VB-6 thrust is usually obtained from four thermonuclear turbine engines); jet nozzles x 4 (mounted in wing/feet, used for hovering in GERWALK configuration); many x P&W HMM-6B high maneuverability vernier thrusters (mounted in forward nose in Shuttle/Bomber configuration)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: VF-X Ravens Type (empty) 1.24; (with plasma rocket engines) 2.28
Performance:
Shuttle/Bomber Mode: unknown (faster than Mach 1.7+/Mach 3.2 of the mass-produced VB-6)
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; sensors (mounted on missile launcher/arm sections); power generator stowed in rear dorsal section in Destroid and GERWALK modes or in central ventral section in Shuttle/Bomber mode; Foldwave Amplification Device and Foldwave Analysis Device installed in bomb-bay (S.M.S.-specification)
- Armament -
Guns:
4 x Shinnakasu/Vigors 320 mm rail guns; the railgun is capable of precision fire to a range of more than 100 km when utilizing self-guided warheads; reaction warheads available (mounted dorsal section in Destroid/GERWALK modes, stowed rear dorsal section in Shuttle/Bomber mode)
1 x 30 mm small-bore Anti-Air Anti-Ground vulcan gun (mounted forward chest section in Destroid/GERWALK modes, aimed forward in nose section in Shuttle/Bomber mode)
Bombs & Missiles:
2 x Raytheon/Shinnakasu 3-barrel Anti-Ground Anti-Ship Heavy Missile Launchers; (mounted in arm sections facing rearward in Destroid mode, forward in GERWALK mode, stowed port/starboard of center dorsal section in Shuttle/Bomber mode); missiles capable of firing in Shuttle/Bomber mode by extending missile launcher units or extending two rear auxillary barrels; anti-ground anti-ship missiles are normally loaded; option of multi-warhead, reaction warhead missiles and other missile types
2 x High-Speed Anti-Air Anti-Ground Close-Range Small High-Maneuverability Missile Launchers, to fire arm unit missiles in Shuttle mode (mounted in mid outer arms in Destroid/GERWALK modes, mounted in rear dorsal section in Shuttle/Bomber mode)
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Later in the Second Windermere War of Independence waged in 2067 the Chaos (χάος) forces and the New UN Spacy forces from Voldor joined together for an attack against the Windermere army. The Voldorian Spacy forces deployed a VB-6 König Monster during the attack and true to the capabilities of this monster mecha it was a devastating force upon the battlefield, destroying an entire Windermerean space ship single-handedly. This modern VB-6 appears very similar to previous models deployed in the late 2050s, with the exception of a dark teal color scheme and several white markings upon the hull. It is unknown whether this New UN Spacy model of the VB-6 has been upgraded over previous models.
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Debut: Macross Delta, Episode 22
Pilot(s): no notables
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori |
Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Additional Information Courtesy of the Wikipedia Japan: https://ja.wikipedia.org/
Images From - Macross Variable Fighter Designers Note, Macross Modelers Vol. 1 pamphlet, and Macross Delta: Gekijyou No Walkure pamphlet
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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