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VR-071 Protector Veritech Armored Cyclone

I. Dimensions:

II. Type:

• Design: Robotech Research and Development and Honda Motor Company
• Builders: Honda Motor Company
• One man motorcycle, two-form veritech high-mobility power armor, security forces version.

III. Service History:

• Served with all branches of the RDF from 2050 and is still in service.

IV. Performance:

• Speed, Motorcycle mode : 336 kph max., 128 kph typical cruising speed
• Speed, Battloid (running): Approximately equal to that of the pilot.
• Speed, Battloid (flying) : 288 kph at up to 120m, hover at 10.2m
• Max Output: 183hp / 18000rpm
• Fusion supply : 100 hours operational use, on one standard fusion cell.

V. Electronics

• Phillips GN/DOS-3600 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light intensifier and computer enhancement.
• Harris CT-23 computer targeting system with stereoscopic laser targeting and HUD in Battloid mode.
• Short range radio.

VI. Personal Armor:

• To use the VR-071 Protector, the pilot must be wearing a suit of CVR-6 Body Armor, to which the Cyclone attaches in Battloid mode. 

VII. Armament:

Internal:

• 2 x GR-105 mini-missile launcher:  The main weapon of older cyclones has remained mostly unchanged in the newer models. The launchers have been updated with newer technology which makes them more resilient to damage and easier to repair. In motorcycle mode, the two missile launchers are side by side in the nose of the cycle. In battloid mode, the missile launchers are divided, with one on each shoulder of the mecha. Both launchers hold 6 IM-07 Black Widow Infantry Missiles.

(All Cyclones mount one or more of the following additional packages)

A Model:

• None, though hand-held weapons are possible..

F Model:

• 2 x Mauser GR-200 dual mini-missile tubes / REB-21 laser cannon: This popular cyclone weapon unit is based on the old GR-97 Missile Launcher design used on the VR-052 Battler. The new unit mounts two one-shot missile launchers, combined with a modified beam cannon derived from the older EP-37 design firing off 600 kJ pulses every two seconds. The missiles give the cyclone a heavy punch, and the beam cannons provide an energy weapon to fall back on when the missiles are gone. The GR-200 is the commonly requested and issued unit for cyclone units expecting heavy combat.  The beam cannon draws power directly from the cyclone's fusion reactor, giving the weapon unlimited ammo so long as the reactor is functioning. The disadvantage to this is that there is no backup supply, and the beam cannon becomes useless hardware when the GR-200 is detached The missile launchers carry one IM-10 Wolf Infantry Missile each.

P Model:

• 2 x Mauser GR-220 REB-21 laser cannon and 4.45mm sub-machine gun: The GR-220 was designed in response to the need for a weapon unit that combined the high destructive power of a beam cannon with a more discreet conventional weapon. Such a mix is useful in both guard and law enforcement duty, where the conventional weaponry can be used as a deterrent, and the beam weapon used against heavier opponents. The GR-220 uses a light beam cannon combined with a 4.45 mm submachine gun, all concealed by a cover plate so as to not overly indicate the power of the unit. The 220 is commonly issued to VR-071 Protector or VR-073 Typhoon cyclones on guard duty.

Hand-held:

• A pilot may use a hand-held weapon in any hand not already occupied with a Cyclone weapon mounted on the inner forearm plate (such as the EP-55, EP-54, or RL-10). The most typical weapon carried is the H-95 Raven in rifle mode.

NOTE:  All Cyclones can use any type of external module (with the exception of the VR-074 Gorilla), but usually the military will only assign specific modules to specific cyclones although exceptions can be made.

VIII. Armor:

The armor of the Protector is composed of an advanced titanium-steel alloy. The armor on the Protector stops all small arms fire, provides good protection against heavier infantry weapons, such as a 12.7mm machinegun round, and less than average resistance to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon round (though the pilot will be badly concussed). Vulnerable areas of the pilot are part of the upper arms, which are unarmored. The thighs and helmet are not protected by the Cyclone, but are covered by the CVR armor. Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection is limited to that provided by the CVR armor.

IX. Development:

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 2000, 1999, 1998 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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