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Originally Posted by squaresphere
Also i wonder if they lost a lot of money from the VF-19 mass production line. Supposedly the VF-19 was supposed to become the next main style fighter of NUNS and yet we see the mass produced 171 instead  . |
Shoji Kawamori stated that VF-19s were too much of a 'hero' fighter, so he doesn't want conflicting interests.
Although in the 'canon', its indicated that the VF-19 was too damn expensive, and the VF-171 was easy to mass produce, easy to maintain and easy to handle.
Moreover, VF-19s would have been at least 20 years old by the events of Frontier. Pretty outdated, if you ask me.
- Tak