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'''Macross Zero''' (マクロス ゼロ ''Makurosu Zero'') is an anime prequel OVA to '''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''' (1982) - a classic and famous mecha series notable because it was actually used in the west as the first part of the American ''Robotech'' TV anime from 1985 - that was released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Macross'' franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori (original creator of ''Macross'') and produced by Satelight. | '''Macross Zero''' (マクロス ゼロ ''Makurosu Zero'') is an anime prequel OVA to '''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''' (1982) - a classic and famous mecha series notable because it was actually used in the west as the first part of the American ''Robotech'' TV anime from 1985 - that was released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Macross'' franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori (original creator of ''Macross'') and produced by Satelight. | ||
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Amidst the violence, a U.N. Spacy F-14 KAI pilot named Shin Kudo is attacked by a strange enemy aircraft that can transform itself into a robot (a ''variable fighter'' mecha, also called ''veritech'' in the ''Robotech'' adaptation). Crash landing on Mayan Island Shin learns that this remote island and its peaceful native inhabitants hold a great secret linking them to the alien space ship and would become the focus of the war, whether they like it or not. Shin eventually returns to his carrier fleet and joins Roy Fokker's 'Skull Squadron', who also operate brand new transforming fighters, the U.N. Spacy VF-0 ''Phoenix''. He trains and engages Anti-UN forces operating from a converted ballistic missile submarine as both sides fight to locate and control alien artifacts, with the peaceful and agrarian Mayan caught in the middle of the war. | Amidst the violence, a U.N. Spacy F-14 KAI pilot named Shin Kudo is attacked by a strange enemy aircraft that can transform itself into a robot (a ''variable fighter'' mecha, also called ''veritech'' in the ''Robotech'' adaptation). Crash landing on Mayan Island Shin learns that this remote island and its peaceful native inhabitants hold a great secret linking them to the alien space ship and would become the focus of the war, whether they like it or not. Shin eventually returns to his carrier fleet and joins Roy Fokker's 'Skull Squadron', who also operate brand new transforming fighters, the U.N. Spacy VF-0 ''Phoenix''. He trains and engages Anti-UN forces operating from a converted ballistic missile submarine as both sides fight to locate and control alien artifacts, with the peaceful and agrarian Mayan caught in the middle of the war. | ||
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{{OVA Title|Macross Zero}} | {{OVA Title|Macross Zero}} | ||
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Anti-UN fighters use rifles that are a mix of various AK variants as their main weapon, first seen in "Jungle". While they have the characteristics of an AKS-74U (or an AKMSU), their barrels appear to be based from the AK-47. | Anti-UN fighters use rifles that are a mix of various AK variants as their main weapon, first seen in "Jungle". While they have the characteristics of an AKS-74U (or an AKMSU), their barrels appear to be based from the AK-47. | ||
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[[File:MZ gunfire a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-UN fighter fires his AK rifle. Note the straight magazine used, which is not possible in an actual AK-based rifle.]] | [[File:MZ gunfire a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anti-UN fighter fires his AK rifle. Note the straight magazine used, which is not possible in an actual AK-based rifle.]] | ||
| − | + | ==AK-74== | |
[[AK-74]]s are used by anti-UN fighters in "The Stars on the Earth" when Shin's family is assassinated. | [[AK-74]]s are used by anti-UN fighters in "The Stars on the Earth" when Shin's family is assassinated. | ||
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[[File:MZ flashback.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flashback of Shin seeing his family assassinated by anti-UN fighters.]] | [[File:MZ flashback.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A flashback of Shin seeing his family assassinated by anti-UN fighters.]] | ||
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Anti-UN soldiers inside the ''Auerstädt'' use the [[AK-47|AK-102]] as their main assault rifle in "Birdman". | Anti-UN soldiers inside the ''Auerstädt'' use the [[AK-47|AK-102]] as their main assault rifle in "Birdman". | ||
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[[File:MZ rifle closeup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good closeup of the AK-102.]] | [[File:MZ rifle closeup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good closeup of the AK-102.]] | ||
| − | + | ==Colt M16A2== | |
US Army soldiers with Colt M16A2s appear in Shin Kudo's flashback in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". | US Army soldiers with Colt M16A2s appear in Shin Kudo's flashback in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". | ||
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[[File:MZ trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier in NBC clothing at the left is armed with a M16A2 while in a trench.]] | [[File:MZ trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier in NBC clothing at the left is armed with a M16A2 while in a trench.]] | ||
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UN Marines are armed with [[FAMAS|GIAT FAMAS G2]]s as their main assault rifle. | UN Marines are armed with [[FAMAS|GIAT FAMAS G2]]s as their main assault rifle. | ||
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[[File:MZ Katie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katie arms herself with the FAMAS G2 after the Mayan Island natives are evacuated to the Asuka II.]] | [[File:MZ Katie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Katie arms herself with the FAMAS G2 after the Mayan Island natives are evacuated to the Asuka II.]] | ||
| − | + | ==IMI CTAR-21== | |
Shin and Edgar are armed with [[Tavor TAR-21 rifle series|IMI CTAR-21s]] as their main assault rifle, first seen in "The Stars on the Earth". | Shin and Edgar are armed with [[Tavor TAR-21 rifle series|IMI CTAR-21s]] as their main assault rifle, first seen in "The Stars on the Earth". | ||
