Opinions... Dual Wield Short Barrel Rifles on VF-1

[NZEOD]

I want to make a team of Heavy hitters out of some VF-1Ds and need to gauge opinions on some of the mad planes.

VE-1G is a Growler style EW plane. Lots of extra aerials and pods along with 2 Dual mount HARM Missiles (or ALARM British ones) and a pair of 3 pack AMMs or 3 pack IRIS-T missiles (just cause they can engage a plane behind the Growler with a 60G, 60°/sec turn rate!)

VF-1F is a Gun fighter in the literal sense with two short barrel 55mm carbine cannons instead of the single long rifle cannon and AMM or UMM packs.

VF-1P is a Gun fighter with a single rifle backed up by 2 hip mounted 30mm gun pods - GEPOD-30 Pod mounted Warthog cannons (Engine mounted in fighter mode) and the usual Missile packs or 3 Packs of Brimstone AGMs.

Switching out all VF-1D twin head laser cannons for quad head cannons

Too much? Not enough?

The Super pack versions will mount dual Twin Beam cannons instead of the single Twin Beams

Edited December 2, 2015 by NZEOD

[Jasonc]

Do you have any pictures for reference? I don't know if these are in the Valkyrie files or not, but they seem interesting.

[NZEOD]

They arent in the files. As a soldier and a Contractor I'm used to the variants on standard weapons. Carbine versions of the main assault rifles for Armoured crew and Transport Drivers, PDWs for Pilots and aircrew etc. Figured and twin cannon Valk would look reasonably SAS/Spec Forces.

Just trying to sketch up an ammo bin/clip for the side of the Carbine as the shortened barrel would mean the ammo would be external now. The carbines could ride in the stowed position on the OUTSIDE cutouts of the arms, so side by side in Fighter mode, as those cutouts are already molded into the arms.

In the meantime todays project was working on finishing up the wiring on the two Strike cannon packs and working out how the wiring will all join up in the airframe body AND to the socket for the Launch Arm to plug into.

I DID come across a reference to the Quad Beam Cannon Strike pack in the VF manual