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Aurel Tristen

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:huh: Wow...! I'm trying to keep up here. This has got to be one of the most informative threads I've ever read on ANY message board. I'm also pleased to see that even after 6 pages, it hasn't spiraled into anything nasty or childish. David, how in the world do you know so much about this stuff? I'm thoroughly impressed.

You think this one's good, you should've seen the thread on forward swept wings.

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Would there still be an EMP in space?

Yes, and the VF-1 is shielded to protect against that.

EMP shielding, laser coating... what else a Valkyrie got? Nanashi, could you make a page in your site about these things, please? ;)

FV

the VF-1 manual is in the works

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I'd like to direct everyone to this topic:

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...ice,and,missile

I will repeat myself here:

Something that is very interesting about this illustration, which no one has remarked on.

The numbers written on the sides of the missiles. It appears that Kawamori has himself has specified a designation for the VF-1-use large anti-warship reactive missile other than 'RMS-1'. If this is the case, 'SIM-77' could override the current 'RMS-1' designation. Most likely 'SIM' could stand for 'Space Interception Missile'. The NR numbers appear to be serial numbers given to each of these missiles. (NR-2051, NR-2052... etc..... nuclear reactive)

Great stuff!

Also see: http://nanashi.macrossmecha.info/resrc/cat...siles/rms1.html

and

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...t=ST&f=2&t=4272

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I'm fairly certain it should be made by Bofors, not Beforse.  Since Bofors is a major missile manufacturer, and they are listed as making weapons for Macross 0.

Are you talking about the VF-0's Raytheon/Beforse AIM-200A AMRAAM 2? : )

What you speak of is not a mistake. The text says 'Befose' (ƒxƒtƒHƒ‹ƒZ) not Bofors. (ƒ{ƒtƒHƒ‹ƒX)

(Egan uses 'Bifors', see: http://www.anime.net/macross/endnotes/inde...tml#LittleNote)

It is the name of the weapons manufacturer in the world of Macross. Yes, in real life their counterpart would be Bofors. But, Macross isn't real. Touchy issue.

This is a mistake. The Macross specifications do not say ÉxÉtÉHÉãÉZ (beforuse) but ÉrÉtÉHÅ[ÉYÅ@(bifo-zu or Bifors). The Japanese pronunciation of Bofors is not É{ÉtÉHÉãÉX (boforusu) but É{ÉtÉHÅ[ÉY (bofo-zu or Bofors).

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Damn, a gerwalk valk with 14 reaction missles?  That could kick some serious ass.

Neither the official specifications nor even the unofficial MAT doujinshi state that a GERWALK Valkyrie can carry 14 reaction missiles. This is fan speculation and extrapolation from combining official and unofficial sources

http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...s/variable/vf1/

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0.5kt or even 1.5kt seems a very low explosive yield for the RMS-1, compared with 'real world' nuclear missiles.

Consider, the DOUGLAS AIR-2A "Genie" used on the F106 Delta Dart interceptor had a yield of 1.5kt and that nuclear missile was developed way back in 1955 and is much smaller than the RMS-1! See here.

The more modern AGM-86A nuclear cruise missile developed in the 1970s is the same length (14ft) as the RMS-1, yet has a much higher explosive yield of 250kt! see here.

Graham

Studio Nue has not given the specifications for the length of the RMS-1 missile. The only length and width numbers (4.5 [not 10.6] and 0.86 m) published were written by a scratch model builder, and were specifically described as extrapolated in a warning note.

http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...s/variable/vf1/

Yields for the RMS-1 large reaction missiles have not yet been given in official specifications.

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Yeah, I need the old forums back up---I never got a copy of my own FSW thread. And I don't want to have to re-do the whole thing! :)

I love to get a copy of that too! It was explained so well, imo.

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