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[[File:MZ goof.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shin acting like a goof while "riding" his CTAR-21. The buttstock is extended out.]] | [[File:MZ goof.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shin acting like a goof while "riding" his CTAR-21. The buttstock is extended out.]] | ||
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| − | + | ==Barrett M82A1== | |
A [[Barrett M82|Barrett M82A1]] is used by an anti-UN fighter in "Jungle". Ruthless anti-UN variable fighter mecha ace pilot Nora Polyansky also uses it to shoot down a rock 'Birdman' (a floating alien artifact) in the same episode, having a AN/PVS-4 night vision scope. | A [[Barrett M82|Barrett M82A1]] is used by an anti-UN fighter in "Jungle". Ruthless anti-UN variable fighter mecha ace pilot Nora Polyansky also uses it to shoot down a rock 'Birdman' (a floating alien artifact) in the same episode, having a AN/PVS-4 night vision scope. | ||
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[[File:MZ Nora.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nora after peering through the AN/PVS-4 scope mounted on the upper receiver of his M82A1.]] | [[File:MZ Nora.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nora after peering through the AN/PVS-4 scope mounted on the upper receiver of his M82A1.]] | ||
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| − | + | ==Browning M2HB== | |
A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] is seen used by UN Army Abrams MBTs in a flashback when Shin Kudo narrates about how the UN Wars started in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". | A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] is seen used by UN Army Abrams MBTs in a flashback when Shin Kudo narrates about how the UN Wars started in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". | ||
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[[File:MZ Abrams.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A column of UN Army Abrams on the move to engage enemy forces.]] | [[File:MZ Abrams.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A column of UN Army Abrams on the move to engage enemy forces.]] | ||
| − | + | ==Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1== | |
The [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1]] is first seen with anti-UN Air Force MiG-29 fighters as its main machine gun. | The [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1]] is first seen with anti-UN Air Force MiG-29 fighters as its main machine gun. | ||
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[[File:MZ dogfight.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-UN MiG-29 in a dogfight.]] | [[File:MZ dogfight.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-UN MiG-29 in a dogfight.]] | ||
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[[M61 Vulcan]]s are used by UN Air Force F-14A Kai fighters as its main machine gun. They are also inside Phalanxes, serving as machine guns for the UN Navy's ''Asuka II'' and Arleigh Burke class destroyers. | [[M61 Vulcan]]s are used by UN Air Force F-14A Kai fighters as its main machine gun. They are also inside Phalanxes, serving as machine guns for the UN Navy's ''Asuka II'' and Arleigh Burke class destroyers. | ||
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[[File:MZ formation.jpg|thumb|none|600px|UN Air Force F-14A Kais in formation.]] | [[File:MZ formation.jpg|thumb|none|600px|UN Air Force F-14A Kais in formation.]] | ||
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In a flashback in in "The Ocean, The Wind and...", a giant widescreen in Japan shows a news report with a Bell AH-1 SuperCobra armed with a [[M61 Vulcan|M197 Vulcan]]. | In a flashback in in "The Ocean, The Wind and...", a giant widescreen in Japan shows a news report with a Bell AH-1 SuperCobra armed with a [[M61 Vulcan|M197 Vulcan]]. | ||
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[[File:MZ street.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bystanders watch a news report on a giant widescreen. The screen shows a SuperCobra in the background.]] | [[File:MZ street.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bystanders watch a news report on a giant widescreen. The screen shows a SuperCobra in the background.]] | ||
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The [[FN MAG|M240 machine gun]] is used by UN Army Abrams MBTs as secondary weapons in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". They consist of a M240C mounted coaxially next to the main gun and an M240D mounted at the Loader's hatch fitted with a gun shield. It's also seen in a flashback in the hands of a US Army soldier. | The [[FN MAG|M240 machine gun]] is used by UN Army Abrams MBTs as secondary weapons in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". They consist of a M240C mounted coaxially next to the main gun and an M240D mounted at the Loader's hatch fitted with a gun shield. It's also seen in a flashback in the hands of a US Army soldier. | ||
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[[File:MZ trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier in NBC clothing at the right is armed with a M240B while in a trench.]] | [[File:MZ trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier in NBC clothing at the right is armed with a M240B while in a trench.]] | ||
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| − | + | ==Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW== | |
Several [[Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW]]s are used by UN Marines to defend Mayan Island in "Blue and Desperate Battle". | Several [[Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW]]s are used by UN Marines to defend Mayan Island in "Blue and Desperate Battle". | ||
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[[File:MZ reload.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A UN Marine reloads Katie's SMAW.]] | [[File:MZ reload.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A UN Marine reloads Katie's SMAW.]] | ||
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[[File:MZ mine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roy uncovers the said mine after Aries trip it by mistake.]] | [[File:MZ mine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roy uncovers the said mine after Aries trip it by mistake.]] | ||
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Macross Zero (マクロス ゼロ Makurosu Zero) is an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) - a classic and famous mecha series notable because it was actually used in the west as the first part of the American Robotech TV anime from 1985 - that was released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macross franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori (original creator of Macross) and produced by Satelight.
