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VF-1J Armored Valkyrie

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The VF-1J Armored Valkyrie (VF-1J アーマードバルキリー) is a variant of VF-1J Valkyrie featured in the television series Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Known pilot for this Variable Fighter (VF) are Hikaru Ichijyo designated Vermillion 1.

Development[]

The VF-1 is a high maneuverability and versatile variable weapon, but it had one fundamental problem during ground combat, that is the overall weak armor resistance. To combat this issue a specialized equipment was developed, and the result was GBP-1S Armored Pack System.[1]

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The VF-1J Armored Valkyrie is a heavily armored configuration of VF-1J Valkyrie equipped with the GBP-1S Armored Pack System. This particular equipment was developed in parallel with the VF-1 Valkyrie series to mitigate its weakness, while also enhanced its overall defensive and ground combat capabilities for the Battroid mode.[1] The equipment itself is comprised of defensive armor mounted throughout its body, covering near all of the VF's body parts. In addition a pair of boosters similar with the one used by Super Packs were mounted on the back side of the VF to balance its thrust power.[2] It also equipped with various type of missiles mounted throughout its body, ranging from the Erlikon GH-32 Grenade Crusher, Ramington H-22T Armor-Percing Crusher and H-22T Large Hand Grenades. With these armaments combined with the heavy armor of GBP-1S, make the VF-1J into a heavily armored menace, capable of overwhelming its enemies using the missiles, while also heavily protected by the GBP-1S armors. Due to those capabilities the GBP-1S often used as interception type equipment. This particular equipment also can be purged if the pilot decided to do so, or all of its missile ordnance have been emptied via explosive bolt.[2]

Despite the GBP-1S impressive firepower and defensive capabilities it had several weakness and disadvantages. First is the GBP-1S limits the VF only on Battroid mode, and due to the bulky size of the armor, it doubles the VF's overall weight.[1] It also does not allow the VF to mount additional weapon on the inner side of the wings.[2] This can put the VF-1J in a dangerous situation, as it renders the VF lack of missile equipment, and make it much more vulnerable against enemy attacks. While the armors itself designed to withstand high amount of enemy shots, it still relatively weak against Zentradi energy weaponry, such as Quel-Quallie beam cannon that can damaged the armor with relative ease.[3] Another disadvantages of using th GBP-1S is the requirement of using a special pedestal for the pilot to enter the VF's cockpit, making the cockpit seat exposed and less accessible without the said equipment.[2]

While some weakness and disadvantages were present, the operational data gathered from GBP-1S was implemented for next generation of Armored Pack system, resulting the APS-11 System and eventually led to the transformable APS-25A/MF25 System.[2]

Armaments[]

Guns

  • 2 x Mauler RÖV-20 Anti-Aircraft Laser Cannon
    • A pair of single barrel anti-aircraft weapon that shoot laser projectile, mounted front ventral section in Fighter/GERWALK mode. It becomes head turret in Battroid mode.
  • 1 x Howard GU-11 Gunpod
    • A tri-barrel gatling type weapon that shoots 55m caliber round. This weapon had the capacity of 200 rounds with rate of fire 1200 per second.

Bombs & Missile

  • 6 x Ramington H-22T Large Hand Grenade
    • A large hand grenade mounted on the VF's side skirt. Each skirt can mount 3 grenade.
  • 56 x Erlikon GH-32 Grenade Crusher
    • A missile type projectile with the diameter of 28cm, mounted throughout the GBP-1S Armor System. In total of 22 mounted on each shoulder launchers, 10 mounted in two chest launchers, 16 mounted in four side leg launchers, 8 mounted in four rear leg launchers.
  • 6 x Erlikon GA-100 Armor Piercing Crusher Projectile
    • An armor piercing missile projectile mounted on each lower forearm unit. Each arm can only carry 3 projectile.

History[]

In A.D 2009, a VF-1J Valkyrie equipped with GBP-1S Armored Pack System was deployed to intercept a Zentradi recon craft the Quel-Quallie. This particular unit piloted by Hikaru Ichijyo designated Vermillion 1. During the interception Hikaru's unit nearly caught off guard, due to the heavy electronic jamming in the interception area, but manage to corner the Zentradi craft using its missiles. Unfortunately due to the Quel-Quallie superior missile interception capabilities, it manage to shotdown the VF-1J's missile barrage, damaging its armor, forcing the VF-1J to purged it and destroy the craft from closer range.[3]

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Anime[]

Super Dimension Fortress Macross[]

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?[]

Illustrations & Artwork[]

Toys[]

Hi-Metal R[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The linearts of VF-1J Armored Valkyrie had different interpretation between anime and official linearts
    • The anime depicts it with grey visor color, whereas the official linearts depicted it with white visor.
    • There are no special reason why, but it is either animation error or intentionally done to differentiate armored pack equipped VF-1J unit with Hikaru's unit.
    • This can also be seen movie version the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie depicted consistently with grey visor instead of white one.
  • According to the book B-Club #79 (Published 1992) page 14, it is explained why most of GBP-1S Armored Pack system mostly deployed to VF-1 J, because it was developed both by Shinnakasu Heavy Industry, which the said VF's Flight Control System (FCS) was made to be compatible in mind with the GBP-1S.
    • While the equipment was made mainly for VF-1J, the other VF-1 variant can still used it in the same manner, albeit needed some update on its FCS.

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Macross Perfect Memory, Page 156.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Macross Chronicle New Edition, SDFM Mechanics Sheet, UN Spacy 06A, Page 02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Episode 9: Miss Macross
  4. ↑ Macross Perfect Memory, Page 240.

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