VF-4
A [[variable fighter]] mecha from the [[MACROSS]] universe. 

The [b]VF-4 Lightning III[/b] is the succesor to the [[VF-1]] manned transformable aerospace mecha from [[choujikuu_yousai_macross|The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]. It first appeared in the [[Macross Flashback 2012]] OVA from 1987. Early prototypes had the [[VFX-4]] designation.

The [i]Lightning[/i] is faster, more maneuverable, can generate more thrust than the standard VF-1 [i]Valkyrie[/i], and is armed with internal missile bays and dual beam [[arm cannon]]s in addition to the same traditional GU-11 [[gunpod]] found in the VF-1. 

More advanced variants included improved thermonuclear engines and an additional head-mounted laser cannon for defense. It was eventually succeeded by the [[VF-11]] [i]Thunderbolt[/i] several years later.

In [[real life]] the VF-4 was designed by [[Kawamori Shouji]] in the 80s.

The mecha was called the [b]VF-4 Lightning Veritech[/b] in the [[Robotech]] adaptation.
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