Varauta Large Battleship

From Macross Compendium

Large Battleship

Program

  • Government: Varauta
  • Ship Type: Battleships

This ship is constructed for use as an assault ship and a flagship for small- to medium-scale fleets.

Design & Structure

Open-style hanger gate in aft, battroid launch port in forward.

Armament

  • Combat data systems: Large Aegis head sensor.
  • Missiles: Anti-ship large reaction warhead missile launchers, close-in defense high maneuverability missile launchers
  • Guns: Anti-ship high-angle beam guns (2 supersize-bore, numerous small-bore).
  • Countermeasures: Shipborne pin-point & total barrier system.

Vehicles

  • On the order of 60-80 variable fighters

Dimensions

  • Dimensions, metres: 864

Displacement

  • Displacement, tons: 600,000 operational; 550,000 empty

Performance

  • Maximum instantaneous acceleration during combat: 1.70 G+

Background

  • Debut: Macross 7
  • Designer: Kazutaka Miyatake