The Robotech Defense Force (RDF) was a military force that was part of the United Earth Forces. It was created specifically to defend Earth against the alien presence discovered with the crash of the giant alien spaceship in 1999.
History[]
- Main article: First Robotech War
The Robotech Defense Force was the unified combatant command primarily responsible for the defense of the planet Earth from the Zentraedi invasion of 2009, during the First Robotech War of 2009-2011.
Methods[]
The force made heavy use of Robotechnology and was equipped with advanced weapons systems such as Veritech fighters, VF-1 Valkyrie and VF-4 Lightning and Destroid combat mecha.
Equipment[]
Mecha[]
- VF-1 Valkyrie
- VF-1A
- VF-1D
- VF-1J
- VF-1S
- VEF-1
- VF/B-1D
- YF-4 Lightning
- VF-X-6 Genia
- MBR-04-Mk VI Destroid Tomahawk
- MBR-07-Mk II Destroid Spartan
- ADR-04-Mk X Destroid Defender
- SDR-04-XII Destroid Phalanx
- HWR-00-MK. II Destroid Monster
Conventional aircraft[]
- SF-2 Hunter
- SF-3 Lancer
- QF-300E Ghost
- ES-11 Catseye Recon
- F-203 Dragon II
- EC-33B Tiger's Eye
- VC-33
- VC-27 Tunny
- Comanchero
- Sea Sergeant
- Howard LH-2000
- S-12 Avenger II
- RDF jet
Ground vehicles[]
- LACV-60
- RDF tank
- M101 Sagittarius
- M299
- DL-88 Centipede
- Centaur tank
- M299 MMUV
- M399 Low-Gravity Roving Vehicle
- M499 GPV
- M100 Atlas
- KX1300P
- M777 Refueling Vehicle
- MT-12 Heavy Aircraft Tug
- MT-10 Medium Aircraft Tug
- TP-500 Mobile Elevated Work Platform
- CT-20 Cargo Truck
Vehicles and Spacecraft[]
- SDF-1 Macross
- Armor-class
- Oberth-class
- Star Goose shuttle
- RC-4 Rabbit
- EVRP-1 Spider Bug
- CVS-101 Prometheus
- SLV-111 Daedalus
- Leviathan-class Tactical Missile Submarine
Known Members[]
- Rick Hunter
- Roy Fokker
- Maximillian Sterling
- Ben Dixon
- Henry Gloval
- Lisa Hayes
- Sammie Porter
- Kim Young
- Vanessa Leeds
- Claudia Grant
- Vince Grant
- Kramer
- Justin Black
- Bobby (Reconstruction Blues)
- Dan
- Greg Arnold
- Shawn Arnold
- Rolf Emerson
- Jonathan Wolfe
- Jansen
- Jack Archer
- Izzy Randal
- Helena Chase
- Hiro Ishi
- Scout Lawrence
Notes and trivia[]
- Although unclear after the retcon brought about by Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, it seems that the RDF was gutted to provide personnel and resources for the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF). The Robotech: Roleplaying Game (book number four), published by Palladium Books, makes reference that only two RDF bases did in fact remain on Earth after the departure of the REF. This would be in keeping with the fact that the United Earth Forces would need the Army of the Southern Cross to take over the defense of Earth after the Pioneer Mission left.
- Other vehicles from non-canon sources include Power Armor, Macross Jet, DZ90 Super Bomber, Cerberus, LCT-73 Tornado Combat Tank, MBT-62 Dark Knight Combat Tank, Gladius Destroid, Destroid Defender (prototype), Light Insurgence Battloid, Tornado Battle Bike Armor, M.A.C. Mini-Monster, Guardian VTOL, Aggressor VTOL, LRV-558 Veritech Car, and VFI2 Veritech.
- In the novels, the RDF became the Global Military Police as a result of inter-faction rivalries.
For the similar military force in the Macross Timeline, visit U.N. Spacy. |