2008

From Macross Compendium

January

• Rollout of MBR-07-Mk I Spartan.

February

• An alien relic is discovered and recovered from the bottom of the ocean near the island of Mayan. (Macross History version 2008)
• Rollout of MBR-07-Mk I Spartan.

June

• MBR-07-Mk I Spartan upgraded to Mk II with improved TV searching system and added anti-air weaponry.

Macross Zero
July

• The Mayan Conflict breaks out between the U.N. Forces aircraft carrier Asuka and Anti-U.N. Alliance Forces. (Macross History version 2008)
• The U.N. government and Anti-U.N. forces secretly deploy the VF-0 and SV-51 respectively while disputing over a recently discovered phenomenon on the island of Mayan in the South Pacific Ocean. (The events are kept secret for at least five decades.)
• The Bird Human that was the alien relic awakens and goes out of control. (Macross History version 2008)
• Space carrier ARMD I commissioned.

August

• VF-1 series [scheduled to] begin deployment for actual combat. (However, usage is to have been limited to Fighter mode only.)

September

• After the Bird Human Incident, the nations who joined the Anti-U.N. Alliance announce their withdrawal. (Macross History version 2008)
• Rollout of the first HWR-00 series model.

October

• ARMD II commissioned.

November

• The mass production of the all-regime variable fighter VF-1 series begins.

November 23

• Rollout of the first trial production VF-1A variable fighter.

November 29

• Maiden flight of the first trial production VF-1A variable fighter.

Background

The preliminary version of the Macross History during the release of Macross Zero had dated the Mayan Conflict in September of 2008.

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