Varauta Standard Battleline Battleship

From Macross Compendium

Standard Battleline Battleship

Program

  • Government: Varauta
  • Ship Type: Battleships

This ship is the main capital warship of the Varauta forces. It is distinguished by heavy weaponry and armor, and can stow many variable fighters. It is equipped with catapults, each capable of launching four of the stowed fighters on its upper deck.

Armament

  • Missiles: Anti-ship reaction warhead missile launchers, close-in defense anti-ship missile launchers
  • Guns: Anti-ship high-angle beam guns (2 supersize-bore, 8 large-bore, 12 small-bore).
  • Countermeasures: Shipborne pin-point & total barrier system

Vehicles

  • On the order of 30-40 variable fighters

Dimensions

  • Dimensions, metres: 600

Mass & Loadings

  • Displacement, tons: 180,000 operational; 150,000 empty

Performance

  • Maximum instantaneous acceleration during combat: 1.55 G+

Background

  • Debut: Macross 7
  • Designer: Kazutaka Miyatake