| S-12 Avenger II | |
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| Affiliation: | United States Navy Robotech Defense Force |
| dimensions | |
| Height: | 6.4 m m |
| Depth: | 18.3 m m |
| Breadth: | 16.2 m m |
| specifications | |
| Armaments: | Bomb bay Wing-mounted hardpoints |
| Crew: | 2 |
The S-12 Avenger IIs were two-seat Robotech Defense Force attack craft which could carry a variety of munitions.
It was developed from the carrier-based A-12 Avenger anti-submarine plane, and were also made into the four-seater electronic warfare craft ES-12A Stalker.
The A-12 airframe saw a lot of action during the Global War, becoming feared among submarines crew.
In 1999, a Sub Hunter from the USS Kenosha was going to eliminate the Russian sub SSGN Minsk, but was destroyed by the shockwaves caused by the arrival of the SDF-1. (From the Stars: From the Stars)
After the Navy required a replacement for the EA-6B, the ES-12A Avenger was chosen until the VEF-1 came into active service.
The S-12 served until after the end of the First Robotech War.
The bomb bay could carry six tons, including bombs and depth charges. The wingtip hardpoints carry torpedoes or HARM-80 missiles. The ES-12 also carried two ECM pods.
A US Navy A-12
Behind the scenes[]
In their only appearance in Robotech: The Macross Saga, the Avengers were animated in the wrong size and as a transport plane instead of an attack plane.
Appearances[]
- Robotech: From the Stars
- Robotech: From the Stars 1: From the Stars
- Robotech: The Macross Saga
- "Paradise Lost" (Animation error)