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Design: RRG
Builder: Various
Operator:
VF-X-5: Prototype; 2014.
VF-X-6: Prototype; 2015.
-6A: Served with the RDF Navy, AF, and Spacy 2017 to 2020; the REF AF, and Navy 2019 to 2020; Served with the ASC TAF 2017 to 2022.
-6B: Experimental Model Served with the REF AF 2021 to 2023.
-6C: Served with the REF AF and Spacy 2022 to 2038; Served with the REF Marines 2034 to 2038.
-6D: Served with the REF Air Force, Navy, and Marines 2065 to 2075; and with the RF AF, Navy, Marines, Special Forces, and Spacy 2075 to 2095.
-6E: Served with the REF Air Force, Navy, and Marines 2065 to 2075; and with the RF AF, Navy, Marines, Special Forces, and Spacy 2075 to 2095.
-6F: Served with the Special Forces and Spacy 2075 to 2095.
-6G: Served with the ASC TAF and Navy 2022 to 2033.
-6H: Served with the KSDF 2025 to 2034.
-6I: Served with the KSDF 2034 to introduction of the -6K.
-6J: Served with the REF AF and Marines from 2038 to 2075; and the REF Navy 2042 to 2075; and with the RF AF, Navy, Marines, Special Forces, and Spacy 2075 to 2095.
-6K: Served with the KSDF 2043 until the introduction of Karbarran designed veritechs.
-6R: Served with the REF Navy and AF 2033 to 2065; Served with the REF Marines 2037 to 2065.
-6S: Served with the REF AF, Marines, and Navy 2043 to 2065.
-6T: Served with the RDF Navy, Spacy, Air Force, 2018 to 2020; the ASC TAF and Navy 2018 to 2033; and the REF Air Force and Navy 2018 to 2065; and with the REF Marines 2034 to 2065.
QAF-9S: Served with the REF Navy 2038 to 2075, and the REF Marines and Air Force 2045 to 2075; and with the RF Navy, Marines, and Air Force 2075 to present.
-7A: Served with the REF Army and Marines from 2041 to 2065.
-7S: Served with the REF Army and Marines from 2065 to 2075; and with the RF Army and Marines from 2075 to 2095.
-8A: Served with the RF AF, Navy, and Spacy 2095 to 2099.
-8B: Served with AF, Navy and Spacy 2099 to 2110.
-8C: Served with AF, Navy and Spacy 2110 to 2115.
-8S: Served with AF, Navy and Spacy 2115 till the introduction of the VAF-11, and VDF-1.
-8T: Served with AF, Navy and Spacy 2095 till the introduction of the VAF-11 and VDF-1.
-8R: Served with AF, Navy and Spacy 2095 till the introduction of the VAF-11 and VDF-1.
-9A: Served with the RF Army and Marines 2095 to 2107.
-9C: Served with the RF Army and Marines 2095 to 2118.
-9S: Served with the RF Army from 2118 to 2120; and with the Marines 2118 until the introduction of the VF-2.
-9T: Served with the RF Army from 2095 to 2120; and with the Marines from 2095 until the introduction of the VF-2.
-10A: Served with the RF Special Forces 2133 to present.
-10T: Served with the RF Special Forces 2133 to present.
-11A: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2123 to 2134.
-11C: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2134 to 2135.
-11J: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2135 to 2142.
-11R: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2123 to present.
-11S: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2142 to Present.
-11T: Served with the RF Navy and Spacy 2123 to Present.
