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Battle 13 in Carrier Mode
Battle 13 in Attack Mode
Battle 13 (Kazutaka Miyatake color art)
Battle 13 (Kazutaka Miyatake color art)
Battle 13 (Kazutaka Miyatake color art)
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Battle Class Stealth Space Attack Carrier (Macross 13)
Ship Type: stealth space attack carrier
Government: United Nations Government (U.N.G.)
Manufacturer: General Galaxy
Ship Class: Battle Class Stealth Space Attack Carrier
Ship Name: Battle 13 (destroyed February 14, 2051)
Launch Date: unknown
Commission Date: unknown
Complement: crew unknown
Dimensions: unknown
Mass: Battle 13 displacement unknown; Gunship unknown
Structure: stealth composition
Power Plant: OTEC/General Galaxy Reactor; Gunship Reactor.
Main Machinery: OTEC/Shinnakasu/General Galaxy advanced fold system cluster; OTEC/Centinental impulse drive cluster; Shinnakasu Industry Agar nuclear pulse rocket cluster (sub-thruster); OTEC gravity control system; Gunship Fold System
Countermeasures: Pin-Point Barrier System; Total Barrier System (operable for a short time to short ranges)
Combat Data Systems: Stealth Aegis
Armament:
1 x OTEC-manufactured Gunship Main Gun super beam weapon, 100 degrees elevation when latched to holder grip, less than 1 shot/60 min, capable of independant maneuvering (mounted forward ventral hull in Carrier mode, starboard manipulator in Attack mode); folding hand grip; when used in hand-held shooting mode, energy is supplied from Battle 13; Macross Cannon can operate independently, but function and output will be greatly restricted; Macross Cannon energy consumption is intense and independent usage is limited to 2-3 times
12 x Beam Weapons (mounted upon triple cannon turrets facing port/starboard in Carrier mode; one triple cannon weapon facing forward and one facing aft upon the shoulders in Attack mode)
many x OTEC-General Galaxy stealth concealed-unconcealed-type converging energy cannon ports
many x Bifors CIWS beam Phalanx
many x Anti-fleet anti-planet super-long range reaction warheads (mounted in extending rack launchers and embedded slot launchers)
many x Anti-ship High-maneuverability missile system
Variable Mecha: 450 x variable fighters, including VF-11C Thunderbolt, 3 x VF-17 Nightmare, 3 x VF-19 Excalibur, 2 x VF-22S Sturmvogel II (2046 February)
Other Craft: 250 x attack craft; 9 x bombers; 60 x reconnaissance craft; 18 x transport craft; 12 x liaison craft
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The Battle 13 is a New Macross Class (Battle Class) vessel that was involved in the last major battle between the Earth-Supremacist faction Latence and the VF-X Ravens supported by Vindirance, a group opposed to the facist Latence faction. Under the command of corrupt UN Spacy Colonel Wilbur Garland, the Battle 13 was seized by Latence forces in 2051. Equipped with the special wide-area weapon jamming system created by the Critical Path Corporation, Garland commanded the Battle 13 against the UN Spacy armada in Earth orbit. The UN Spacy armada was unable to launch an effective counter attack with the jamming device in operation and as a result the Battle 13 destroyed several UN Spacy warships. Fortunately, Captain Aegis Focker of the 727th Independent Special Command VF-X Ravens lead his pilots in a daring assault upon the Battle 13. Fighting past numerous Ghost X-9 fighters and Wilbur Garland himself (piloting a VF-22 Sturmvogel II), Captain Focker was able to destroy the wide-area weapon jamming device mounted upon the Battle 13. In a spectacular assault the remaining UN Spacy warships destroyed the Battle 13, in effect vanquishing the Latence Earth-supremacist cabal for good.
As of 2059, former SDF-1 Macross officer Kim Kabirov was assigned as captain of the Battle 13, suggesting a new ship was built following the destruction of the original vessel in 2051. Previously residing at the Generals Mansion on Planet Eden (Drama CD 'Macross 7 Docking Festival Song Saves the Galaxy booklet, March 24, 1995; set between episode 22-23 of Macross 7), Kim Kabirov was ultimately promoted to Commander of the New United Nations Spacy and even has an institution in her name known as 'Kabirov School' ('Macross Frontier Vol.4 Triangler' novelization, Kadokawa Shoten, 2009, pg 238-239).
Setting: The following is trivia about the characters and factions within the rather complex plot of the VF-X2 video game story (information for editing purposes):
Black Rainbow - Publicly labelled an anti-UN terrorist group led by Zentradi rebel Timoshie Daldahnton. In actuality, it is a group fighting against UN Forces that brutally suppress those who voice the legitimate grievances of the colonies. Later in the story, Black Rainbow provide intelligence to the VF-X Ravens about the Earth-Supremacist faction Latence.
Vindirance - Also labeled an anti-UN terrorist group, led by Mariafokina Barnrose. In actuality, they are former UN Spacy officers who are committed to fighting Wilbur Garland and Latence. The player fights Vindirance early in the game, but is given the option to join them near the final act (good ending). Gilliam Angreat (founder of the VF-X Ravens) goes missing at one point in the game and has his suspicions of the Latence conspiracy group confirmed. Gilliam then tries to convince the player (Aegis Focker) to join Vindirance and fight against the Earth-Supremacist faction Latence.
Latence - An Earth-Supremacist faction within the UN Government lead by Wilbur Garland (a fascist UN Colonel), manufacturing a war against Black Rainbow with the intent of seizing power within the UN. Garland is the commanding officer of the Battle 13 and the VF-X Ravens report to him (he provides the mission briefings for the first half of the game)
Critical Path Corporation - Rogue Corporation led by Manifred Brando. Working on advanced sensor jamming technology, they also developed and sold weapons to anti-government groups, including opposing forces like Latence and Vindirance.
If the player chooses the right path in the VF-X2 story, it is actually the Vindrance that squares off against Wilbur Garland and his Latence faction (controlling the Battle 13) in 'Operation Remember Love'. By that point in the game Black Rainbow and Critical Path have been neutralized and their leaders killed in action.
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Debut: Macross Digital Mission VF-X2 (Video Game, 1999)
Crew: Wilbur Garland, Kim Kabirov
Other Appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Kazutaka Miyatake
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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 Digital Mission VF-X2: Perfect Offical Clue File: Sony Playstation (1999)
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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