ARMD class

ARMD Class

Program

• Government: U.N.
• Ship Type: Space Carriers
• Class: 10 ARMD Class (ARMD)
• Development: U.N. Forces Space Weaponry Factory

Construction of ARMD Series (Armaments Rigged-up Moving Deck) of space carriers begans at the L-5 manufacturing station 2003 April. ARMD-01 ARMD I commissioned 2008 December. ARMD I destroyed in the first battle of Space War I 2009 February 7.

ARMDs are space aircraft carriers which had a docking system for the SDF-1 Macross where it was expected to be used as a subsystem. Although originally developed as an orbital station for space fighters, it was incorporated into the Macross strategic system and modifications were made. A docking mechanism for Macross was put in place and increased armor plating, beam guns, and missile launchers improved the fighting ability. At the time of SDF-1 Macross space launching ceremony in 2009, the 3rd ship was commissioned and deployed to fight (8 ships would be launched) immediately following the appearance of the Zentradi.

Movie version

Although originally built as a support ship for space fighters deployed at the Lagrange points or geostationary satellite orbit, conversion of the ship to an aircraft operation platform for SDF-1 due progress on restoration of the alien warship which crashed on Earth played a vital role in the defense and offense of the ship. As forces were loaded into the SDF-1 strategic system, the ARMD rigs were remodeled for Space fighters and docked to the SDF-1 in December 2008. Although independent navigation is possible, this was not verified upon returning to Earth.

Hull

• Name: ARMD I
  • No.: ARMD-01
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2008 Jul
  • Destroyed: 2009 Feb

• Name: ARMD II
  • No.: ARMD-02
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2008 Oct
  • Destroyed: 2009 Feb

• Name: ENTERPRISE
  • No.: ARMD-03
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2009 Mar

• No.: ARMD-04
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2009 May

• Name: AKAGI
  • No.: ARMD-05
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2009 Mar

• No.: ARMD-06
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2009 Aug

• Name: RANGER
  • No.: ARMD-07
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2009 Oct

• No.: ARMD-08
  • Builders: OTEC Co.
  • Commissioned: 2010 Jan

• Name: ARMD I (replacement)
  • No.: ARMD-01
  • Builders: OTEC Co.

• Name: ARMD II (replacement)
  • No.: ARMD-02
  • Builders: OTEC Co.

Measurements

• Displacement, Tons:
  • 174,000 standard operating

• Dimensions, Metres:
  • 430 x 220 (approximate, length x width)

Movie version

• Displacement, Tons:
  • 174,000 standard operating

• Dimensions, Metres:
  • 450 x 220 (approximate, length x width)

Main Machinery

• 2 Overtechnology advanced heat pile system clusters
• Overtechnology advanced gravity control system
• Super dimension navigation system (never implemented)
• 2 OTMN-3T Overtechnology main nozzle clusters
• Numerous vernier thrusters

Movie version

• Power system: Two O-T development-type reaction furnace system
• Gravity system: O-T development-type gravity control system
• Jet propulsion system: Two O-T development-type main composite nozzle

Armament

• Cannons:
  • 5 Overtechnology guided converging beam cannon system
  • Small anti-aircraft weaponry
• Missiles:
  • 2 large forty-meter-long (approximately) automatic anti-celestrial-object anti-ship missile launchers
  • 6 large automatic guided anti-ship missile launchers
  • Small anti-aircraft weaponry
• Aerospace Craft
  • 78 Lockhee SF-3A Lancer II manned space fighters
  • 270 Northrom QF-3000E Ghost all-regime unmmaned fighter
  • Numerous other craft

Movie version

• Two O-T guided converging beam cannons
• Other armaments
• Aerospace Craft
  • 262 VF-1 Valkyrie
  • 66 Northrom QF-3000E Ghost all-regime unmmaned fighter
  • Other aircraft

Appendices

Appearances

• Debut: Macross TV episode 1
• Other appearances: Movie, 2012, II, Plus, F