Devil 505
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To be fair, some of the variants do seem based on some of the proposed variants of the F-22 Raptor, such as the delta-wing FB-22 and X-44 MANTA, as well as the swing-wing navalized Raptor concept. I'm not sold on the bug-eyed canopy either, but the ideas of dual head lasers and a clear one piece canopy do seem to work in my opinion. At the very least, you're the "technological loremaster," given your contributions to the Macross Mecha Manual. I soon found out the limitations of machine translation when the app kept describing the GV-17L as a "Cancer Pod."
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I have no idea what I just watched.
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I've always taken the Master Files with a grain of salt. Their depiction of the VF-19E differs from Macross 30's depiction, for example. You know, I had the app on my old phone, but I forgot to install it when I upgraded. Thanks for reminding me. It does help quite a bit.
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As a fan of the Sturmvogel, I naturally bought the VF-22 Master File for myself. However, as I can't read Japanese, I've only been able to enjoy the pictures and diagrams so far. Well, Seto is pretty much the resident "loremaster" around here.
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Now I know Guld's selection as Omega One's pilot was more than a coincidence.
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The YF-21/VF-22 also incorporates Zentradi technology.
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Despite being depicted as "cannon fodder," I'm hoping that a Master File for the VF-17/VF-171 will show up eventually.
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On the subject of the Nightmare series, exactly how downgraded is the VF-171 in comparison to the VF-17?
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I suppose one could argue that the YF-30/VF-31 is more advanced, so the ISC is more miniaturized, but given how VFs like the VF-171 have a longer nose without ISC, I guess it really does come down to aesthetics, never mind the fact that longer noses do impair visibility in Fighter/GERWALK.
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From the YF-24 onwards, it's because the Inertia Store Converter is inside the nose. The SV-51 has the nose because it was partially designed by Sukhoi.
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Thrust vectoring nozzles, vernier thrusters and "ruddervators" have eliminated the need for horizontal stabilizers.
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Aircraft Super Thread Mk.VII
Devil 505 replied to David Hingtgen's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I didn't realize Sweden had variable fighters of their own. /s -
As opposed to the YF-21/VF-22, in which the main engines are separate from the legs altogether.
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Air Cavalry Chronicles
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Thanks for the clarification. It may have been almost a decade since I completely abandoned "the show that must not be named," but there are still a few things that I'm trying to sort out when it comes to the SDFM/DYRL era. One interesting thing that I read about the Skulls is that Millard Johnson (as in Macross Plus) was a member.
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I suppose if the entire squadron was wiped out, then it wasn't formally disbanded per se, so the VF-11B squadron is merely a continuation of the same squadron, rather than a successor. That being said, my question is how did Skull Squadron go from a U.N. Spacy squadron to an S.M.S. Squadron?
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If the tradition is anything like the U.S. Navy, then squadron names have been adopted by different squadrons over the years. Case in point, VF-17, VF-61, VF-84 and VF-103 (now VFA-103) have all had the "Jolly Rogers" moniker, and if I'm not getting Macross confused with "the show that must not be named," then the U.N. Spacy and later SMS Skull Squadrons carry the tradition even further.
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A town in Florida, not too far from where I live. If you start hearing reports of Var Syndrome in the Walt Disney World area, you know who to blame.
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The gradual transition makes more sense, especially when it comes to the VF-171's development.
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So, the best estimate would be between 2050 (VF-X2) and 2058 (Macross the Ride).
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A different question, now. Did they ever give a definitive date on when the U.N. Spacy became the N.U.N. Spacy? Obviously, the VF-22 was still used as a SpecOps fighter when they transitioned, according to Delta.
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
Devil 505 replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
At this point, I'm just glad that Big West has been churning out a lot more than what HG has been for well over a decade. -
So, am I correct in assuming that the additional head turrets are a part of that extra "oomph" in some VFs?
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I thought we were talking about Macross 7, not MW Forum members. /s (I still romanize it as "Guvava.")
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Here's another question. Why are there separate "cannon fodder" and "elite" variants of a VF? Wouldn't it be more cost effective to stick to a particular variant?
