VF-3 (VF-X3) Star Crusader
From Macross Compendium
VF-3/VF-X3 Star Crusader
Program
- Type: Variable space fighter-interceptor.
- Equipment Type: Variable Vehicles
- Government: UN
The VF-1 Valkyrie series proved to be clearly inadequate against enemy battlepods as a "space superiority fighter." This was compensated by equipping it with augmentative parts, but the military pressed for the development of a "complete space fighter-interceptor." The project was drafted on the Macross as it was travelling through space.
The resulting prototype VF-X3 was seen as a significant step above the VF-1 series. The armor was doubled, overall power output was increased three times, and the statistical firepower was increased 32 times over the standard VF-1. However, since there was no inertial control system sufficient for it, the burden on the pilot increased, and the project was canceled due to numerous accidents that occurred. A unique feature of this series is the lack of the VF-1's GERWALK mode. This is because the GERWALK mode has little useful value in space.
Armament
- Two liquid-cooled electrically-charged particle beam launchers.
- Two three-grenade grenade racks. Seven infrared laser systems.
- Two micro-missile phalanxes.
- Six missile bays.
Appendices
Background
- Designer: Shoji Kawamori
- Design inspiration: Stonewell Bellcom VF-1 Valkyrie
These are specifications created for The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Remember Me, Skull Leader, and Love Stories Pc games by FamilySoft. Just as in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again, FamilySoft's game trilogy used Studio Nue's mecha designs without its participation in the story.
Related Links
- Stonewell Bellcom VF-1 Valkyrie