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S-VFX's "Nightmare" - VF-17

A.D In 2026, the United Army launched the S-VFX (Special Fighter) plan. The military did not bid as usual, but directly entrust General Galaxy to develop a new fighter for it, with the body development code "YF-17".

The predecessor of General Galaxy, OTEC, was not established as a special aviation industry company. Its mission was to repair ASS-1, which can be said to be a research institution for O.T.M technology. Through the research on ASS-1, OTEC mastered various advanced O.T.M technologies, and the reorganized General Galaxy naturally inherited its legacy. Therefore, the bodies developed by General Galaxy will use too advanced technologies at that time, which made people feel that the experiment tastes very strong but lacks stability (you can feel this rule when you look at the various bodies produced). However, because the Union Army took a fancy to the advantages of General Galaxy technology, it directly commissioned it to develop special combat VF.

In fact, the United Army began to notice the importance of special mission aircraft at the end of the First Cosmic War. Therefore, in 2011, it proposed a development plan for local war-specific VF (VSFX plan). The products of this plan are VF-3000 and VF-5000. The second-generation main fighter VF-4 is also a quasi-general model with a focus on cosmic warfare. However, the regional nature emphasized by local fighter aircraft is not relative to special mission development, and it is still unsatisfactory to perform special missions. Therefore, the United Army began to have the idea of ​​developing special combat aircraft corresponding to special combat requirements. In 2025, GVF

The planned bid for General Galaxy's failed aircraft VF-X-12 was renamed YF-14 (the number after formal production was VF-14) continued to be developed as a special combat aircraft (as it involves military secrets, the number claimed to be "YF-12"). However, as a substitute, the military has foreseen that the VF-14 cannot be fully qualified for special tasks. Therefore, in the following year (2026), the S-VFX special combat aircraft development plan was officially launched to develop a real special combat aircraft. General Galaxy began the development of the third VF-"YF-17" since its establishment.

In 2035, after nine years of development, the YF-17 test aircraft finally left the factory for test flight. The YF-17, a VF that is completely different from other companies' fuselages from appearance to internal structure. Although it gives people a very strange feeling, it also forms the general Galaxy's own style. As a special attack mission for cosmic warfare that focuses on attacking the enemy's centers, the YF-17 has two FF-2100 thermonuclear burst turbine engines with 55,000kg thrust and more than thirty rockets with posture adjustments. This burst engine that has become a standard equipment since VF-15 makes the YF-17 completely free from the constraints of propellants, and the minimum propellant can

Generate twice the thrust of VF-11, so it can easily surpass the performance of VF-11 and VF-14 in space. YF-17 condenses the most advanced technology at that time, and its biggest feature is its distinct polyhedral appearance, because YF-17 is the first VF in history to pursue "stealth" effect. VF-17 adopts passive stealth method, using the body's polyhedral design and special paint to absorb and scatter radar waves, making it impossible for enemy aircraft to easily detect YF-17 with ordinary radar. The black coating makes the enemy easily lose the trace of YF-17 in the vast universe. However, this technology is not O.T.M technology, but a complete earth technology

The technology has been used a long time ago, but the effect is not very ideal. General Galaxy combined with O.T.M technology, and finally the performance of special coatings has greatly increased, and it also has certain stealth capabilities for dimensional detection systems (such as Fold reaction detection). In order to ensure stealth, the YF-17 designs the external fuel tank to be directly incorporated into the fuselage, and the weapons are also built-in, which makes the body larger and heavier, sacrificing motion and acceleration capabilities. The non-streamlined body will cause a lot of resistance in the atmospheric circle and pull down the extreme speed. Therefore, the YF-17 is not suitable for use in the atmospheric circle. The YF-17 can also be equipped with a FASTPack or an electronic warfare hanging compartment, but for

Maintain invisibility and generally do not equip FASTPacks. They will only be equipped when additional thrust is required. Another cutting-edge technology on the YF-17 is the virtual cockpit, which is the original shape of the virtual cockpit equipped on the YF-19 (if the YF-19 is a real full-week display, then the YF-17 can only be regarded as a full-week display of GP-03). This design that displays all-round conditions around driving has become a standard equipment after SuperNova (YF-21 does not use the virtual cockpit because it uses the BCS&BDI system, but the improved VF-22 still does not use the virtual cockpit, which is a bit surprising).

In mid-2037, YF-17 passed the unified army review and was officially named VF-17Nightmare (Nightmare) and began mass production, replacing the outdated VF-14 completely. Its attack power and maneuver power have been highly evaluated. However, due to the high technical content of VF-17, it is expensive, and its operational and curbability (these shortcomings are not obvious after 10 years), most of them are only assigned to about six to twelve aircraft in various ships, colonial planets, and bases. Moreover, as special combat VF, these bodies are only allocated to combat capabilities, intelligence, and physical strength.

