SHIGNOMYULU POWER ARMOR 

(Version 1.00 - Last updated: 03/27/01)  
Original design presented in Macross: Eternal Love Song                         
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.  

The Queadluun-Rau was the very probably the most effective and finest Zentraedi mecha to be developed in mass quantities.  However, the masters felt that an upgraded officers version was needed.  Designing improvements on a mecha which had already shown itself to be the ultimate balance between amour, weaponry, and maneuverability proved difficult.

Several attempts were made in improving the standard these included the Quadlum Quiltra and Shellcair Gar.  Neither of these two initial designs proved very successful.  The Shignomyulu Power armor was one of the final attempts by the Robotech Masters to produce an upgrade before their empire collapsed around them.  Learning from the two previous designs the Shignomyulu would take the basic frame from the Quadlunn-Rau and increase the armor protection.  In order to offset the additional weight of the armor, two upgraded Varshtanna type 35 plasma shock thrusters are mounted on the rear of the unit.  Each can provide up to 50% greater thrust in overboost and 60% at one-hundred percent power.  A hyperspace communications system was included which would allow the combat commander to communicate up to 50 light years away.

The weapons compliment is largely unchanged over the standard Female Power Armor.  The missile compliment of two leg mounted Diwhaug Ratsatoul-8 and two shoulder mounted Diwhaug Ratsatoul-9 missile launchers provide the Shignomyulu with 126 maggot short range missiles. Two 82mm grenade guided grenade launchers were added to either side of the center torso.  Although, they are of limited use against heavily armored units, their high rate of fire was designed to destroy large numbers of swarming Invid.  The two arm mounted Makharsz Vawnous-12 rapid fire laser cannons were replaced with four Y'terla close combat anti-mecha blades.

53 Shignomyulu power armor were produced for Krashaver's border fleet.  Only 7 were destroyed during the years leading up to the Ebolian conflict with the RDF.  The Shignomyulu proved to be a feared design by Earth Defense Forces often destroying entire veritech squadrons and then crossing back into enemy lines before any response could be made.  After the conflict, REF intelligence estimated that for each Shignomyulu destroyed in combat, six allied units were lost in the process.  This figure no doubt was in part because only the most elite female Zentraedi were given the honor of piloting the mecha, but the statistic is a grim reminder of the effectiveness of the design.  All of the remaining units are believed to have been destroyed during the Ebolian war.  Fortunately, none of the units fell into the hands of the remaining malcontent Zentraedi in the old Zentraedi control zone.  

An RPG supplement for Robotech Crystal Dreams will be released by Robotech Research in the near future (estimated release date August 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 Shignomyulu
* Communications Antenna (2) 5 each
Hyperspace Armored Antenna 10
** Face Plate / Sight system 50
Shoulder Missile Launchers (2) 150 each
Arms  (2) 150 each
Arm Vibro-Blades (4) 50 each
Hands (2) 35 each
Grenade Launchers (2) 35 each
Leg Missile Launchers (2) 100 each
Engine Thrusters (2) 50 each
Legs (2) 150 each
*** Main Body 250  
		 
NOTES:
  1. *  Destroying the communications antenna will knock out all of the short range communication systems for the Shignomyulu; However, attackers are -6 to strike
  2. ** Destroying the face plate of the Shignomyulu  will knock out most of the sensor systems including all of the optics systems (infrared, nightvision, thermal) and radar; however, communications will be unaffected.  Attackers are -6 to strike.
  3. *** Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha

SPEEDS:

FLYING SPACE:
Max Linear Acceleration Space:  2.87 g (loaded) 3.76 g (empty)
Delta V:  50 kps
FLYING ATMOSPHERE:
1000 kph in planetary atmospheres
RUNNING:
150 kph
LEAPING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:
40 m

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
16.8m
WEIGHT:
27.1 metric tonnes (empty) 35.5 fully loaded
PHYSICAL STRENGTH:
Equal to a P.S. of 60
CARGO:
None
POWER PLANT:
1 x Xot'zerr-8-DCr protoculture generator with multiple protoculture canisters
PROPULSION IN SPACEBORNE OPERATIONS:
Engines:   Two Varshtanna type 35 plasma-shock expansion engines with vectorable exhaust. The thrusters are located in the back. Each has a maximum burst output of 500 kN and a maximum sustained output of 350 kN.
GENERATOR ENDURANCE:
15 days of continuous use
 

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. 2 x DIWHAUG RATSATOUL-9:  Two standard Ratsatoul-9 circular missile launchers are mounted on either shoulder. Each launcher carries 21 Maggot Universal Dogfight missiles.  Each launcher has an additional 21 missiles as reloads in ready position.  

     

  2. 2 x DIWHAUG RATSATOUL-8:  Two standard Ratsatoul-8 circular missile launchers are mounted on the outside of either leg.  Each launcher carries 21 Maggot Universal Dogfight missiles, without any reloads.

     

  3. 2 x MOLDILE MISTRAEDKOR-50 (82.0 mm Grenade Launcher):  Two single barrel rotary liquid-fueled grenade launchers are mounted on either side of the center torso.  The Moldile Mistraekor-50 was taken from the Logran Low power armor and placed on the Shignomyulu as an secondary armament.  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.  Each launcher has an internal capacity of 50 rounds. 

     

  4. 4 x Y'TERLA CLOSE ASSAULT SYSTEM:  Four anti-mecha blades are mounted on either arm.  Each of the four blades is surrounded by a high frequency energy field which allows the Shignomyulu to cut through the heaviest of armor with great ease.  The Y'Terla close assault system is powered directly by the main protoculture energizers.  

     

  5. 1 or 2 x KARATSZON QUILLO-171 ZENTRAEDI LASER:  The Shignomyulu  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. 

     

  6. HAND TO HAND COMBAT: 

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR SHIGNOMYULU GAR POWER ARMOR:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR SHIGNOMYULU ARMOR: 

SOURCES USED IN CREATION OF DOCUMENT

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