FBF-1000A external prototype fold booster

• 1.0 BACKGROUND
• 1.1 MDC BY LOCATION
• 1.2 SPEEDS
• 2.0 STATISTICAL DATA
• 3.0 STANDARD EQUIPMENT

BACKGROUND

RPG STATS

Customer: UNAF, UNS

Design Features: easily detached and reattached to the dorsal surface of vehicles equipped with special hardpoints for mounting the fold booster.

Variants:

• Prototype: Not certified for performing a one-way trip of 20 light years.
• Mass Production Model

MDC BY LOCATION:

NOTES:
• (1) one successful critical hit or 25% of the main body being destroyed at one time renders the fold drive inoperable.
• (2) destruction of 2 or more mounting pylons reduces the charging rate by 1/2. Destroying 3 pylons prevents charging. It is recommended to eject the drive prior to atmospheric entry if 2 or more mounting pylons are destroyed.

SPEEDS:

Operational Underwater Depth: 100 m

STATISTICAL DATA:

TOTAL MASS: ? Kg

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: N/A
CARGO: N/A

POWER PLANT: None - uses the VF's thermonuclear engines to provide power to the device's capacitors. Capacitors used to initiate a space fold.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE FBF-1000 FOLD BOOSTER

• NAVIGATION COMPUTER: The fold booster is equipped with an advanced computer that stores and analyzes steller data during its use. Usually has a star map and all of the known fold routes that the UN uses or has authorized within a 100 light year area.
• HOMING SIGNAL: The fold booster is equipped with a homing device that enables recovery teams to locate it, once activated by a remote coded transmission. The range of the signal is 640 km. Most UN ships and variable vehicles can locate and track a homing signal, and the onboard computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected. The booster will automatically activate an emergency alarm radio transmission if it has been set to do so by a pilot who has temporarily abandoned the booster in a safe location.
• SELF-DESTRUCT: To prevent capture of an advance variable fighter system by the enemy, the pilot can activate the fold booster�fs self-destruct system, which will cause the booster to explode after a delay of up to 60 minutes (time is set by the pilot). The explosive damage is contained within a 6 m area and inflicts 1D6x10 M.D. to everything within the radius of the explosion. All internal systems are obliterated. This feature can be operated by remote.

REFERENCES USED

Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules Design layout adapted from DAVE DEITRICH (deitrich@mcs.net) Based off of information available in the Macross Compendium YF-19 article and the Macross Compendium YF-21 article

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