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VF-31S APS-31/W Armored Battroid mode
VF-31S APS-31/W Armored GERWALK mode
VF-31S APS-31/W Armored Fighter mode
VF-31S APS-31/W Armored Siegfried Weapon Key
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Surya Aerospace VF-31S APS-31/W Armored Siegfried
Equipment Type: APS-31/W Armored Siegfried
Affiliation: Chaos
Manufacturer: Surya Aerospace
Introduction: unknown
Operational Deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot with Shinsei/LAI EX-Gear EGP-03/05; rear auxiliary seat; pilot maintains posture as the cockpit remains horizontal within the chest block unlike conventional variable fighters with more sophisticated transformation mechanisms
Dimensions:
Battroid Mode: height 15.33 meters (without laser guns)
Fighter Mode: wingspan 14.14 meters; height 3.85 meters; length 19.31 meters
GERWALK Mode: unknown
Mass: standard operating weight 47.5 metric tons (total includes 15.5 metric tons of propellant and missile ordnance)
Structure: Sentinel SWGA-F20B Energy Conversion Armor system
Power Plant: two Shinsei Industry/ P&W/ RR FF-3001/FC2 Stage IIC thermonuclear reaction turbine engines; two SLE-9A/E engines
Propulsion: 2 x 1,875 kN (maximum thrust in space), in atmosphere, air is used as a propellant for unlimited flight range; Over-boost possible; during Fold wave system operation, engine operation is boosted by about 15% (VF-31C, E, F, J and S); Hiotori (FeiFeng?) SLE-9A/E booster engines (total output 2,530 kN); many x Bharat SLE-1B high-maneuverability verniers
Performance:
Fighter Mode: at 10,000 m Mach 5.5, maximum speed due to heat-resistance limit of the fuselage; maximum acceleration with APS-31/W Armored Pack approx. 12.5G (including VF-31 engines)
Maximum Airframe Design Load: 29.5G (when ISC operates, the aircraft, cockpit and equipment is protected from high G)
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; forward-swept wing for improved maneuverability at low speeds in atmosphere during Var suppression operations (VF-31C, E, F, J and S); thrust reverser equipped with three-dimensional maneuvering nozzles; Vortex Flow Controller (VFC) primarily for high-altitude maneuverability at low-speeds when small amounts of gases flow to the aircraft surface reducing the aircraft resistance (drag) by delaying the occurrence of strake vortexes; unlimited ceiling capable of launching into satellite orbit without special equipment; Shinsei/LAI ISC-TO21C ISC (Inertia Store Converter); Bifors ECS-09A Active Stealth system; LAI CCFD-11 Chaff/Flare/Smoke Discharger system; AERIAL III flight support AI; Fold Wave system equipped on Chaos' Δ (Delta) Squadron to amplify fold waves of 'Walküre' songs for extended range using rare Fold Quartz inserts (VF-31C, E, F, J and S); drone launchers (VF-31C, E, F, J and S); sensor windows (mounted on the dorsal surface of the nose); multipurpose container; radome is rotated when nose tip rotates during Battroid transformation; arms can be deployed in Fighter mode; enlarged canard wings to compensate for aerodynamic center toward the aft of aircraft (VF-31A); option of fold booster; option of super parts; APS-31/W Armored Pack
- Armament -
Guns:
4 x fixed Mauler ROV-127E 12.7mm anti-air beam machine gun (mounted center dorsal section in Fighter/GERWALK mode, becomes head turret in Battroid mode)
1 x Howard LU-18A beam gunpod; previous variable fighters were equipped with projectile gunpods, but because the VF-31 engine output has increased it is equipped with a standard high-output beam gunpod (mounted ventral fuselage in Fighter mode, in arm manipulator for Battroid mode, gunpod moves to the dorsal side and acts as a turret in GERWALK mode)
2 x fixed Remington LM-25s 25mm mini gunpod rail gun, exposing the muzzle during use in Fighter mode, gunpods are stored facing backwards but rotate forward from the support point base in GERWALK/Battroid mode (mounted on the ventral side of the fuselage in Fighter mode, upon the arms in GERWALK/Battroid modes); power is less than a standard gunpod and as such these weapons are used to incapacitate
2 x anti-projectile shields made from Energy Conversion Armor (mounted one on each forearm in GERWALK/Battroid mode, part of the wing surface in Fighter mode)
2 x Ka-Bar OTEC AK/VF-M11 Assault knives, knife edge composed of super alloy (can be reinforced with pin-point barrier) for close combat in GERWALK/Battroid modes (folds and is stored behind elbow shields in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
1 x OTEC VPB-S24 pin-point barrier system
2 x engine surface launchers (mounted dorsal rear fuselage in Fighter mode, calf section of legs in Battroid mode)
