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Originally Posted by Tak
Moreover, VF-19s would have been at least 20 years old by the events of Frontier. Pretty outdated, if you ask me.
- Tak
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QR Metlandi powered armour- several thousand years and still kicking human @ss.
The thing about the VF-19 and 22 is the need for some really ace pilots to bring the best out of them. As it is, the rationale for downgrading a special operations fighter [vf 17] to a frontline heavy fighter[vf 171] makes better sense for the rank and file air grunt. It's fairly robust, is a proven design with all the requisite hardpoints for any operation and doubles up as a stealth fighter when needed. I suspect that cheap and effective is what the current military government is aiming for.
So that leave private enterprise to throw in the money for higher end mecha and experianced personnel. Makes sense when genocidal war and unknown terrority become bad for business
