FBz-99 Saubergeran
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Northrom & Grumman/Mikoyan-Varauta FBz-99 Saubergeran
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Program
- Type: Variable fighter-bomber.
- Equipment Type: Variable Vehicles
- Manufacturer: Northrom & Grumman/Mikoyan-Varauta
- Government: Varauta
- Customers: Varauta
Design modeled after the VAB-2D variable fighter-bomber which was developed by Northrom & Grumman/Mikoyan beginning in the 2035 period and deployed beginning in 2042.
Variants
- FBz-99G: Version in service.
Design Features
Spritia absorption beam gun.
Powerplant
- Four 52500 kg class (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) Shinnakasu/Daimler FF-2200G engines.
- Two 24600 kg class (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) Roice/Daimler FR-60C thermonuclear rocket engines to assist mobility in Heavy Battroid mode.
- Two overfuselage air intakes. Two vectored exhaust nozzles, for VTOL performance and maneuverability. Two sub-nozzles for Heavy Battroid use.
- P&W/Daimler HMM-5C high-maneuverability vernier thrusters.
Accommodation
Pilot with provision for second member.
Armament
- Two internal pulse guns mounted fore of lower main wing in Fighter-bomber or in manipulator in Heavy Battroid mode.
- Four fixed anti-air beam guns mounted over main fuselage's engine intakes in Fighter-Bomber mode or on shoulder section in Battroid mode.
- Fixed 22-micro-missile launchers mounted fore of main wing in Fighter-Bomber mode or in shoulders in Heavy Battroid mode.
- Two fixed rotary missile launchers mounted in lower forward fuselage in Fighter-bomber mode or in lower main body in Heavy Battroid mode.
- Two missile launchers stowed in dorsal area in Fighter-Bomber mode and mounted on shoulder sections in Heavy Battroid mode. *Spiritia spark gun mounted over main fuselage in Fighter-Bomber mode or on head turret in Heavy Battroid mode.
- 6 hard points.
- Total capacity for non-fixed weapon loads exceeding 60 t.
Dimensions, External
Fighter mode:
- Wing span (Fully extended forward): 37.81 m
- Length overall: 18.18 m
Heavy Battroid mode:
- Height overall: 22.95 m
Masses and Loadings
- Mass empty: 22600 kg
Performance
Fighter-Bomber Mode
- Cruising speed
- in atmosphere: Mach 3.8+
- Minimum T-O/Landing run: 0 m (VTOL capable)
- Ceiling : Unlimited (Capable of launching into satellite orbit over an Earth-class planet)
- Maximum rate of climb at S/L: 26400 m/min
- Combat action radius (in atmosphere): Nearly unlimited
- g limits: +30.0/-20.0
Appendices
Appearances
- Debut: Macross 7
Background
- Designer: Shoji Kawamori
