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XM-3002 Junky (2009)
Misa Hayase driving a XM-3002 Junky on Mars
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XM-3002 Junky
Equipment Type: six-wheel low-gravity rover
Government: U.N. Spacy
Manufacturer: GN
Vehicle Registration Plate (License Plate): SDF-1 HQ7
Accommodation: four (driver + 3 passengers)
Dimensions: unknown
Mass: unknown
Propulsion: one engine
Design Features: maneuvering thrusters; communication system; optional windshield
Armament: none
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Similar to the M-299, the GN XM-3002 Junky is a six-wheeled variable terrain vehicle designed to operate in low-gravity conditions on terrestrial bodies with little or no atmosphere. The XM-3002 has room for four passengers (including driver) and features small thruster nozzles along the sides of the vehicle (including two top mounted omni-directional nozzle bulbs) for low gravity maneuvering. Like most utility vehicles, the XM-3002 Junky has a communications system that can be linked with the internal units in personal space suits. First Lieutenant Misa Hayase operated an XM-3002 during the SDF-1 Macross landing on the planet Mars, in which she drove from the Macross to Mars Base Salla.
NOTE: Fans have suggested the GN XM-3002 Junky may have been inspired by the real world M-561 Gama Goat produced in 1969. Both are similarly styled 6-wheeled vehicles that feature a prominent rear carriage section capable of independent lateral maneuvering over rough terrain. Thanks go out to Craig Rohloff.
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Debut: Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Episode 7
Driver: Misa Hayase
Other appearances: none
Original mechanical designer: Studio Nue |
Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page
Images From - Macross Perfect Memory and other macross books
C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist
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