E.D. F. Space Battleship Yamato

E.D.F. Space Battleship Yamato
Known in Japanese as "Uchuu Senkan Yamato", and strangely mistranslated as "Space Cruiser Yamato", the Argo was the first Earth ship able to travel faster than light. Built from the wreckage of the World War II Japanese battleship, Yamato. The Yamato is the pride of the Earth Defense Fleet. Length = 265.8 metres, width = 34.6 metres, height = 77 metres.

Its primary weapons are its main shock cannons and its great Wave Motion Gun. Also in its battery are a complement of anti-missile missiles, bow and aft torpedo launch ports, side assault missiles, stack missiles, Wave Motion cartridge guns, anti-aircraft pulse-laser cannons, anti-missile screen gun, asteroid polarity shield, reflector force-field, sub-space "sonar", time radar, and the Black Tiger fighter squadron.

In Be Forever Yamato, a white anchor logo was painted on the Yamato's bow and sides. Also, three white stripes were painted on the ends of its main gun muzzles. For the movie, Final Yamato, the anchor logos were removed.

Black Tiger Fighter (Cosmo Tiger)
The Black Tiger squadron of the Star Force flies the Black Tiger (Cosmo Tiger) plane during the first trip to Iscandar. This plane looks like a cross between a flat-nozed shark and a flying pink eraser. Main weapons are six laser cannons on its wings which can fire in beam or pulse fashion.

Astro Fighter (Cosmo Tiger II)
The Black Tiger squadron changes to a new design. This Astro Fighter (Cosmo Tiger II) looks more like a conventional jet fighter. It's weapons include pulse and beam lasers as well as a maximum of seven missile or torpedos.

There are actually three versions of the Astro Fighter. One is the basic model described above; the second comes equipped with an anti-aircraft turret mounted on top. The third type looks like the second, but carries heavy torpedos instead of missiles.