Brief History Of Macross/Robotech The year is 1999 and Earth is embroiled in a bloody Global War, out of seemingly nowhere an alien vessel defolds above Earth and crashes through the atmosphere, lighting up the night sky. The vessel leaves a path of destruction before finally crashing into Macross Island in the South Pacific. Macross Island was an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. In 1999, the island was the site of the crash landing of the SDF-1. In 1999, the USS Kenosha was on a mission to track the SSGN Minsh near Macross Island. The Kenosha and its battlegroup were sunk by the arrival of the SDF-1. (Comic: Robotech: From the Stars 1: From the Stars) Following the crash people moved to Macross to study the alien vessel and the city of Macross City was built around the crashed vessel. (Robotech: The Macross Saga: "Boobytrap"; Comic: Robotech: From the Stars 1: From the Stars) Macmartin Island was a close neighbor of Macross and was the location of a United Earth military installation that was responsible for the testing of the first Veritech fighters. (Comic: Robotech: From the Stars 2: Call to Duty) In 2010 , the island was attacked by Zentraedi forces as they attempted to recapture the Zor's battlefortress. Portions of the island were also destroyed by the initial firing of the SDF-1's main cannon. In an attempt to take the battle away from Earth the SDF-1 went to hyperspace over the island. The island and the surrounding ocean was encapsulated in the hyperspace fold and transported out into space, near Pluto. (Robotech: The Macross Saga: "Boobytrap", "Countdown", "Space Fold") The Zentraedi launch an assault against Macross Island to reclaim the SDF-1. The crew of the SDF-1 make a failed attempt to lift off and take the battle away from Earth. Rick Hunter is thrown into the thick of battle and discovers the amazing abilities of his Veritech fighter. The Zentraedi launch an assault against Macross Island to reclaim the SDF-1. The crew of the SDF-1 make a failed attempt to lift off and take the battle away from Earth. Rick Hunter is thrown into the thick of battle and discovers the amazing abilities of his Veritech fighter. The SDF-1 lifts off and tries to join up with Earth forces in orbit. The Zentraedi decimate the Earth forces and the SDF-1 is forced back into Earth's atmosphere. Trapped between the planet and the Zentradi Captain Henry Gloval initiates a risk and untested maneuver: a hyperspace fold. Meanwhile, Rick Hunter attempts to reunite Lynn Minmei with her family but is caught up in the SDF-1's desperate maneuver. The Campaign As the SDF-1 Macross Folds into space and disappears from Earth, MacMartin Island goes on the defensive. All remaining Valkyrie squadrons are dispatched to MacMartin Island, along with all Destroids creating a Defensive Parameter and the first Vanguard to repel the Zentraedi Invasion. While the SDF-1 Macross is slowly drifting back to Earth, fighting off Bretai Flagship, and the majority of Dolza's Main Fleet, meanwhile the Earth Defense Forces are left with the difficult task of sweeping up the remaining Zentraedi Forces, and the Orbital Blockade that surrounds the Earth. Your Mission As a graduate of the United Nations Spacey Academy, you are quickly assigned to MacMartin Island, to fill the void that the SDF-1 Macross has left behind. The desperation is at an all time high, as there are MANY Zentraedi Battlepods, Fighterpods, Scout Ships and even Battlecruisers lurking about all over the world, hiding, and waiting to obliterate Earth if the SDF-1 Macross is not returned to them.