16 x MDP-001W Cygnus multi-drone plates equipped with entertainment components, mobile stages, illuminated stages, holographic dancers; drones also function as defense and for amplifying fold waves of Walküre songs (mounted within the two engine surface launchers); maximum speed 200 kmph; for atmospheric-use only (equipped upon VF-31C, E, F, J and S)
1 x multipurpose container system located at the rear in Fighter and GERWALK modes and unfolds behind the head turret in Battroid mode (mounted in center rear fuselage when stowed, deployable in all 3 modes utilizing built-in articulating mount); features remote energy charging unit for multi-drones or sound projection unit using Fold Waves (equipped upon VF-31C, E, F, J and S)
2 x 40mm beam cannons (mounted left/right ventral side of the main wing leading edge, recessed within the two AMC-22 micro-missile launcher pods in Fighter/GERWALK mode, positioned in front torso in Battroid mode)
1 x Sentinel ASAWB-M55 105mm interlinked anti-warship anti-air rotating beam turret; autonomous firing possible; energy capacitor (mounted upon multipurpose container system in center dorsal section in Fighter mode, rear overhead position for GERWALK/Battroid modes)
2 x Remington 6-barrel 35mm heavy automatic cannons; utilizes explosive charge with electromagnetic rails; each drum magazine carries 850 rounds (mounted left/right ventral fuselage in Fighter mode, upon arm manipulators for GERWALK/Battroid modes)
Bombs & Missiles:
2 x Bifors CIMM-3B micro-missile launchers with 36 micro-missiles (mounted right/left ventral rear fuselage in Fighter mode, lower legs in GERWALK/Battroid modes)
78 micro-missiles in 2 x Remington AMC-22 close-range micro-missile launcher pods, 22 round containers with 2 x AMC-17 micro-missile launcher pods, 17 round containers (44 mounted in two AMC-22 torso launcher pods; 34 mounted in two AMC-17 inner-shoulder launcher pods)
136 micro-missiles in 4 x AMC-34 micro-missile launcher pods, 34 round containers (68 mounted in two AMC-34 outer-leg/engine launcher pods)
64 micro-missiles in 4 x AMC-16 micro-missile launcher pods, 16 round containers (32 mounted in two AMC-16 inner-leg/engine launcher pods)
30 micro-missiles in 2 x Super Boosters with 3 x embedded micro-missile launcher ports; carries 15 micro-missiles (mounted right/left dorsal main wing-root)
176 micro-missiles in 2 x External Large Composite Missile Containers with two 14-round launchers and five 12-round launchers per container (28 mounted in two AMC-14 top-and-bottom launchers; 36 mounted in three AMC-12 center launchers; 24 mounted in two AMC-12 rear-facing launchers; containers mounted upon left/right outer side of Super Boosters)
4 x anti-ship reaction missile storage containers (2 x bays mounted within rearward top/bottom sides of both left/right Composite Missile Container; outer sides of Super Boosters)
Additional Equipment:
Surya Aerospace APS-31/W Armored pack (deployable in all modes) featuring Hamilton MMM-21/A high-maneuverability micro-missiles with proximity detonation (most current model)
Reaction missile containers use compact RMS series missiles compatible with container size
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The APS-31/W Armored Pack is an optional equipment system for the VF-31 Siegfried variable fighter. The APS-31/W functions in much the same manner as most armored systems, converting the base variable fighter into a heavy class unit featuring significantly strengthened firepower and defensive capability. The weight of the heavy armor and additional weaponry naturally impose a loss of maneuverability upon the variable fighter so additional large booster units are installed to compensate for the deterioration in performance. The APS-31/W armored system can remain equipped and fully functional upon a VF-31 Siegfried variable fighter even during transformation and operation in Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid configurations. The VF-31A Kairos variable fighter can also be equipped with the APS-31/W Armored Pack.
In the Second Windermere War of Independence waged in 2067, Δ (Delta) Squadron and "Tactical Musical Unit 'Walküre'" were deployed in numerous hostilities during the conflict. Δ (Delta) Squadron leader Arad Mölders pilots a VF-31S APS-31/W Armored Siegfried.
Note: The acronym APS-31/W has no official definition, but may possibly be defined as "Armor Pack System-31 / Walküre."
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Debut: Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walküre
Pilot(s): Arad Mölders
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Shoji Kawamori |
Information Courtesy of the Wikipedia Japan: https://ja.wikipedia.org/
Images From - Macross Delta: Gekijyou No Walkure (Feb 2018) pamphlet; Macross Delta: Gekijyou No Walkure Blu-Ray Set Booklet
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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