Chronicle Mechanic: Plus UN 03a, b VF-11B Thunderbolt

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Chronicle Mechanic: Plus UN 03a VF-11B Thunderbolt
Front:
The masterpiece main force variable fighter that succeeds the VF-1.

Fuselage Description:
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*Data is when it is in Fighter form
Data:

Overall Length: 15.51 m
Width: 11.2 m
Empty Weight: 9,000 Kg
Engine: Shinsei / P&W / Royce FF-2025G x2
Engine Thrust: 28,500 Kg (Maximum thrust in space) x2
Auxiliary Engine: P&W HMM-5B High Manueverability Vernier Thruster
Cruising Speed: mach 3.5+ (standard at 10,000 m in atmosphere) / mach 8.2+ (when at 30,000 m or more)
Combat Ceiling: 42,000 m (a large-scale booster is used when advancing to orbit)
Equipment: Rear Anti-Air Pulse Laser Gun x1, Multi-purpose Gun Pod, Chaff and Flare Dispenser x2, bulletproof shield x1 (standard equipment when in battroid), Outside of Atmosphere Use Super Parts (4x micro-missile launcher equipment), many other optional warfare [strategic] equipment.

Size Comparison:
VF-1J, VF-11B

Development Chart:
VF-5000 > VF-11 > VF-19


Reverse A
Operation Record
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Armaments
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Caption: 30 mm 6-barrel Gun Pod
It is provided with a stored type bayonet under the tip of the barrel of the multi-purpose gun pod.  Moreover, the upper part of the barrel is a magazine, that is exchanged with the (gun barrel's) armour.

Caption: Anti-Air Pulse Laser Gun
The anti-air pulse laser gun is exposed on the top of the airframe in fighter form, and functions as a rear defensive [precaution, guard] armament.


Cockpit
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Fighter Mode
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Reverse B
Gerwalk Mode
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Battroid Mode
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Chronicle Mechanic: Plus UN 03b VF-11B Thunderbolt
Front:
Space Use Super Parts
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Caption:

Caption:

High Manueverability Vernier Nozzle / Micro Missile Launcher
A "Hyuuzu (Hughs?) HMMM-Mk6" Micro-missile Launcher is built into the front of the unit, and it provides 4 launch ports, each, on the upper left and right surface(s) (the dotted line part).  Moreover, at the tip [front] of the lower part (of the Super Parts), in the vicinity of the nozzle, are high manueverability verniers (thrusters).

Chaff and Flare Launching Port / High Manueverability Vernier Nozzle
Two or more high manueverability verniers are arranged [laid out] on the leg propellant unit.  A chaff and flare dispensor port is located somewhat rear of the center (the dotted line part).

Caption: Lieutenant Isamu Dyson, who controlled this machine, makes good use of the chaff and flare shells (the red spots of light in the picture), and the mobility that seperated and avoided the missile barrage can be seen.


Fighter Mode
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Battroid Mode
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Reverse:
Atmospheric Use Solid Fuel Booster (Rocket)[/b]
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Related Matter
Making Use [Operation] of Unmanned Craft
An unmanned version of the VF-11 Thunderbolt also exists, which the UN Forces at that time had produced many airframes of.  Even though a hand is added to the structure and shape of the nose upon automating the VF-11, it is possible to equip it with super parts and so forth, and the basic navigation and ehancing seems to have been kept in it.  During the test to measure the combat performance of the Ghost X-9, super part equipped unmanned VF specification VF-11 sortied, and were used as targets.

Caption: probably to make the target easy to recognize, it was given orange colouring, the same as the "Target Drone".

Caption: it is thought that an excellent control AI system was installed in the unmanned VF-11.  However, it was defeated by the Ghost X-9 one after another.

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Finished the paragraphs that interested me.  Hopefully more in the future (might be a couple of months).