Yamato

**Yamato** is the player ship from *Sol Cresta*.

## Profile

Following in the lineage of the Moon Cresta's CR47 and Terra Cresta's Wing Galiber and Wing Galiber II, the Yamato is a cutting edge docking combat ship that is the main weapon of Solar Recovery Army Sol Cresta. The ship is composed of Unit 01-Amaterasu, Unit 02-Tsukuyomi, and Unit 03-Susano, each one a nimble fighter capable of solo combat that gains enhanced mobility when docked. Its design is based on design data for a cutting edge docking combat ship stolen from a Mega Zofer base by the Special Unit Constella during the First War of Terra Cresta.

With the acquisition of the design data, the Yamato Project was launched to develop new weaponry using that technology, and a team led by engineer Dril Martin began the development of the Yamato at the secret Amano-Iwato base on Laomedeia, the 12th moon of Neptune. The analyzed design data was incorporated into Sol Cresta's weapon control systems, and the advantages of the five-unit structure that gave the Wing Galiber and Wing Galiber II their high firepower, as well as the advantages of the three-unit structure that made the CR47 easy to pilot and highly mobile, were used to adapt the original data and create a unique evolution.

Noteworthy abilities of the Yamato include the Tactical Docking System, which allows it to use a variety of weaponry depending on the docking order of its composite fighters, and the Free Formation System, activated when the three fighters make certain formations. Both abilities are advancements of the docking structure and formation attack ideas that form the basis of Docking Fighter Design, but unlike the ships of previous generations that were controlled with advanced telepathic systems, all three fighters are adapted to be manned, greatly reducing the burden on pilots and allowing for the equipment and rapid deployment of a greater variety of weaponry.

However, many aspects of the Mega Zofer weapon control systems remain unclear, and many black boxes that Dril himself is unaware still remain. It is well known that the Yamato first saw combat in the hands of a group of cadets present at the Mega Zofer assault on the Amano-Iwato base, and their impressive heroics under the circumstances are a testament to the excellence of the Yamato's design. Official records speak only of the Yamato ship that saw combat during the War of Sol Cresta, but the existence of two other ships built during the development process is also known.

An initial prototype with white and grey coloration called Fusou (YMT-XX-FS) and a second prototype with military coloration called Musashi (YMT-XX-MS) were built before the Yamato and stored inside the Amano-Iwato hangar following test flights, but are believed to have been destroyed during the Mega Zofer assault. Furthermore, while all mentions of it have been purged from official records, there is a ship that was built prior to the Yamato prototypes, known only as Zero. It's said that this ship's weapon control system was infected by an invasion army virus upon startup, causing the ship to turn black and go berserk, until it was subsequently incinerated by the test hangar's emergency defenses.