MANZANIP LAA "COMMANDER ARMOR"  

(Version 1.00 - Last updated: 02/13/01)  
Original design presented in Macross: 2036    
Concept and 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 and therefore it was no surprise that the first updates to the Zentraedi arsenal would be to the officer's mecha.  

The Manzanip Laa Commander Armor was one of the last designs that the Robotech Empire produced.  The mecha was created to allow the supreme commander of the numerous Zentreaedi forces to participate in battle with their troops.  Whereas the earlier Ex Glaug and Gilouza Glaug were optimized for long range combat, the Manzanip Laa allowed the commander to enter directly into the middle of any combat situation.  The Manzanip Laa possesses the greatest protection of any Zentreaedi mecha with enough armor to outfit 15 Regult type battlepods.  In addition the the impressive defensive armor, the mecha carries 150 Maggot short range missiles in two arm mounted, two shoulder mounted, and two missile pods mounted on top of the rear mounted engine thrusters.  The only  secondary weapons are three 82 mm grenade launchers in three turrets placed in the center torso.  Designers felt that the inclusion of any weapons that did not require ammunition would tempt commanders to stay at the forefront of the battle for a longer period of time than their armor, albeit extensive, would allow. 

Only three units are known to have been built and all were included with the Border 27 Reconnaissance Fleet as personal mecha to Commander Kergen Krashavera.  Two of the three units were damaged to such an extent that they were no longer serviceable during numerous border conflicts that Commander Kergen participated in before the fleet traveled to the Sol system.  Kergen piloted the third unit terrorizing Earth Defense Forces and personally killing over 20 veritechs in seven months of conflict.  Kergen was finally killed and the last unit destroyed over Earth at the end of the Ebolian conflict in August of  2019.  

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 power armor
Class: Zentraedi Power Armor
Manufacturer: Robotech Masters
Crew: One pilot
 

MDC BY LOCATION:

Location Manzanip Laa
* Head 50
** Main Body 400
Chest Mounted Autocannons (3) 50 each
Hands (2) 40 each
Arms (2) 150 each
Arm Mounted Missile Pods (2) 75 each
Legs (2) 200 each
Shoulder Mounted Missile Pods (2) 150 each
Feet (2) 75
*** Engine Pods/Missile Pods (2) 200 each
*** Main Thrusters (3) 50 each
Communications Antenna (2) 5 each 
		 
NOTES:
  1. (*) Destroying the head of the Manzanip Laa  will knock out the mecha's major sensor systems, including all of the optics systems (infrared, nightvision, thermal) and radar; however, communications will be unaffected.  Attackers are -6 to strike
  2. (**) Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha. 
  3. (***) Destroying the engine thrusters will reduce the top speed of the Manzanip Laa by 10% in the atmosphere.  Destruction of one of the engine pods will reduce the thrust/top speed of the Manzanip Laa by 35%.

SPEEDS:

FLYING:
800 kph in planetary atmospheres
RUNNING:
80 kph
LEAPING, SOLDIER CONFIGURATION:
30 m
 

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
19.5m
WEIGHT:
51.0 metric tonnes
PHYSICAL STRENGTH:
Equal to a P.S. of 60
CARGO:
None
POWER PLANT:
2 x Xot'zerr-9r protoculture generator with multiple protoculture canisters
PROPULSION IN SPACEBORNE OPERATIONS:
Engines: Three Varshtanna type 344 three plasma-shock expansion thrusters in the back with vectorable exhaust, output 300 kN.  Two Y'Lernt type 74 fusion-plasma turbines are mounted in pods on either shoulder with vectorable exhaust output 500 kN
Manzanip Laa specific Inertia Vector Control System (IVCS). A large number of exhaust ports are located over the surface of the mecha, with two large exhausts to the sides of the chest and in the feet, and minor exhausts in all limbs and the main body. The IVCS is fed plasma from the type 344 engines.  
DELTA V:
100 kps
GENERATOR ENDURANCE:
12 months of continuous use

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. 3 x MOLDILE MISTRAEDKOR-50 (82.0 mm Grenade Launcher):  Three single barrel rotary liquid-fueled grenade throwers are mounted in the center torso.  Each 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.  All three cannons can fire simultaneously and share a common ammunition of 200 rounds stored internally. 

     

  2. 2 x DIWHAUG RATSATOUL-8 MISSILE LAUNCHERS:  Two missile launchers are mounted on either shoulder of the Manzanip Laa.  Each launcher contains 21 Universal Dogfight type Missiles (UDM) Maggot short range missiles with no reloads.

     

  3. 2 x Z'TRAL WUXERT MISSILE LAUNCHERS:  Two missile launchers are mounted on either arm containing 18 Universal Dogfight type Missiles (UDM) Maggot short range missiles with no reloads.  Each missile pod is protected by a retractable shield that lowers when the missiles are fired.  

     

  4. 2 x XERYWER POD MISIILE LAUNCHER:  Two missile launchers are mounted on top of either booster mounted on the rear of the Manzanip Laa.  Each launcher contains 36 Universal Dogfight type Missiles (UDM) Maggot short range missiles with no reloads.

     

  5. HAND TO HAND COMBAT:.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR MANZANIP LAA:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR MANZANIP LAA: 

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