Macross Compendium

Mecha:
Destroid Cheyenne Anti-Air Interception Robot


デストロイド シャイアン 対空迎撃ロボット
EQUIPMENT TYPE: ADRs

GOVERNMENT: UNITED NATIONS


MODEL:
Destroid Cheyenne Anti-Air Interception Robot

Development
Variants include an anti-air missile Destroid type with two large missile pods similar to the SDR-04-Mk XII Destroid Phalanx.
Description
The Destroid Cheyenne is a carrier-borne robot for anti-air interception. Mass produced and deployed aboard the CVN-99 Asuka II in 2008. Wheels on each leg's knee and ankle for high-speed maneuvering. Radar dome on right shoulder section. Head unit pops up for rotating. Cupola with hatch and heat sink in rear main body.

Specifications

Armament:
(main) 2 x large 6-barreled anti-air gatling gun with drum magazine
(anti-personnel) MG
(rocket) 2 x 6-tube rocket launcher, capable of launching conventional rockets, signal and light flares
(grappling) 2 x hand (identical to VF-0's)

Status
In production for UN
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Debut: Macross Zero Vol. 2
Designer: Junya Ishigaki
Name inspiration: Cheyenne North American native tribe
Note: The Destroid Cheyenne is the first Destroid not originally designed by Studio Nue to be in an anime project created by Studio Nue.
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