VE-1 "ELINT" VALKYRIE

(Version 1.01 - Last updated: 8/5/98)

RPG Translation and Background by Kenneth Olson Kenneth Olson (olsonk@trans4.neep.wisc.edu)

HTML form provided by DAVE DEITRICH (deitrich@mediaone.net)

          Background Information derived from The Robotech Technical Files

 

BACKGROUND

See Robotech Technical Files:  VF-1 Valkyrie

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: VE-1 Elint/AEW mecha

Class: Variable Fighter

Manufacturer: Robotech Defense Forces upgrade package New Albuquerque Base
Crew: One pilot wearing Tactical Life Support System.

 
 

Location	Elint
Head Sensor	25
Head	75
Hands (2)	30
Arms (2)	125
Legs/Engine Thrusters	225
(1) Main Body	325
Reinforced Pilots Compartment	250
Retractable Utility Arms	3
Wings (2)	125
Wings (2)	100
Tails (2)	50
Arm Sensors (2)	100
Top Rotary Radome Dish	150
Back Thrusters (2)	150

 

NOTES:

1. Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha.

SPEEDS:

RUNNING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:

70 kph

LEAPING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:

10 ft (15 m) high or 70 ft (21 m) long without thrusters.

FLYING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:

150 kph / 400 kph for (A,B,G,H,I,T)

FLYING, GERWALK/SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:

Mach One (670 mph/1072 kmph) maximum speed limit in an Earth-like atmosphere. Can also hover in place indefinitely.

FLYING, FIGHTER CONFIGURATION (almost never used in atmosphere) :

Max level speed at sea level : Mach 1.0

Max level speed at 10km:  Mach 1.5
Max level speed at 30+ km:  Mach 2

MAX ENGINE THRUST:

• Two Nakajima/P&W/Rolls-Royce FF-2001D fusion turbines, total engine output 226 kN total at max. power; 503 kN are available with overboost. Exhaust nozzles allow for vector thrust, serving in place of conventional elevators. System includes two reverse-vernier thrusters, on blisters outboard of each intake; exhaust comes directly from main turbine at a maximum of 20% thrust.
• Four Nakajima NBS-1 high-thrust vernier thrusters, one on the ventral in fighter mode, three in the 'backpack' in

Guardian and Battloid modes.

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:

16.7m  in soldier configuration.

11.7m in gerwalk configuration.

6.3m in fighter configuration.

WIDTH:

9.1m at shoulders in soldier and gerwalk configuration.

14.8m  with wings at maximum extension.

LENGTH:

5.0m in soldier configuration.

11.3m in gerwalk configuration.

14.0m in fighter configuration.

WEIGHT:

45,000 kg empty.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH:

Equal to a P.S. of 60

CARGO:

Small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings

POWER PLANT:

Two Tirolian mecha protoculture-generators RT-5 providing a total of 650MW

.

Delta V:

150  kps

 

COMPATIBLE FAST PACKS:

None, Space taken up with sensor package (see equipment of note)

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. HAND TO HAND COMBAT: If necessary, the VE-1 can engage in melee combat rather than use a weapon. The  can execute most typical hand to hand combat moves, such as punches, jump kicks, leap attacks, rolling with impacts, etc.

DAMAGE:

• Punch in Battloid:  1D6*3
• Punch in Guardian:  1D4*3
• Kick: 1D6*3
• Leap Kick: 2D6*3
• Body Flip/Throw: 1D6*3
• Body Block/Tackle: 1D6*3
• Stomp: 2D6*3 . (only effective against small objects)

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE ELINT:

• APS-201 SURVEILLANCE RADAR WITH ROTARY RADOME: mounted to FAST pack boosters or plane's fuselage.  Range 400 miles
• HF, VHF, and VLF COANTENNAS MOUNTED ON NR-SR-E3:  (right arm)
• HF, VHF, and VLF COANTENNAS MOUNTED ON NR-SR-E3: (left arm)
• SIDE-SURVEILLANCE RADAR MOUNTED ONTO NR-FS-E3 LEG/ENGINE POD ATTACHMENTS: Range 100 miles
• AUTO-PILOT: The ELINT is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot, allowing the pilot to relax or even sleep during long voyages. The auto- pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the pilot when the fighter is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the mecha. The auto-pilot was designed with long intra-system space journeys in mind.
• COMBAT COMPUTER: The combat computer tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 1,000,000 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 10,000 targets simultaneously.
• EXTERNAL AUDIO PICKUP: Range: 300 ft (91.5 m). A sound amplification system that can pick up normal conversation up to 300 feet away.
• HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life threatening head and radiation. A radiation detection and alarm system are linked with the shields and will sound an alarm if there is a rupture in the shields and what the levels of radiation are.
• HOMING SIGNAL: The escape pod of the  VE-1  is equipped with a homing device that enables rescue teams to locate a disabled craft or ejected life pod. The range of the signal is 400 miles (640 km). Most REF ships and veritecs can locate and track a homing signal, and the onboard computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected.
• LOUDSPEAKER: A loudspeaker system is built into the craft, which can be used to amplify the pilot's voice up to 90 decibels.
• RADAR: Hughes AWG-20 X-band pulse-Doppler radar, providing long-range detection and tracking of targets at all

altitudes. Range 200 miles
• OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). This optical system projects a beam of infrared light that is invisible to the normal eye, but detectable by the mecha's sensors. The system allows the pilot to detect hidden/concealed objects by their IR reflectiveness. The beam will be visible to anyone with IR sensitive optics, however.
• OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive light image intensifier that emits no light of its own, but relies on ambient light which is electronically amplified to produce a visible picture.
• OPTICS: THERMAL IMAGER: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive optical heat sensor that detects infrared radiation projected by warm objects and converts that data into a false-color visible image. The system enables the pilot to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke, and also adds a +10% bonus to pilots using a tracking skill.
• RADIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION: Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 100,000 miles or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
• SELF-DESTRUCT: To prevent capture of an advance variable fighter by the enemy, the pilot can activate the VE-1 self-destruct system, which will cause the fighter to explode after a delay of up to 60 minutes (time is set by the pilot). The explosive damage is contained within a 20 foot (6 m) area and inflicts 1D6x10 M.D. to everything within the radius of the explosion. All internal systems are obliterated. The escape pod will be automatically ejected prior to the explosion unless the pilot overrides the ejection sequence.
• STANDARD SURVIVAL KIT: All REFs veritecs come equipped with a portable survival kit. Inside the small reinforced box is a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectants, etc.)
• TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The VE-1 cockpit is pressurized, and also provides additional air feeds to the pilot's flight suit that provides him with pressurized breathing. The REF flight suit also contains an upper and lower g-suit that promotes blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decreasing the possibility of pilot's blacking out in combat.
• Elettronica Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• OlDelft Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Westinghouse ALQ-250(V) active sensor jammer
• Chaff and Flare dispensers: 24 chaff and 24 flares are stored in each lower leg

COMBAT BONUSES FOR ELINT TRAINING:

• 2 attacks per melee (plus those of the pilot).
• Add one additional action/attack at levels six and eleven.
• +2 to strike
• +3 to parry
• +1 to dodge in solder, +3 in guardian, and +5 in jet mode.
• +3 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
• Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

REFERENCES USED IN THIS DESIGN

• Robotech Technical Files: Veritech Valkyrie
• Palladium Books:  "Robotech The Roll Playing Game"