4th Robotech War: VC-37 Perseus Heavy VTOL Transport Aerospace Plane

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Designation:

VC-37 Perseus Heavy VTOL Transport Aerospace Plane

I. Dimensions

Total Height :	20.8 meters
Total Length :	95.0 meters
Wingspan :	105.8 meters
Dry Weight :	105 metric tons
Operational Weight :	400 metric tons

II. Type

Design: Airbus Industries
Builders: Airbus Industries
Four+ seat long-range heavy military tactical VTOL transport aircraft.
VC-37 Personnel/Cargo Transport - 360 Paratroopers
- Crew of 5: 2 Pilots, 2 Observers, Load Master
- Mobile Suit Transport: 6 Mobile Suits and personnel (18 men)

III Service Use

VC-37A: Served with RDF Air Force and Spacy from 2058.

III. Propulsion

Engines:

4 x Rolls Royce RR-2150 fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines mounted on top of the main fuselage. Maximum thrust, 750 kN each
4 x Rolls Royce RR-2200 fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines w/thrust deflectors for VSTOL operations mounted on in pairs on each wing. Maximum thrust, 620 kN each.
Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

Powerplant:

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

Fuel Capacity:

30 Standard canisters of reaction mass
1345.7 liters of D2O reactant for fusion engines.

IV. Performance:

Maximum speed at 18,000 meters :	2233 kph (Mach 2.5)
Maximum speed at sea level :	752 kph (Mach .7)
Air drop speed, sea level:	200 - 500 kph
Air drop speed, high altitudes:	220 - 500 kph
Stall speed (VTOL shift possible) :	148 kph
Service Ceiling :	30 km
Initial climb rate :	24,000 meters per minute
Typical delta-v :	232.9 kps
Typical acceleration(*) :	1.4 G
Cell duration(**) :	100 hours
Maximum take-off weight:	470.5 metric tons
Maximum payload:	358 metric tons
Maximum payload for VTOL operations:	180 metric tons
* = Assuming typical operational weight
** = Continuous operational use.

V. Sensory Systems:

Radar System:

General Electric AN/APG-183 X-band pulse-Doppler radar, providing medium-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes.
Westinghouse AN/APX-18 IFF secondary surveillance transponder

Optical tracking:

Phillips AN/DOS-4800 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range traversable UV, infra-red imaging and optical band detection and tracking;

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

Loral AN/ALR-33 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
Loral AN/AIR-22 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
Westinghouse AN/ALQ-281(V) internal countermeasures system
Tracor AN/ALE-16 Chaff/Flare Dispensers
Westinghouse AN/AMJ-8 Active Missile Jammers
Multiple VHF and UHF antennas

VI. Armament:

No armament standard.

VIII. Armor:

The armor on the VC-37 is a low-mass lunarium tungsten composite plating that is the standard for most Terran mecha. 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 Perseus provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for six days maximum.

IX. Development:

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