Mars Base Mecha
Robotech name: Cyclone
VR-052F MOSPEADA (Grey)
VR-052T MOSPEADA (Grey)
VR-041 H BLOWSPERIOR (Blue)
VR-38-LT BARTLEY (Red)
The Ride Armor is the main thing people think of when they remember Mospeada or Robotech The New Generation.
More of a battlesuit than a full mecha, The Ride Armor consists of a transformable motorcycle and the body armor onto which it combines to form deadly high tech knight. The Ride Armor comes in three models. The VR-038 LT
Bartley is designed for female troopers and has no built-in weapon systems, but mounts an RL-6 rocket cannon on the right front end in Armor Bike mode and on the right arm in Ride Armor mode. The VR-041 H Blowsperior is designed for heavy combat and mounts twelve missles, six housed on each side of the chest in Ride Armor mode and on the front end in Armor Bike mode. In addition, although never seen in the footage there is a retractable blades mounted in the front wheel housing,
which is mounted on the arm in Ride Armor mode. The VR-052 is intended as a emergency vehicle for shot down fighter pilots and comes in two varieties; the F, which mounts 2 missiles
on each forearm while the T, mounts a beam pistol on the
right forearm.
Robotech name: VAF-6 series Alpha Fighter
AFC-01H Legioss Officer Model (Blue)
AFC-01Z Legioss Atmosphere Combat Model (Red)
AFC-011 Legioss Standard Combat Model (Green)
AFC-01M Mujin Legioss Unmaned Armo-Fighter Drone
AFC-01D Dark Legioss Stealth System Equipped Model (Dark Blue-Black and Gray)
AFC-01J Jagd Dark Legioss Stealth Drone(Dark Blue-Black and Gray)
The Legioss Armo-Fighter is MOSPEADA's equivalent to the famous VF-1 Valkyire in Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. The Legioss features three modes like the VF-1. In Armo-Fighter mode, the Legioss is a relatively small jet fighter that can easily out-manevoure the Inbit. The Armo-Diver mode allows the Legioss to aply it's powerful engines mounted in it's legs now canted forward, to slowing the mecha down in re-entry. In Armo-Soldier mode, the Legioss is a 15 meters tall humanoid which gives off a aura of great strength. It's weapons include 60 short range missiles carried internally and a energy based beam cannon that can be carried like a rifle. The Dark Legioss is a version fitted with a stealth system that makes it all but invisable to the Inbit and carries a Destabilizer cannon that can open holes in the enemies force fields.
Robotech name: VBF-1 Beta Fighter
AB-01 Tread Armo-Bomber
The AB-01 Tread is not intended as a frontline combat fighter
like the Legioss, but a heavy bomber to extend both the effectiveness
of the Mars Base military and the Legioss. Like it's small brother, the
Tread has three modes. In Armo-Bomber mode, the Tread resembles a
heavy brick with wings, bearly able to keep flying because of it's size. In Armo-Diver mode, the Tread can slow down faster than any other Mars Base ship or mecha, even while it's linked to a Legioss. In Armo-Soldier mode the Tread knows no equal, a massive mountain of armor and firepower that can walk through even the heaviest Inbit energy bolts virtually unharmed. The Tread has the unusual feature of being able to act as a booster for the Legioss, so that the smaller mecha can even control a un-piloted Tread and change between modes. The Tread offers no pretense
of maneovureablity over firepower, packing more weapons
than any other Mars Base mecha. Three forward facing beam
guns in Armo-Bomber mode, two sets of missiles launchers - one in the chest and the other popping up from the shoulders and finally two tri-barreled rapid fire beam cannons mounted in each forearms allow the Tread overpower any foe.
Robotech name: MBR-12 Mk II Condor
MBR-12 Mk II Condor
Seen clear for the briefest of moments for 3 seconds, the Condor is the first active Mars Base combat mecha, the step below the fully transformable Legioss Armo-Fighter. The basis of the Legioss can be clearly seen in shape, role and weapons of the Condor. It uses simular missile launchers and a earlier version of the beam cannon carried by the Legioss.
Inbit Mecha
Robotech name: Invid Scout/Armored Scout
Iigaa
Iigau Second Generation Iigaa
Iigaa Booster Pack
This is the most common mecha in the Inbit arsenal,
a small (about the size of a modern car) red crab-like
mecha whose primary armament is its large strong
claws that are capable of ripping open mecha and
starships alike. The Iigau is the next generation version of the Iigaa and adds a
pair of plasma cannon mounted on the shoulders.
The Booster Pack turns the Iigaa into a high
speed fighter, perfect for kamakazi attacks. Their primary weak point is their sensor
"eye", mounted directly in front of the cockpit. A direct
hit will break through and kill the pilot.
Robotech name: Invid Trooper/Shock Trooper
Gurab
Gurab Second Gen
This is the primary soldier mecha of the Inbit, a large (almost 20 feet tall)
purple mecha that looks like a beetle on steroids. It too uses its claws as
its primary weapon, with greater effectivness due to their size and weight.
The second generation Gurab, like the Iigau, adds a pair of plasma cannon
over the shoulders, though where the Iigau's cannon are simple bolt-on pieces,
the Gurab's weapons are large and in separate housings capable of
vertical motion. The primary weak point, like the smaller mecha, is the sensor, "eye",
although Gurab's seem to know this and will block aimed shots with their large
claws.
Robtech name: Hive Guard/Enforcer
Protector Inbit
This is the smallest and least common of the
Inbit mecha. Just slightly taller that a normal
human, its primary purpose is guarding
valuable locations, urban investigation and acting as a intermediary with the humans
where larger mecha is less than desirable.
It's only armament is small lasers mounted
on the back of the wrists, a large laser rifle
and a shield and is not known to be capable
of flight. The Protector comes in 2 color schemes: Dark
greyish-blue and white for those guarding hives and
and a light greean and off-white for units moving about urban centers.
They are not very well armored, and a single shot a Gallant hand gun will
usually kill them.
Robotech name: Pincer Command Unit
Gamo
This is the largest of the Inbit insectoid mecha, it was created to the low effectiveness of the earlier Inbit mecha against such human mecha as the Ride Armors and is only seen in the second half of the series. It is about 22 feet tall, mounting large twin heat cannons over it's shoulders, which can fire either
a convergent beam, capable of melting almost anything, or twin beams for greater area
destruction. Smaller plasma cannon on either side of the "eye" to back it up. It's often seen commanding lower stages of Inbit as well as in the company of it's kind as heavy assault teams. The Gamo is coloured a mix of light blue and white and the primary weak point is, like on the other inbit mecha, its "eye".
Robotech name: Royal Command Battloid
Gosu
The Gosu is designed to provide the human-like Soulgi with their own mecha simular, but superior, to the Legioss in both purpose and capability. The Gosu carries a arm mounted plasma cannon, a small head mounted laser and in a departure from standard Inbit weaponry, a missile pack on each shoulder blade.
The Gosu is more heavily armored than the Legioss and just as manevourable, but it's
cockpit is covered by a clear canopy leaving the pilot often dangerously open. The Gosu, while appeaing in only very limited numbers, made short work of Legioss's, but found the powerful Tread another matter all together.
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