Dimensions:
VAF-6/-8/-11:
VAF-7/-9/-10
QAF-9S:
Height, Battloid:
8.75 meters
9.63 meters
3.96 meters
Depth, Battloid:
5.25 meters
5.78 meters
1.80 meters
Breadth, Battloid:
4.84 meters
5.32 meters
2.50 meters
Length, Fighter:
10.25 meters
11.28 meters
2.85 meters
Wingspan Fighter:
8.20 meters
9.02 meters
0.88 meters
Height, Fighter:
4.60 meters
5.06 meters
1.20 meters
Height, Guardian:
5.72 meters
6.29 meters
Length, Guardian:
8.00 meters
8.80 meters
Breadth, Guardian:
4.84 meters
5.32 meters
Mass:
16.70 Metric tons
18.40 Metric tons
Propulsion Systems:
Engines:
-6A/-6B:
Pratt & Whitney JG95A [Main] fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines (2). Max thrust, 118 kN ea.
All other VAF-6s:
Pratt & Whitney JG97M [Main] fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines (2). Max thrust, 137 kN ea.
VAF-7/VAF-9:
Pratt & Whitney JG112A [Main] fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines (2). Max thrust, 155 kN ea.
VAF-8:
Pratt & Whitney JG127T [Main] fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines (2). Max thrust, 162 kN ea.
VAF-10/VAF-11:
Pratt & Whitney JG135Q [Main] fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines. Max thrust, 210 kN ea.
All VAF-6 to 11:
Turbo-Union ATF 401 miniaturized fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix ramjets (4). Two are mounted on the upper rear (jet mode), and two as VTOL thrusters on the lower fuselage [Auxiliary]. Each engine is rated to 46.9 kN standard thrust, max overboost to 91.1 kN each.
Pratt & Whitney FE-97A first-stage intake fans (2), providing pressurized airflow to main, reserve, and VTOL engines.
Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.
VAF-6S/QAF-9S:
Pratt & Whitney FE-97B first-stage intake fans, providing pressurized airflow to main, reserve, and VTOL engines.
Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.
Turbo-Union ATF 401 miniaturized fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix ramjets (2 for VAF-6S/ 4 for QAF-9S). Two are mounted on the upper rear (jet mode), and two as VTOL thrusters on the lower fuselage [Auxiliary]. Each engine is rated to 46.9 kN standard thrust, max overboost to 91.1 kN each.
Powerplant:
2 RRL-2P Miniaturized Protoculture-cell energizer
Fuel Capacity:
16 standard canisters of protoculture
9.8 liters of D2O reactant.
Endurance and Mobility Limits:
Offers full protection from NBC environment; a one day air supply.
Fighter:
Battloid:
Guardian:
Max Flying Speed:
2465 kph
482 kph
1200 kph
Max Running Speed:
- 110 kph
- Service Ceiling:
26 km
3050 meters
15,000 meters
Protoculture Cell Endurance:
250 hours of continious combat usage
Delta-V Capafcity:
1.8 kps
Weapons Systems:
All:
GU-13 three-barreled 35mm gun pod (1 or 2), firing 2000 rounds per minute, 600 round capacity, stored in the pod itself, and in a non-detachable 'magazine'. Ammunition is a mix of Tungsten-coated depleted Uranium Armor Piercing Spin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APSSDS), High Explosive Armor Piercing (HEAP) and tracer rounds. This weapon was most common from 2017 until 2035, and was the only gun pod used by the Southern Cross on the VAF-6A and -6G Alpha. Weapon is stored under the wing root in fighter mode, and in the hand in Guardian and Battloid modes.
Or EP-13 three-barreled 80mm particle gun pod (1 or 2), firing 170 rounds per minute in full automatic mode, also capable of firing all three barrels simultaneously in semiautomatic mode at approximately one shot per second. This weapon fires 8.2 MJ pulses per barrel in each mode, with its own dedicated protoculture cell and capacitor banks in the 'magazine'. This weapon, built into an external shell identical to that of the GU-13, was developed in 2032 by the REF, but didn't see wide use until 2037. By 2041, the EP-13 had almost completely replaced the GU-13 as the main cannon of Alphas in the REF's inventory. Weapon is stored under the wing root in fighter mode, and in the hand in Guardian and Battloid modes.
