HWR-04 Godzilla Heavy Weapons Robot (Mk II, III)

I. Dimensions

I. Type

• Three/four man all-weather heavy artillery Destroid mecha.

III. Service Use

• HWR-04 Mark II: Served with the RDF Space Marines Marines, and Army from 2050 until replaced by the HWR-04 Mk III.
• HWR-04 Mark III: Served with the RDF Space Marines, Marines, and Army from 2060 until replaced by the HWR-05.

IV. Propulsion

Engines:

(HWR-04 Mk II)

• 12 x Icarus Aerospace AST-21 thrusters on the back, total thrust 122 kN each.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

(HWR-04 III)

• 12 x Icarus Aerospace AST-37 thrusters on the back, total thrust 293 kN each.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

Powerplant:

(HWR-04 II)

• 8 x RRD-2 Miniaturized Fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 1800 kW each.

(HWR-04 III)

• 6 x RRD-5 Miniaturized Fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Total output, 5000 kW each.

Fuel Capacity:

(HWR-04 II)

• 96 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 186.3 liters of D2O reactant for fusion engines.

(HWR-04 III)

• 72 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 185.4 liters of D2O reactant for fusion engines.

V. Performance

VI. Electronics

Radar tracking:

(HWR-04 II)

• General Electric GN/TPG-222 medium range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.
• Thomson GN/ESM-22 electronic signal masking systems.
• Westinghouse GN/APX-16 IFF friend or foe interrogator.

(HWR-04 III)

• Phillips GN/TPG-302 medium range UWB phased array pulse-Doppler, for detection and tracking of targets, and with battlefield surveillance modes.
• Thomson GN/ESM-36 electronic signal masking systems.
• Westinghouse GN/APX-22 IFF friend or foe interrogator.

Optical tracking:

(HWR-04 II)

• Kodak GNDOS-3300 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
• Thomson GN/LT-7 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

(HWR-04 III)

• Phillips GN/DOS-4900 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range all attitude infra-red imaging, optical and ultra-violet band detection and tracking
• Thomson GN/LT-10 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

(HWR-04 II)

• Loral GN/ALR-26 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Loral GN/AIR-15 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Westinghouse GN/ALQ-266(V) active sensor jammer
• Multiple VHF and UHF antennas
• Tracor GN/ALE-16 Chaff and flare dispenser

(HWR-04 III)

• Loral GN/ALR-33 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Loral GN/AIR-22 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Westinghouse GN/ALQ-281(V) active sensor jammer
• Multiple VHF and UHF antennas
• Tracor GN/ALE-16 Chaff and flare dispenser

VII. Armament

Cannons:

• 4 x Vickers 406mm (16 inch) autoloading, electromagnetic rail cannon: These large weapons form the backbone of the offensive might of the Godzilla.  Each cannon can hurl a 1200 kg terminal self-guiding shell at speeds of up to 200 kps.  Sustained firing rate is one shot / 3 seconds, maximum range about 60km in standard posture. If the Godzilla is standing on a inclined surface, or is bending over backwards, the maximum cannon angle will increase and at the optimum angle of 45 degrees the maximum range exceeds 120km.  Each cannon has its own independent magazine of 40 rounds.
• 2 x Krupp PBC-19 particle beam cannon:  The particle beam cannons serve to increase battlefield endurance as they do not rely on ammunition to provide firepower.  Each cannon can fire a 600 MJ blast of particle energy up to 15 times/minute with great accuracy at ranges of up to 100 km. Can also discharge at half-intensity but at double the normal rate of fire. Drawing power from the mecha's power system, the particle beam has effectively unlimited ammunition they are mounted above the four main cannons.

Missiles:

• 6 x Single Tube LRM Launchers: Built into the arms, each tube can carry 6 MPM-17 Scimitars long range (280 km) missiles with a speed of Mach 8.1, guided by a combined IIR and active/passive radar seeker.

VIII. Armor

The armor on the Godzilla is the heaviest ever mounted on a mecha. The armor on most of the Godzilla  is composed of a standard lunarium laminar developed after the Third Robotech War. Aside from the good protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and fair against, particle guns too, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The armor stops all small arms fire, and has good resistance to all weapons commonly mounted on combat mecha.

The armor on the front surface is composed of a standard lunarium laminar reinforced by a depleted Uranium mesh on the outer plate. More dense than the standard armor, this armor was designed to defeat projectiles striking the forward surfaces of main battle vehicles, and is also effective against beam weapons. The armor stops all small arms, heavy infantry weapons fire, and light and medium mecha-mounted weaponry, and provides excellent resistance to heavy mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the VHT's 120mm smoothbore shells. Indeed, no known military has a mecha-mounted weapon that can reliably penetrate the strongest portions of this mecha's armor. Only the hatches, gun-mounts, and other small targets are especially vulnerable, and the armor is nearly invulnerable from the forward quarter.

The Godzilla provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure cockpit environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for one week maximum.

IX. Development

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 1998-2001 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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