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