For the Robotech conversion I did, SM+5 worked pretty well for all of the large size (Macross era) human mecha. I use a _bunch_ of optional design switches to fit the fairly cinematic Robotech universe. Only quibble I have is that the Robotech series shows bog standard Veritechs making orbit on their own several times, which argues for another Hot Reactionless Thruster in jet mode (replacing the legs). I dont do the "Legs = Jets" thing on this build because Guardian mode needs both jets and legs, so the trick used by
Ariel doesnt really work.
My Zentradi Battlepod ended up SM+5, and I made Zentradi themselves SM+4. The Zentradi pilot takes up sections 2-6 and C in the Center hull (with one armor sections to wrap him in). I fit the rest of the Battlepods systems around that. Officers pods (and the female power armor/fighter suits) ended up SM+6 with some empty space. Only the M.A.C. II ended up SM+7.
DR is mostly a play balance thing. A combination of always using hit locations and blow through, plus the larger than normal HPs for "keeping big vehicles alive" lets these guys get shot to pieces (like Rick losing his arm on his first foray) without instantly being disintegrated. I also don't use any kinetic kill warheads on the missiles. The show doesnt use them, and of course if you DO use them, you run into the problem of why would you use anything else. The chemical explosive warheads work fine for matching the source.
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Veritech Fighter
SM +5 Transformable Hull Design Switches: Square Root of Destruction (Beams), HPs based on 0.85x root of weight, Keeping Large Vehicles alive, Armor and Volume
TL 9 (10^ for Engines, Reactor) ST/4 instead of Basic Move for jumping, Compact Reactors, Increased Damage with Superhuman Strength
TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Cost
9/10^ Veritech Fighter (RDF/VF series) 20/40 +4/5 12 1G/c* 30 0.5** +5 1 15*** $3,762,000
Notes: *Battloid Walk at Move 10/20, Super Jump 2 (Move 25, 32 yards up/128 yards over), Ground Hnd/SR is +3/3; Divide top Air speed by 10, Air Hnd/SR: 0/4.
Jet mode Air speed: 10/1250. Divide top Airspeed by 4 for Guardian mode, Hnd/SR still 4/5.
**The GU-11 gun pod and missiles are carried, and reduce speed: GU-11: 0.95G/c, Air Move 9/1220; Missiles+GU-11: 0.8G/c, Air Move 8/1120. GU-11 = No Enc, GU-11 + Missiles = Light Enc
*** Hardened, x1.5 for 10 systems
Crew: 1 Pilot
Combat: 20 second turns, Close combat scale / 10 mile hexes.
Name dDam sAcc Range RoF Shots Rcl Notes
GU-11 7d (2) pi++ -10 C/1 impulse 10 350 3 Hand held, 2 handed bracing is +1 to hit. APHEX ammo
Nose Blasters 5d burn rad sur (5) -3 C/S, 30/100 1 - 1 Fixed: +2 to hit. Burn sur (5) in atmosphere. Jet/Guardian only
Head Lasers 3d cr ex 0 S, 60/200 1 - 1 Turreted. Blue-Green Pulse (can fire underwater).
Short Range Missile (8cm) 6dx2 cr ex 0 S, T 1/10 BP 1 1 1 Air Move 50/5600, 180 seconds of thrust, Max Air range: 460 miles
Medium Range Missile (16cm) 6dx4 cr ex 1 L, T 1/20 BP 1 1 1 Air Move 50/5600, 350 seconds of thrust, Max Air range: 1760 miles
Long Range Missile (32cm) 6dx8 cr ex 2 X, T 1/40 BP 1 1 1 Air Move 50/5600, 700 seconds of thrust, Max Air range: 7040 miles
Loc System Cost Notes
Front
1 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
2 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
3 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
4 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
5 Control Room 60000 Comm/Sensor 3
6 Weapon Battery [!] 150000 2x Fixed 3MJ Blasters (Neutral or Charged particle), up to 4 Turreted 1MJ Blue-Green Lasers.
C Defensive ECM 300000 -2 to ranged attacks against the Veritech
Center
1 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
2 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
3 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
4 External Clamp 1000 Wing pylons, can load missiles or gun pods. Attached mass affects acceleration and airspeed.
External Clamp 1000 Wing pylons, can load missiles or gun pods. Attached mass affects acceleration and airspeed.
Cargo 0 0.5 tons of cargo
5 Robot Arm 300000 dST 20
6 Robot Arm 300000 dST 20
C Fusion Reactor, Compact 600000 4 PPs. 50 year endurance, Volatile
Rear
1 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
2 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
3 SL Advanced Metallic Laminate 120000 Hardened. dDR 3
4 Hot Reactionless Thruster [!] 100000 1G Thrust (Split into two thrusters, 1 on each foot, each provides 0.5G thrust)
5 Robot Leg [!] 300000 1 PP for all legs
6 Robot Leg [!] 300000 1 PP for all legs
Winged 150000 2 Wings
3762000
GU-11 150,000 GU-11, 55mm, tri-barrel (Rapid Fire) conventional cannon. 7d d-damage, ROF 10, 350 shots. Handheld, dDR 3, 1.5 tons
External Clamp Usually carries 6 "Long Range" missiles, 32cm, 6 tons, 6dx8 dDam. Max Load 3 tons each clamp
Super Veritech Adds a full size pod: An additional Hot Reactionless thruster (+1G thrust), 3x Medium Battery w/8 16cm missile
launchers and 40 missiles (5 shots) and 4 single shot SRM missile launchers. Mass: 6.25 tons.
Move changes to: 1.45G/c, Air Speed 14/1500 with Pod, GU-11, and full wing load.
Armored Veritech Pod + armor: An additional Hot Reactionless Thruster (+1/3G thrust), 70 single shot SRM tubes
2 and 1/3rds Advanced Metallic Laminte, Unstreamlined: +5 dDR. Adds 6.5 tons weight.
Can only walk/jump in Battloid mode, no transformation: With GU-11: Light Enc, 0.8x Walk move and jump distance.
Flight in Battleloid: 1.05G/c, Air Move 10/250
Shortrange missile launcher This is an 8cm missile launcher: 0.05 tons, 3 shots.150 missiles per ton for reloads. SM +3
TL 10: Accel 5G, delta-V 5mps, half of a standard TL 10 28cm missile.
Single shot SRM tube This is an 8cm launcher in a tube: 1/32 of a ton, 1 shot. No reloads. Usually added as a external pod
Single Shot MRM tube This is a 16cm missile in a tube: 1/4 of a ton, 1 shot, No reloads.
Single Shot LRM tube This is a 32cm missile in a tube: 2 tons, 1 shot, no reloads.