Or EU-13 Destabilizer (after 2043), sub-nuclear particle beam gun (1 for VAF-6/-8/-11 or 2 for VAF-7/-9/-10) with output of 10 MJ, can fire up to 30 times/minute. The gun pod draws power from its own dedicated protoculture canister, but can by fired using the plane's own power, and is stored in fighter mode between the upper reserve engine/missile pylons. The particles have a specific, disrupting effect on force fields, and will short out a low power field completely, while high power fields may temporarily and locally cease to function. See the Shadow Alpha for details.
VAF-6/-8/-11:
AIMMS Alpha Integral Multi-missile system. 60 inboard variable warhead, short range (8.2 km) Mach 3.0 combined infra-red imager and active radar homing 190mm x 540mm Hammerhead missiles.
GRL-4, a two-tube rocket launcher (2): built into the sides of the head. Each launcher holds two 76mm x 180mm Tarantula LLLTV- and radar-guided missiles for a total of four. Each tube can fire once per second. The missiles use Thermite warheads, and have a range of 1.1 km. These missiles were available in all modes, though their effectiveness was questionable. This emplacement was often used as a last-ditch defense.
Colt E-19l single barrel laser cannons (2): firing 5.1mj every second.
VAF-7/-9/-10:
AIMMS-2 Alpha Integral Multi-missile system. 66 inboard variable warhead, short range (8.2 km) Mach 3.0 combined infra-red imager and active radar homing 190mm x 540mm Hammerhead missiles.
Colt E-19l single barrel laser cannons (4): firing 5.1mj every second.
VAF-7/-9/-10:
SIAMMS. 24 inboard variable warhead, short range (8.2 km) Mach 3.0 combined infra-red imager and active radar homing 190mm x 540mm Hammerhead missiles
QAF-9S:
Alpha Drone Integral Multi-Missile System. 68 inboard variable warhead, short range (8.2 km) Mach 3.0 combined infra-red imager and active radar homing 190mm x 540mm Hammerhead missiles
Optional:
8 Hammerheads can be stored in an optional pod on the left shoulder.
6 260mm x 1.2m Diamondback MRMs can be stored on conformal hardpoints under the intakes.
HIGHLY OPTIONAL: Beam Saber; stored on the inside armor of the left arm; this item was designed by the praxians for thier mecha, and the only person to use this was Captain Davien Carstairs on his enhanced VAF-7 nicknamed the Blitz.
Electonics:
All:
Hughes APG-111 X-band spherical pulse-Doppler, providing long-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes.
Phillips AllView multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
Thomson LT-5 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.
Elettronica Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
OlDelft Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
Westinghouse ALQ-250(V) active sensor jammer (internal ECM not available on QAF-6A, VAF-6A or -6B)
Chaff and smoke dispensers
Flares.VAF-6R:
Hollandse Signaal reconnaissance pod which includes:
Texas Instruments APG-137 Synthetic Aperture Radar
Zeiss Multi-Band optical digital cameras
Thomson radiation and motion sensors
Hewlett-Packard on-board automatic data interpretation system.VAF-6S/QAF-9S:
Hughes APG-113 X-band pulse-Doppler phased array, providing spherical UWB long-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes. Equipped with special 'stealthy' and passive modes.
Phillips AllView multi-band digital camera system, for medium range spherical infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
Thomson LT-5 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.
Elettronica Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
OlDelft Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
Westinghouse ALQ-250(V) active sensor jammer
Chaff and smoke dispensers
Flares.
RRG mk2 Shadow: four-dimensional distortion field generator (downshifts and dampens protoculture radiation)
RRG mk3 EM-absorbing skin cover, strongly absorbing EM radiation from radio through ultra-violet wavelengths, and emitting only weakly in these wavebands.QAF-9S:
Robotech Research Group mk83 Reflex (AI) Learning Neural Net Systems (2).
Armor:
Armor is made of lowmass composite-materials chobham plating.
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Updated: 11:05:2000
Picture and information courtesy of the Unofficial Robotech Reference Guide.