Equipment Type: all-environment variable fighter and tactical combat battroid
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Navy, U.N. Space Air Force
Manufacturer: Stonewell/Bellcom
Cost: not publicly disclosed, but reported as approx 20 times that of a standard Destroid
Introduction: November 2007
Operational Deployment: February 7, 2009
Accommodation: pilot plus passenger in Marty & Beck Mk-7 zero/zero ejection seats
Dimensions (Fighter Mode)
▸ Wingspan: 14.78 meters (fully extended)
▸ Height: 3.84 meters
▸ Length: 14.23 meters
▸ Mass: 13.25 metric tons (empty); 18.5 metric tons (standard T-O)
Structure: space metal frame, SWAG energy conversion armor
Power Plant: two Shinnakasu Heavy Industry/P&W/Roice FF-2001 thermonuclear reaction turbine engines
Engine Output: 650 MW each
Propulsion: 11,500 kg [x g] x 2; or 23,000 kg [x g] x 2 in overboost (225.63 kN x 2 overboost); 4 x Shinnakasu Heavy Industry NBS-1 high-thrust vernier thrusters (1 x counter reverse vernier thruster nozzle mounted on the side of each leg nacelle/air intake, 1 x wing thruster roll control system on each wingtip); 18 x P&W LHP04 low-thrust vernier thrusters beneath multipurpose hook/handles
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 3.47 (empty); 2.49 (standard T-O); T-O 1.24 (maximum)
Maximum Flying Speed (Fighter Mode): Mach 2.71 (at 10,000 meters); Mach 3.87 (at 30,000+ meters)
g limit: +7 (in space)
Design Features: 3-mode variable transformation; variable geometry wing; vertical take-off and landing; control-configurable vehicle; single-axis thrust vectoring; three "magic hand" manipulators for maintenance use; retractable canopy shield for Battroid mode and atmospheric reentry; option of GBP-1S system, atmospheric-escape booster, or FAST Pack system
Transformation from Fighter to G.E.R.W.A.L.K. (automated): approx. 1.5 sec. (minimum)
Transformation from Fighter to Battroid (automated): under 5 sec. (standard)
Transformation from Fighter to Battroid (manual): 0.9 sec. (minimum)
Guns
▸ 2 x Fixed Mauler RÖV-20 anti-aircraft laser cannons, firing 6,000 pulses per minute each
▸ 1 x Howard GU-11 55 mm three-barrel Gatling gun pod with 200 rds fired at 1,200 rds/min
Bombs & Missiles
▸ 4 x underwing hard points for 12 x AMM-1 hybrid guided multipurpose missiles (3/point)
▸ or 12 x MK-82 LDGB conventional bombs (3/point)
▸ or 6 x RMS-1 large anti-ship reaction missiles (2/outboard point, 1/inboard point)
▸ or 4 x UUM-7 micro-missile pods (1/point) each carrying 15 x Bifors HMM-01 micro-missiles
▸ or a combination of above load-outs
Optional Armament
▸ Shinnakasu Heavy Industry GBP-1S ground-combat protector weapon system
▸ or Shinnakasu Heavy Industry FAST Pack augmentative space weapon system
