LOGRAN LOW POWER ARMOR

(Version 1.00 - Last updated: 02/07/01)  
Original design presented in Macross: 2036                               
Background by Kenneth Olson
Background Information derived from Robotech Technical Files

BACKGROUND 

Initial Robotech Master mecha designs for the Zentraedi were massed produced with little thought placed in the defensive capabilities of the unit.  The Masters believed that  mass quantities of units alone would intimidate most cultures into submission.  As such a majority of the Zentraedi designs were meant to be easily massed produced with little though placed in the defensive capabilities of the units.  

After the initial battles with the Disciples of Zor and the continuing conflict with the Invid, the Robotech Masters came to the realization that quality possesses its own quantity.  The Masters had always valued their officers more than the common soldiers by providing them more advanced and capable mecha.  After several upgraded units were created for the Zentraedi officers, Robotech engineering teams turned towards the more common Nousjadeul-Ger (Male Power) Armor.  

The Male Power armor was the primary mecha of the Zentraedi's Air Mobile Calvary.  With its limited flight capabilities, the Male Power amour could be released from high orbit fighting its way to the surface.  Upon reaching the surface, battloids of Male Power armors would entrench and hold any ground until reinforcements of Battle Pods landed.  

The Logran Low takes much from its predecessor, as the basic body shape remains the same.  However there are several internal and external differences.  All of the primary weaponry have been upgraded over the standard  Nousjaduel-Ger model.  Two Triplanas Morgol-7 particle beam cannons are mounted over either shoulder.  Each weapon can fire 15 MJ bursts out to three kilometers and can be fired in tandem.  The center mounted autocannon has been upgraded to the -50 model, increasing the rate of fire to 1,000 rounds per minute while retaining the same relatively small size.  In each arm power conduits were added which allow specially designed hand held weapons to feed directly from the main protoculture generator.  A handheld laser, Karatszon Quillo-171, was designed for exclusive use on the Logran Low.   The Logran Low possesses 50% more armor over the standard design.  The two standard plasma shock expansion thrusters were retained.  Although, the atmospheric performance of the Logran Low is reduced over the standard model, the Masters felt that the time savings gained through the use of the older design was worth it.  

The Logran Low was only produced in limited qualities and all were assigned to the Krashavers border fleet.  Of the initial 200 units supplied to the fleet, some 114 were present at the time of the Ebolian conflict with the RDF.  None of the information that the allied Zentraedi provided the EDF indicated that the Zentraedi possessed such units and the initial skirmishes went badly for the RDF.  However, Krashavera was later killed and the Zentraedi and Ebolian fleet was eventually destroyed at the price of the near complete destruction of the remaining allied Zentraedi capital ships and the aging RDF fleet.  

An RPG supplement for Robotech Crystal Dreams will be released by Robotech Research in the near future (estimated release date March 2001)

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: One person all weather ground combat mecha
Class: Zentraedi Power Armor
Manufacturer: Robotech Masters
Crew: One pilot
 

MDC BY LOCATION:

Location Logran Low Power Armor
* Main Body 200
** Head/Helmet 100
Zentraedi Blaster (1 or 2) 40 each
Hands (2) 30 each
Arms (2) 75 each
Legs (2) 125 each
Particle Beam (2) 75 each
Engine Thruster (2) 50 each 
		 
NOTES:
  1. * Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha. 
  2. ** Depleting the MDC of the helmet will kill the pilot

 

SPEEDS:

FLYING:
500 kph in planetary atmospheres
RUNNING:
130 kph
LEAPING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:
30 m

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
16.5m
WEIGHT:
37.4 metric tonnes (empty)
PHYSICAL STRENGTH:
Equal to a P.S. of 60
CARGO:
None
POWER PLANT:
1 x Xot'zerr-7-DCr protoculture generator with multiple protoculture canisters
PROPULSION IN SPACEBORNE OPERATIONS:
Engines: two plasma-shock expansion thrusters in the back, output 120 kN.
DELTA V:
68 kps
GENERATOR ENDURANCE:
15 days of continuous use
 

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. 2 x TRIPLANAS MORGOL-07 PARTICLE BEAM CANNON: The Logran Low Power armor mounts two upgraded versions of the -06 model, unknown as the Terran designation of PLB-18, on either shoulder.  Each weapon can traverse +-60 degrees in azimuth and from -35 to 75 degrees in elevation and can fire 15 MJ burst of energy up to 45 times per minute.  Both cannons have the capability of firing simultaneously.

     

  2. 1 x MOLDILE MISTRAEDKOR-50 (82.0 mm Grenade Launcher):  A single triple barrel rotary liquid-fueled grenade thrower is mounted in the center torso.  The cannon fires semi-active laser guided HESH-grenades with a maximum speed of 300m/s at 200 rpm to a maximum effective range of 1000 m.  Their is 100 rounds stored internally. 

     

  3. 1 or 2 x KARATSZON QUILLO-171 ZENTRAEDI LASER:  The Logran Low is capable of holding one or two rapid fire pulse lasers.  The laser fires 12.5 MJ bursts and is powered directly by the main protoculture generator through energy conduits which connect to the gun pod in the hand. 

     

  4. HAND TO HAND COMBAT:.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR LOGRAN LOW POWER ARMOR:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR LOGRAN LOW: 

SOURCES USED IN CREATION OF DOCUMENT

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