...does it come in black?
Seriously, though. This is good. Quite good. I do have one question/comment/gripe, though.
It's a P-38, so its fighter mode is propeller-driven. That I get. But what about the humanoid configuration? One of the major benefits of going battroid in a VF-1 was that doing so put the jets in the legs, so you effectively had your main engines on independent vectoring systems, giving you a (metric) crapload of maneuverability. This is, of course, on top of the upward thrust.
Moving the props to the shoulders takes a huge bite out of your aerial maneuverability. I'd say this bird wouldn't be turning quickly or side-dodging in midair- if anything, your non-linear movement will mostly be limited to rotation and altitude control. More like a tank than a dancer, really. I'd almost see doctrine being to keep that configuration ground-bound, only really using the propellers for transition into fighter mode and for tactical movement. They look like they'd be *really* good for making jumps.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
Seriously, though. This is good. Quite good. I do have one question/comment/gripe, though.
It's a P-38, so its fighter mode is propeller-driven. That I get. But what about the humanoid configuration? One of the major benefits of going battroid in a VF-1 was that doing so put the jets in the legs, so you effectively had your main engines on independent vectoring systems, giving you a (metric) crapload of maneuverability. This is, of course, on top of the upward thrust.
Moving the props to the shoulders takes a huge bite out of your aerial maneuverability. I'd say this bird wouldn't be turning quickly or side-dodging in midair- if anything, your non-linear movement will mostly be limited to rotation and altitude control. More like a tank than a dancer, really. I'd almost see doctrine being to keep that configuration ground-bound, only really using the propellers for transition into fighter mode and for tactical movement. They look like they'd be *really* good for making jumps.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.