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Originally Posted by Yu Ominae
Been wondering if there are other islands in Frontier with their own specialty:
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Originally Posted by Ozuma-Rii
Well, Macross has always been known to be not clear about most stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if they did not pay attention to the minor story details about what the other islands did.
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Using Macross 7 as an example, which a detailed composition of the fleet could be found in Macross Chronicles, we can get a glimpse as to what constitute a complete colonial fleet.
Aside from the main island, usually known as Island 1 (where half of the population reside), we could have the possible following:
Concert Island: Ex. 武道艦
Environmental Island(s)
Research Island: Ex. アインシュタイン 研究実験艦
Religion Island: ヘブン (Heaven from Macross 7: Trash). This ship is shaped like a cross.
Amusement Island (sometimes multiple): Ex. ハリウッド アミューズメント施設艦 (Hollywood Amusement ship from Macross 7) and マーク・トウェイン号 (Mark Twain from 7)
Resort Island (sometimes multiple)
Agricultural Island (sometimes multiple): Ex. サニーフラワー 農業艦
Armory/Factory Island: Ex. スリースター 工業艦
Training/Barracks Island (Keep in mind the SMS is distinct from the military)
Stand-Alone Residential Island(s)
Macross 7 was escorted by approximately 200 warships and 2700 fighter-craft:
グァンタナモ級宇宙空母 (Guantanamo Class Carrier) x 45
ウラガ級護衛宇宙空母 (Uraga Escort Carrier) x 20
ノーザンプトン級ステルスフリゲート (Northampton Stealth Frigate) x 120
ネオ・ノプティ・バガニスbis級 (Neo-Nupetiet-Vergnitzs Zentradi Battleship) x Unknown
戦闘機 Fighters x 1,800
攻撃機 Attack-Craft x 600
爆撃機 Bombers x 9
電子作戦機 Electronic-Warfare x 120
貨物機 Cargo x 60
連絡機 Communications x 100
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Island 3 in Frontier is noted to have a couple things. A NUNS underground bio-lab, a mall, and a livestock raising facility.
Island 8 (通称はアイランド・リノ/Island Reno) is a desert area where Valkyrie Racing is popular. More details can be found in
Macross the Ride.
Island 2 & Island 14 are used as a environmental facility (環境艦). One was abandoned (14) in episode 15 of Frontier after the Vajra attack. There are multiple such islands (
most numerous of the island clusters), they are used to sustain the ecosystem of Island I and others. Island 2 is directly responsible for Island 1. Some act as spares. These are what keep an entire colonial fleet alive.
Island 15 is a standalone residential island. There are a good number of these to anticipate population growth. This particular one was featured in
Macross the Ride.
Prison Island アルカトラズ (Alcatraz) in Frontier
Half of the 10 million population would reside in Island 1. The rest would be distributed amongst others.
Macross 25 is
10 times larger than 7.
Taiwan (台湾島) is a standalone island in Island I. The
Shanghai Area (上海区/上海エリア) is adjacent to the Beijing Area across the harbor (港を挟んで北京エリアと隣接する地区). They are mentioned in the novels, but not in the anime.
IMO, if you narrow it down, you can get a pretty good idea.
- Tak