MACROSS 7
MECHA
VF-11 MAXL-KAI
THUNDERBOLT VALKYRIE VARIANT
The following data details only changes made to the VF-11D Valkyrie. See the listing for the VF-11 Valkyrie for standard craft specifications.
STATISTICS
Classification: Custom Tactical Variable Fighter
Manufacturer: Three Star Industries/Macross 7 Special Technologies Group
Crew: One pilot
Weight: 7900 kg
Coloring: Pink, red, and white
PILOTS
[Sound Force] Mylene Jenius
GRAPHICS
fighter mode
battroid mode
guvava
BACKGROUND
The VF-11MAXL-Kai Thunderbolt Custom was the first variable fighter designed by Lieutenant Chiba and built by the Macross 7 Special Technologies Group for the newly-formed Sound Force. The VF-11 Kai was piloted by Mylene Jenius.
The VF-11MAXL Custom is actually a hybrid design. Although the fuselage is based on the VF-11 Thunderbolt the wings and engines are actually taken from the VF-16 high-performance VF, a strike craft that was never produced in large quantities due to budgetary concerns. The larger wing area and lengthened canard wings of the VF-11MAXL provided it with superb handling characteristics inside a planetary atmosphere, and the FF-2099A fusion engines could provide power comparable to that of the VF-17 and VF-19 VFs. The VF-11 Custom was also equipped with the newer HMM-7Y vernier thrusters to provide excellent maneuverability in space.
Like the Fire Valkyrie and the VF-17T, the VF-11MAXL has several unique systems in it. The traditional flight controls of the Thunderbolt have been eliminated in favor of a "guitar-stick" control system that allows skilled pilots to actually play music while flying. The VF-11 also has a more human-like appearance to it, including a female-style body and facial characteristics in soldier mode and is equipped with chest speakers. The most unique system of the VF-11MAXL is the Sound Energy System. Later the SES was enhanced by the introduction of the Sound Boosters to Sound Force.
HEIGHT
35.96 ft (11.24 m) in battroid configuration
19.18 ft (5.99 m) in gerwalk configuration
13.52 ft (4.22 m) in fighter configuration
WIDTH
17.95 ft (5.60 m) at shoulders in battroid configuration
35.84 ft (11.20 m) in gerwalk or fighter configuration with wings at maximum extension
LENGTH
10.95 ft (3.42 m) in soldier configuration
27.97 ft (8.74 m) in gerwalk configuration
49.53 ft (15.48 m) in fighter configuration
SPEEDS
- RUNNING, BATTROID MODE: 120 mph (192 kmph)
- LEAPING, BATTROID MODE: 50 ft (15 m) high or 70 ft (21 m) long without thrusters
- FLYING, GERWALK MODE: Mach One (670 mph/1072 kmph) maximum speed limit in an Earth-like atmosphere. Can also hover in place indefinitely
- FLYING, FIGHTER MODE: Mach 4.1+ (2,747 mph/4,395 kmph) max speed at 10,000 meters or less above sea level. Mach 22+ (14,170 mph/23,584 kmph) max speed at 10,000+ meters above sea level. The VF-11MAXL is fully transatmospheric and can achieve satellite orbit above an Earth-class world under its own power. Maximum rate of ascent is 44,500 meters/minute. G limits are +27 to -16 standard Earth gravities.
- MAX ENGINE THRUST: 41,500 kg x2 from main engines
ENGINES
- Two Shinsei Industries/Pratt & Whitney/Rolls Royce FF-2099A thermonuclear turbine engines (typically used on VF-16 variable fighters)
- Several additional Pratt & Whitney HMM-7Y high-maneuverability vernier thrusters for additional mobility are mounted at key positions along the mecha's hull.
HOWARD PBS-03F PIN-POINT BARRIER SYSTEM
The VF-11MAXL is equipped with the mecha-scale pinpoint barrier defense system used by the VF-17 and the VF-19. The system can generate a single pinpoint barrier that can be moved anywhere on the mecha and used as a shield against incoming attacks.
SOUND ENERGY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
- GUITAR-STICK CONTROL SYSTEM: The VF-11MAXL completely eliminates the standard pilot controls in favor of a specially constructed "guitar" that provides all the controls necessary to fly the plane. This allows skilled pilots of the VF-11MAXL to fly the plane in combat while playing music. The VF-11MAXL's controls are modelled after a typical bass guitar.