, top pilots with excellent judgment, skill and personality are used by them, so pilots of each unit are proud to be able to use VF-17. VF-17 also has various versions, like other VFs. The initial mass-produced VF-17A is not large in number, and the formal mass-produced version is VF-17D, equipped with FF-2100X engine. VF-17C is a version of improved avionics equipment. VF-17S is a type of machine assigned to the team leader, equipped with four head lasers, and improves thrust. VF-17T is a two-seater training machine, which are customary.

In 2041, SuperNova plan ended. Like the fate of VF-X-12, the YF-21, which failed to bid, changed from AVF to S-VFX successor model. The next year, the improved VF-22Sturmvogel II became a new generation of special combat aircraft. However, like the VF-17 of that year, the technical content is too high and the cost is expensive. Therefore, almost no one is willing to use such an excellent fighter. Relatively speaking, the VF-17, which is not inferior to the performance of the new fighter and the low production and maintenance cost, has become very popular, and General Galaxy and other technical departments have proposed it in a timely manner.

The VF-17 enhancement scheme, such as the heavy laser module developed by technicians on the Macross7, is an optional weapon for the VF-17, including heavy lasers and high-density capacitors. The alternative magazine can fire a powerful laser when installed on a machine gun, which can penetrate most of the bodies. However, the heavy laser module has quite a few disadvantages, such as only firing one round and occupying the position of the backup magazine. General Galaxy installed the same PinpointBarrier system as AVF on the VF-17 in 2045. Therefore, the VF-17 can still exist in the army for a long time.

Specifications and equipment

Affiliated:United Army

Category: Universe Intercepting Variable Fighter

Manufacturer: General Galaxy

Various data: FighterModeGerwalkModeBattroidMode

Length: 15.63m12.85m3.91m

Width: 14.18m14.18m6.54m

Height: 3.68m9.49m15.18m

weight

Empty weight: 11,950kg

engine

New Zhongzhou Heavy Industry/P&W/Rolls-Royce FF-2100X High Thermal Nuclear Turbine Engine x2

Pose control rocket

P&WHMM-6B most

Special design

Virtual cockpit:

New design on VF-17. The display screen spread around driving can display all-round conditions

Tracking device:

The design of VF-17 uses passive hiding: special materials and polyhedral design to reduce the reflection of radar waves.

Body performance

flight

670mph (1072km/h) BattroidMode in the atmosphere

670mph (1072km/h) GerwalkMode in the atmosphere

M1 (height 10000m)FighterMode

M4 (height 10000~30000m)

M21+ (height is above 30000m)

Engine thrust

55,000kg×2

59,500kg×2(VF-17S)

Aerodynamic boundary

Can reach satellite orbits independently

G force boundary

-18～+33.5

Weapon system

Air-to-air laser cannon × 2 (× 4)

The air-to-air laser equipped with the VF-17 can shoot in front, above, and behind, but cannot rotate left and right, and can only rotate on the midline of the body. It cannot shoot in downwards.

Fixed small caliber laser gun × 2

Two laser gun devices are on both sides of the cockpit and can only shoot forward.

Arm Medium Diameter Double Muzzle Particle Cannon × 2

The double muzzle particle cannon mounted on the VF-17's arms has a muzzle on each side of the elbow and wrist, which can shoot forward or rearward.

Seven-barrel secret Green machine gun × 1

Usually folded and stored in the right leg, it is shot from the right leg to the right hand when it needs to be used, and it is automatically expanded. When it is deformed, it will automatically fold and retract back to the right leg. In Gerwalk mode, it cannot be used because the muzzle faces the fuselage. The special magazine is stored in the left leg.

Heavy-duty laser module × 1

This module is a selective weapon developed by Macross7 technicians. It can only fire one round and needs to occupy the position of the backup magazine.

Hidden Hit Amplifier × 4

The missile launcher is located on the shoulder, with two on one side. Each has four mini missiles.

Horwad PBS-03F fighter jet needle point wall protection system

From 2045 to 2046, VF-17 was upgraded and equipped with the same needle point wall protection system as VF-19.

Fighting

Other information

Deformation:

VF-17 adopts door shape deformation. There are many baffles that maintain invisible structure on the body.

Body structure:

[Flight Head]: The cockpit, nose wheel, waist joint, and the fright have a waist structure and are connected to [body] and [legs].

[Leg]: air inlet, thermonuclear engine, belly wheel, two-dimensional nozzle (foot), and legs are connected to [head].

【Arm】: arm, shoulder joint, shoulder missile launcher, arm particle cannon, tail wing and [carf] are connected.
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