Three Star-Class Factory Ship

Background info provided by the MACROSS ONLINE COMPENDIUM

Maintenance and repair is a major problem facing all UN Spacy long range colony missions. Typical colony missions are expected to last anywhere from 1Ø to 1ØØ years, however the expected endurance of even the New Macross-Class colony ships without refits is only 2Ø to 3Ø years. Carrying a large enough supply of spare parts for all mecha and starships in a colony mission was unfeasible, so the UN Spacy needed to come up with a way for fleets to manufacture their own parts and supplies on a continual basis while light years away from the nearest supply depot. The Three Star-Class Factory Ship is designed specifically to fulfill this role in colony operations.

Speed and Statistical Data:

Speed (sublight): Ø.16 speed of light (25,6ØØ miles per second). Speed (Auxiliary Drives): Mach 3. Space Fold Range: Unlimited (1 light year every 6 minutes). Planet bound: Designed to land in a planetary ocean when necessary but not designed to maneuver in an atmosphere. Three Star-Class vessels are NOT designed to land on the ground. If they do so the landing will inflict 3D6×1ØØØ MD damage to the main body of the spacecraft (the BOLOGNESE-Class docked to the ship will also suffer total destruction unless it detatches prior to crashing) unless proper preparation is made in advance (a spacefield). Maximum Range: Unlimited (estimated 3Ø year life span). Length (main body, excluding boom): 6,56Ø ft (2,ØØØ m). Height (main body): 4,1ØØ ft (1,25Ø m).

Length (rear boom/drydock): 18,7ØØ ft (5,7ØØ m). Length (overall, including Stealth Frigate): 26,Ø8Ø ft (7,95Ø m). Weight: Approximately 21Ø,ØØØ,ØØØ tons (empty). Power System: ORTEC/General Galaxy Main Reactor. Fold System: ORTEC/Shinnakasu/General Galaxy Advanced Fold System Cluster. Sublight Drive: ORTEC/Centinel Impulse Drive Cluster. Gravity Control System: Internal. Auxiliary Engines: Shinnakasu/Shinsei Industries/Agar Nuclear Pulse Rocket Motor Clusters. Sensors: Standard plus Subspace Mass Detector.

Weapons Systems:

1. Pinpoint Barrier Defense System: Originally developed by researchers onboard the SDF-Ø1 MACROSS during the First ROBOTECH War, the Pinpoint Barrier System is a standard defense system on board all UN Spacy starships and colony vessels, including the Three Star-Class ships. The system generates four small disc-shaped force fields that can be positioned anywhere along the ship to deflect missiles, energy beams or projectiles. Each pinpoint barrier is about 2ØØ ft (61 m) in length and can absorb up to 5,ØØØ MD in damage, which then regenerates within four seconds (2 melee rounds). The barriers can also be layered on top of each other to generate a field which provides 2Ø,ØØØ MDC and can even deflect heavy particle beams (usually). The four barriers are controlled by operators in the command tower of the carrier. These operators are instructed to defend (1) any breaks or weaknesses in the main hull, (2) the main and auxiliary engines, (3) the engineering section/stealth frigate docking section and (4) any starships under construction, in that order. The operators primarily concentrate on defending the ship against larger spacecraft and leave defense against attacking mecha to the VF pilots from the stealth frigate. MDC: Can sustain up to 5,ØØØ MD per round. Regenerates at a rate of 2,5ØØ MD per melee round. Range: Up to 3ØØ feet (91.5 m) from the surface of the vessel. Radius: 2ØØ ft (61 m). Attacks Per Melee: Can move from one end of the vessel to the other in less than a single round. Trained operators can attempt to block attacks up to 8 times per melee (counts as a parry) and are at +7 to block. Untrained characters can parry up to their number of hand-to-hand attacks with their normal parry bonuses only. Payload: Nearly inexhaustible. Will work as long as system is functional (see below) and engines are intact. If main engines are destroyed, the barrier will loose power and not function. NOTE: If all four barriers are grouped in a single spot they can deflect a heavy particle beam attack, such as the one generated by the Macross Cannon, Zentraedi/Varuta command warships, and some Protodeviln. However, the beam will completely destroy all four barriers and put incredible strain on the pinpoint barrier system, to the point where it may short out. After deflecting an energy beam, roll percentile dice on the table below to determine additional effects/damage. Ø1-15: Lucked out, system will be operational in 1D6 hours. 16-3Ø: Minor damage, system will require 4D6 hours to repair. 31-45: Major damage, system will require 2D6×1Ø hours to repair (yes, DAYS of work). 46-6Ø: ¡Completely destroyed! System can be rebuilt, but will require new parts and 2D6 DAYS of work to replace. 61-75: Major damage, system will require 2D6×1Ø hours to repair. 76-9Ø: Minor damage, system will require 4D6 hours to repair. 91-95: Lucked out, system will be operational in 1D6 hours. 96-ØØ: ¡It’s a miracle! ¡Trivial damage only, system will be operational again in only 4D6 melee rounds!