- STEREO LOUDSPEAKERS: Two loudspeakers are built into the chest of the mecha, which can be used to amplify the pilot's voice up to 300 decibels. The loudspeaker is normally used to project music during combat.
- SOUND BOOSTERS: External speakers made to fit on the shoulders of the mecha designed to replace the chest loudspeaker and increase the effectiveness of the sound attack. These speakers are launched from Battle 7 and must be "caught" by the mecha. All Sound Force Valkyries are equipped with Sound Boosters, but the Sound Boosters must be controlled from the VF-17T. Song energy must reach a certain level before Sound Boosters can be operated.
- SPEAKER GUN POD: Like the Fire Valkyrie and VF-11MAXL, the VF-17T Custom is armed with a custom-built speaker gun pod. Instead of firing munitions, the gun pod instead fires large-caliber autocannon shells that each contain a high-definition speaker and radio receiver. The shells are armor-piercing and can usually penetrate even the toughest armor, but once embedded in armor plate the speaker pods transmit sound waves into the mecha's body, filling the pilot's cockpit with loud rock music. In addition to their use as a distraction, the speaker pods have been known to cause reactions in the minds of brainwashed Varauta pilots, occasionally permitting them to defect to the UN Spacy.
Due to the large size of the speaker pods only a limited amount can be carried in the VF-17T's gun pod. One spare clip of speaker pods is contained in the left leg of the mecha, which can be ejected and replaced for the spent clip in two melee actions. Switching clips can only be done in Gerwalk or Soldier mode.
· RANGE: 6000 feet (1800 m)
· DAMAGE: Armor penetration. Once embedded in a target's armor, the pod will extract anchors and adhere itself to the mecha's hull. The only way to remove a speaker pod is to physically cut it off a plane back at base.
· RATE OF FIRE: Equal to the number of combined attacks of the pilot
· PAYLOAD: Each clip holds 12 pods. One extra clip is stored in the left leg of the VF-17T Custom. - MAIN BODY LASER GUNS: Two semi-fixed laser guns are mounted in the nose of the VF-17T custom as backup for the missile launchers. These lasers are mounted facing forward and can only be fired in fighter and gerwalk modes directly in front of the nose of the mecha. The pilot must maneuver the aircraft in line with the target in order to aim the lasers.
· PRIMARY PURPOSE: Defense
· SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-mecha
· RANGE: 4000 feet (1200 m)
· RATE OF FIRE: The lasers can be fired in rapid pulses up to 4 blasts per round
· PAYLOAD: Effectively Unlimited - LITTLE ROCK ALL-ENVIRONMENT MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILE LAUNCHERS: The VF-11MAXL custom has two missile launchers mounted in the engine nacelles of the mecha. In fighter and gerwalk modes the missiles exit the top central area of the fuselage and in soldier mode fire out of the shoulders of the VF. Each launcher holds two medium-range missiles, which can be fired one at a time.
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Defense
SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-mecha
MISSILE TYPE: Any type of standard UN Spacy Medium Range Missile (except high-maneuverability missiles)
RANGE: Varies with missile type
RATE OF FIRE: Can only be fired individually or in volleys of two missiles
PAYLOAD: 2 missiles per launcher; 4 total - LITTLE ROCK ALL-ENVIRONMENT HIGH-MANEUVERABILITY MICRO-MISSILE CLUSTERS: The legs of the VF-11MAXL are equipped with two concealed missile launcher bays that can hold up to 6 of the new high-maneuverability micro-missiles each. (NOTE: These are NOT the medium-range versions of the high-maneuverability missiles seen in Macross Plus #1). When armed, the missile launcher assembly rises out of the leg units, allowing all 6 missiles to be fired at once if necessary. The missiles can be fired in any mode; fighter, gerwalk, or battroid.
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Defense
SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-mecha
MISSILE TYPE: Any type of standard UN Spacy Short Range Missile, including Short-Range High-Maneuverability Missiles
RANGE: 5 miles (8 km)
RATE OF FIRE: Volleys of 1-6 missiles per launcher, per round
PAYLOAD: 6 missiles per launcher; 12 total