The Assault Fighter Caterpillar[1] is a type of manned fightercraft that are carried by the battleships of the Dezariam fleet and most notably participated during Iscandar Incident.
Armaments and Technical Specifications[]
The Caterpillars have a unique shape that differs from the Garmillas, Gatlantis, and Earth space fighters. It is sometimes called the “caterpillar-shaped fighter” because of its silhouette.[1]
In combat, it deploys its high-mobility wings on the sides of the aircraft, and in conjunction with the high-mobility thruster on the nose, it exhibits excellent mobility. On the other hand, it is estimated that heavy demands are placed on the pilot, but the details are unknown.[1]
In 2207, it was equipped with antenna-like beam cannons, like the Gavaria and Garm-Biu deployed during Earth Domination Operation.[2]
History[]
In October 2205, many Caterpillars were part of Deda's Fleet, which were led by Captain Deda's flagship the Great Pleiades which were dispatched to capture the planet Iscandar after Garmillas was destroyed. Many of the Caterpillars included in the Dezariam advance fleet took part in many battles of the Iscandar Incident conflict that includes the Rescue of Iscandar, Battle in the Vorzon System, Immigrant Fleet Rescue Operation, and the final battle of the conflict, being the Rescue Operation for Leader Desler.[4][5][6][7][8]
The remaining Caterpillars that remained, were all wiped out along with General Meldarz himself and the Autoplanet Golba when Queen Stasha had decided to have Iscandar self-destruct, in order to keep it out of Dezariam's hands.[8]
In 2207, many Caterpillars were deployed in the fleet for the Earth Domination Operation.[2]
Trivia[]
- The Assault Fighter Caterpiller’s design was based off of the original Dark Nebula Type 1 Fighter that appeared in the original 1979 film Space Battleship Yamato: A New Voyage.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 starblazers-yamato.net MECHANIC Space Battleship Yamato 2205 entry for the Assault Fighter Caterpillar
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 starblazers-yamato.net MECHANIC Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199 entry for the Assault Fighter Caterpillar
- ↑ Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine Issue 14, April 2202
- ↑ The Last Day of Garmillas
- ↑ Save Iscandar! Rebellion of the Young Heroes!!
- ↑ Emergency Order! Yamato, Shoot Iscandar!!
- ↑ Immigrant Fleet Rescue Operation. Go Beyond the Dimensional Wall!
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hello Sasha