Macross Zero is set in an alternate history 2008 A.D., one year before the events of the original Macross TV series, depicting the final battles of the "U.N. Wars" between the U.N. Spacy (a fictional global armed organization derived from the UN) and the Anti-UN forces (an anti unification militia opposed to the UN worldwide goverment), and is also set in the South Pacific, where a gigantic alien spaceship crash landed 9 years earlier (the 1999 event that prompted the creation of a UN derived united world government).
Amidst the violence, a U.N. Spacy F-14 KAI pilot named Shin Kudo is attacked by a strange enemy aircraft that can transform itself into a robot (a variable fighter mecha, also called veritech in the Robotech adaptation). Crash landing on Mayan Island Shin learns that this remote island and its peaceful native inhabitants hold a great secret linking them to the alien space ship and would become the focus of the war, whether they like it or not. Shin eventually returns to his carrier fleet and joins Roy Fokker's 'Skull Squadron', who also operate brand new transforming fighters, the U.N. Spacy VF-0 Phoenix. He trains and engages Anti-UN forces operating from a converted ballistic missile submarine as both sides fight to locate and control alien artifacts, with the peaceful and agrarian Mayan caught in the middle of the war.
The following weapons were used in the OVA Macross Zero:
Assault Rifles
AK composite rifle
Anti-UN fighters use rifles that are a mix of various AK variants as their main weapon, first seen in "Jungle". While they have the characteristics of an AKS-74U (or an AKMSU), their barrels appear to be based from the AK-47.
AK-74
AK-74s are used by anti-UN fighters in "The Stars on the Earth" when Shin's family is assassinated.
AK-102
Anti-UN soldiers inside the Auerstädt use the AK-102 as their main assault rifle in "Birdman".
Colt M16A2
US Army soldiers with Colt M16A2s appear in Shin Kudo's flashback in "The Ocean, The Wind and...".
GIAT FAMAS G2
UN Marines are armed with GIAT FAMAS G2s as their main assault rifle.
IMI CTAR-21
Shin and Edgar are armed with IMI CTAR-21s as their main assault rifle, first seen in "The Stars on the Earth".
Sniper Rifles
Barrett M82A1
A Barrett M82A1 is used by an anti-UN fighter in "Jungle". Ruthless anti-UN variable fighter mecha ace pilot Nora Polyansky also uses it to shoot down a rock 'Birdman' (a floating alien artifact) in the same episode, having a AN/PVS-4 night vision scope.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is seen used by UN Army Abrams MBTs in a flashback when Shin Kudo narrates about how the UN Wars started in "The Ocean, The Wind and...".
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1
The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 is first seen with anti-UN Air Force MiG-29 fighters as its main machine gun.
M61 Vulcan
M61 Vulcans are used by UN Air Force F-14A Kai fighters as its main machine gun. They are also inside Phalanxes, serving as machine guns for the UN Navy's Asuka II and Arleigh Burke class destroyers.
The F-14A Kai fighters are in-universe F-14 fighters upgraded with advanced and sophisticated avionics derived from research on the gigantic crashed alien space craft that arrived on Earth in 1999. This technology is called Overtechnology in the original Macross (and Robotechnology in the original Robotech American adaptation).
M197 Vulcan
In a flashback in in "The Ocean, The Wind and...", a giant widescreen in Japan shows a news report with a Bell AH-1 SuperCobra armed with a M197 Vulcan.
M240
The M240 machine gun is used by UN Army Abrams MBTs as secondary weapons in "The Ocean, The Wind and...". They consist of a M240C mounted coaxially next to the main gun and an M240D mounted at the Loader's hatch fitted with a gun shield. It's also seen in a flashback in the hands of a US Army soldier.
Rocket Launchers
Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW
Several Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAWs are used by UN Marines to defend Mayan Island in "Blue and Desperate Battle".
