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Originally Posted by wellis
I forget, but regarding Japanese TSFs are they like Japanese warplanes of WWII in that they're very manueverable, but have little armor or anything?
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Actually nothing like WWII era planes, as the first gen is the F-4, which is post WWII and into the Cold War era.
1st Gen TSFs were built on a solid fixed frame, which allowed for heavy tank like armor, and low mobility. Which was not a good idea against the BETA swarms. Future generations of TSF builds were more focused on mobility, and are more streamlined. Compound armor is used to reduce weight but give improved survivability to laser radiation, and mobility is emphasized to dodge the attacks.
Do check out the wiki for more details.
http://muvluv.wikia.com/wiki/Tactical_Surface_Fighter