2. Defensive Laser Batteries (Ø): Each vessel has 2Ø defensive laser batteries for anti-missile and meteorite defense. MD: 5D6 per blast. Rate of Fire: Per gunners attacks per melee plus bonuses (generally 4 or 5 per melee). Range: 5ØØ feet. Payload: Unlimited. 4. Standard Mecha Complement: The landing bays in Three Star-Class vsls have enough room and resources to adequately support up to 4 squadrons (48 fighters) of VFs if necessary.

3. Automated Missile Battery (Ø2): Ø2 of these batteries are on each vessel, on dorsal and one ventral. Missile Type: Any MRM or LRM Purpose: Anti-Ship Defense. MD and Range: Varies by type used. Rate of Fire: Twice per melee. Payload: Up to 1,ØØØ.

Construction Capabilities

As stated above, the main purpose of the Three Star manufacturing platforms is to produce all parts, supplies, and materials the colony mission needs to operate. In general it can be assumed that Three Star ships are constantly busy around the clock producing a wide range of standard products. However there are times when the GM will need to know approximately how long it takes a Three Star-Class facility to manufacture critical pieces of equipment (usually military in nature, such as mecha and starships). The numbers below are intended to give the GM a rough estimate of how fast construction takes place aboard the Three Star-. For each entry two values are listed. The first is the amount of time it takes the automated factories aboard the vessel to produce the item from scratch, and the second lists how many can be produced in a given period of time. The factory aboard the Three Star-Class operates in an assembly line fashion so that multiple items can be constructed at the same time. This data assumes that the Three Star-Class has an ample supply of asteroids and space debris available to it for raw materials. These figures should be used for approximation only; GMs, feel free to change these values as you require.

ITEM	MANUFACTURING TIME	PRODUCTION RATE
Standard UGC Combat Gear (Flight Suit plus Sidearm)	4 hours	2,5ØØ per week
Standard Veritech Fighter (e.g. VF-Ø1 Super Veritech)	3 days	36 per week
Advanced Veritech Fighter (e.g. VF-22 Sturmvogel)	14 days	2 per week
Small Starship (e.g. BOLOGNESE-Class Stealth Frigate)	2 months	1Ø per year
Large Starship (e.g. URAGA-Class Escort Carrier)	6 months	2 per year
Transformable Starship (e.g. NEW MACROSS-Class Battle Carrier)	12 months	1 per year

Features:

ESM: Radar Detector. Passively detects other radars being operated. Radar: Combat grade radar. Range 1ØØ miles, can track up to 5Ø individual targets. 95% reliability (24% against unfriendly stealthed vehicles). Blue Force Tracker: Identifies friend from foe. Overlays the information on both the radar and HUD, ensuring that friendly forces are not accidentally targeted. GPS: Standard tracking device. Ties into the Blue Force Tracker. Anti-Jamming System: Reduces Electronics Countermeasure by 25% (decrease skill level appropriately). HUD: Displays maps, radar, targeting information, and any OTHER information the wearer wants directly in front of the user. One is located at each weapons control station, and another makes up the majority of the bridge. FLIR/SLIR: Forward and Side Looking Infrared. Allows pilot to get visuals on targets at night.

Virtual Map: Displays a continuously-updating map of local terrain for the bridge. Takes data from and gives data to other friendly units in the area. Effective navigation of 85% as updates come. Good to 5ØØ miles. Specific range can be adjusted in 1Ø,ØØØ mile increments. 1 MC: Internal loudspeaker. Video Camera: Records from the HUD. 5,ØØØ hours of recording available. Full range optic sensory suite: Infrared, ultra violet, Magnification, night sight, color filters, thermal imager.Range: 2ØØ miles for MOST sensors. Survival Pack: A pack of simpler emergency survival supplies: Pup tent, sleeping bag, black light, GPS, first aid kit (bandages, gauze, bandage tape, pads, antiseptic/analgesic), plasma torch (for small repairs and starting fires), repair kit (with MDC Repair Spray), sewing kit (a small spool of thread and 5 needles), 7 star flares (25Ø feet apogee), 2 white parachute flares (1,5ØØ feet apogee), 1ØØ feet of black or brown parachute cord (15Ø lbs tensile strength), 2-5 days rations, 2 gallons water, water purification kit- good for about 1Ø gallons.