The SDF-2 in cruiser mode.
Megaroad-13 or 13 Megaroad or Megaroad-class was a class of Macross-class ships built by UN Government around 2010s. It was the first human-built Macross-class ship (since SDF-1 Macross was effectively a restored alien ship).
The Megaroad class could hold a complement of 80,000 people. As a transport/colony ship, most of those were presumably colonists.
It housed a number of VF-4 Lightning III mecha.
Construction of the first Megaroad vessel begun in November 2003 in the lunar base. Interrupted by Space War I, SDF-2 Megaroad-01 was launched in September 2012. Constructions of Megaroads 2 and 3 begun around the same time. On average, one or two Megaroad vessels would be completed and launched yearly for the next decade or so until superseded by the New Macross-class in 2030.
List of vessels
- Megaroad-01 (SDF-2): launched in September 2012. Described as lost by 2016[1] Shown in the opening of Macross Frontier on animated map.
- Megaroad-02 (SDF-3): launched in 2014. Shown in the opening of Macross Frontier on animated map.
- Megaroad-03: launched in 2014
- Megaroad-04: according to animation at the beginning of Macross Frontier, it has colonized Eden, which would suggest it should have reached it by November 2013 (which is the data Macross Chronicle gives for Eden's colonization). Megaroad-04 colonization of Eden is confirmed by a source.[2] At some point it embarked on further exploration, reaching planet Windermere in 2027.[3]
- Megaroad-05:
- Megaroad-06: listed as "under investigation" (lost?)[4] Shown in the opening of Macross Frontier on animated map.
- Megaroad-07:
- Megaroad-08:
- Megaroad-09: listed as "under investigation" (lost?)[5] Shown in the opening of Macross Frontier on animated map.
- Megaroad-10:
- Megaroad-11:
- Megaroad-12:
- Megaroad-13: launched in 2019. In 2025 colonized planet Varauta. At some point afterward the Varauta colony has been taken over by Protodevilun.[6] Shown in the opening of Macross Frontier on animated map.
Notes & Trivia
- Megaroad was one of the preliminary names for the show and ship Macross.
References
- ↑ http://monkeybacon.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/12cSuperLongRangeEmigrantFleets.php
- ↑ http://monkeybacon.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/12cSuperLongRangeEmigrantFleets.php
- ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?s=a5c7a8647aef1e350bbf7c3e5ae26858&p=203734989&postcount=563
- ↑ http://monkeybacon.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/12cSuperLongRangeEmigrantFleets.php
- ↑ http://monkeybacon.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/12cSuperLongRangeEmigrantFleets.php
- ↑ http://monkeybacon.mywebcommunity.org/MCRworldguide/12cSuperLongRangeEmigrantFleets.php