37th Long Distance Colony Fleet

37th Long Distance Colony Fleet
37th Long Distance Colony Fleet
Appearances
Anime	Macross 7
Data
Purpose	Colonization fleet
Part of	U.N. Spacy
Enemies	Protodeviln Varauta Army
Vessels
Macross 7 Guantanamo-class

37th Long Distance Colony Fleet is a colonization fleet lead by the 7th New Macross-class vessel, the Macross 7, seen in the Macross 7 television series and its subsequent spinoffs.

History

Launched from Earth in 2038 and commanded by Captain Maximilian Jenius, the 37th was the second U.N. Spacy fleet to encounter the alien Protodeviln and their Varauta Army. This encounter in March 2045 marked the beginning of the Protodeviln War which ended just less than a year later in February 2046. The Fleet was also famous for being home of the Fire Bomber music group (also know as the Sound Force unit).

The long journey of a colonization fleet, which can take many years, means that it will be composed of many ships. These ships are linked to the Macross 7 mothership by the "Milky Road", a web of guidance beams enabling smaller vessels to travel safely between the larger ships. All vessels are capable of faster-than-light travel ("space fold"), though Macross 7 requires up to four hours' charging before it is capable of folding.

Fleet Composition

Total fleet count is 194 large ships (of which 186 are combat ships) and 2,689 small craft.

The 37th long-distance colonization fleet consisted of:

• 1 x New Macross-class (Macross 7), composed of Battle 7/City 7
• 1 x Einstein-class Research Experimental Ship
• 1 x Hollywood-class Amusement Ship
• 1 x Riviera-class Resort Ship (containing an artificial beach)
• 1 x Mark Twain VII-class Resort Ships
• 1 x Budoukan-class Concert Ship
• 1 x Sunnyflower-class Agricultural Ship
• 1 x Three Star-class Factory Ship
• 1 x West Point-class Macro-Training Base Ship
• 45 x Guantánamo-class Stealth Carriers (for use in space). Known vessles: ARMD-375 Momoi
• 20 x Uraga-class Escort Battle Carriers (for use in air and space). Known vesses: Uraga, Branpton, Aberdeen, Keflavik
• 120 x Northampton-class Stealth Frigates (for use in air and space). Known vessels: Bluenose, Bolognese, Carla, Lucy, Stargazer

The ship-carried aircraft/spacecraft for the entire fleet consisted of approximately 1,800 x variable fighters (mostly VF-11C Thunderbolts), 600 x variable attack craft, 9 x variable bombers, 120 x electronic reconnaissance fighters, 60 x cargo plane/freight transports and 100 x liaison craft.