Officer Power Armor

(Version 1.00 - Last updated: 5/7/98)  
Concept and Background by Kenneth Olson
Background Information derived from Robotech Technical Files
 

BACKGROUND 

officer_power_armor1.GIF (59966 bytes)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.  As the war against the Invid proceeded, the Robotech Masters came to the realization that command personnel for the Air Mobile Calvary were increasingly coming under fire from the planetary and mecha defenses.  They decided that a new more advanced Officers Power Armor with increased sensor and amour capabilities was needed for their elite troops.

The Officer Power armor takes much from its predecessor, as the basic body shape remains the same.  However, the forward impact cannon, which was largely ineffective, was removed.  The weight saved was thus devoted to increased amour and the addition three more powerful plasma shock expansion thrusters, producing 33% more thrust.  The only mounted weapon was the new PB-11, able to fire larger energy bursts at a higher rate of fire over the older PB-10 design found on the Male Power amour.   An external pistol version of the Zentraedi Shock rifle was standard complement, as the designers could not bare to have a design with only one range weapon.  To help the standard Zentraedi soldier distinguish between these two types of power armors, the Officer Power armor was colored purple

The Male Power Armor was produced only in limited qualities at the end of the Robotech Masters Empire, as lack of protoculutre and manufacturing facilities took a toll on the project.  Only some 20,000 Officer Power armors were produced.  A majority of these never saw combat with the Invid, but instead entered combat for the first time when Dolza attacked earth on June 18, 2011.  A majority of these mecha were destroyed during the fight.  However, several hundred survived and landed on the Earth's surface.  The last Officer Power Armor was believed to have been destroyed in May 2032 while leading a raid against a Southern Cross outpost in South America.

 

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 Officer Power Armor
(1) Main Body 200
Head/Helmet 100
Zentraedi Blaster 40
Hands (2) 30
Arms (2) 75
Legs (2) 125
Particle Beam 75
Engine Thruster 50 
		 
NOTES:
  1. Depleting the MDC of the main body will destroy the mecha. 

 

SPEEDS:

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

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
15.5m
WEIGHT:
15.0 metric tonnes
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: three plasma-shock expansion thrusters in the back, output 120 kN.
Delta V:
68 kps
Generator Endurance:
15 days of continuous use

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WEAPON SYSTEMS:

 

  1. PARTICLE BEAM CANNON: The Officer Power armor has a PB-11 particle beam cannon.   This cannon can discharge more energy per shot and fire more shots per minute than the standard PB-10 cannon found on male power armors

     

  2. ZENTRAEDI BLASTER:  The Zentraedi Blaster is a hand held weapon that is used instead of the standard laser pistol

     

  3. HAND TO HAND COMBAT:.

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STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR OFFICER POWER ARMOR:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR OFFICER POWER ARMOR: 

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"Standard Male Power Armor"

SOURCES USED IN CREATION OF DOCUMENT

 

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