The VB-6 Koenig Monster has more artillary available in Destroid mode.
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Originally Posted by VB-6 Koenig Monster
Description and History
Destroids had long since been replaced by much more mobile and versatile variable vehicles in the 2050's. In order to field heavier vehicles on the modern battlefield, such weapons had to be as highly mobile as the enemy vehicles such units would face in combat. So it was that the destroid was reintroduced as a variable weapon and the VB-6 König became one of the most famous. Extensively reworking the original HWR-00 Monster Mk II Heavy Weight Robot, Shinnakasu/Northrom Grumman used modern materials and technologies to significantly reduce the weight of the Monster destroid to nearly a third of the original model. The new König Monster retained the powerful rail guns and large missile launchers of the original destroid but could also change configuration into a heavy Shuttle/Bomber mode capable of low mach speeds. The UN Forces were enthusiastic about the new variable weapon and the König proved to be one of the most mobile heavy artillery units ever fielded by the UNG military. For added defense, a 30 mm anti-aircraft gun was installed to help the VB-6 repel air attackers. In 2051, Captain Aegis Focker was assigned a VB-6 König Monster in an urban combat sortie against Vindirance terrorist forces.
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Though the VB-6 isn't the first taking cue from a non-variable design.
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