GMG heavy fighter

[Jinx]

this is a replace model for the GMG heavy fighter ( taidan heavy fighter )

along with that concept goes a suggestion about rebalance ( altering the stats )

the idea behind that model is ...

the GMG is probably the faction with THE best fighter experience and resources to develope what they really need. - they were fighting the war against the overwhelming rheinland by using mostly fighters and the hazadrous enviroment.

this ship attempts to combine all the beneficial things related to the gasous outer space. - it makes a very heavy use of "winglets" - and since it is easier to navigate through asteroids and gasclouds with a vertical ship rather than a horizontal ship - they built this ship with vertical wings.
the torpedo tube is an old construct ( its an old fighter after all ) which is almost spinal mounted with a direct connection to the single reactor. ( keep in mind, its a heavy fighter - so it can only fire mini torpedos of course ) - however, the torpedo fires - as you can see... from directly under the cockpit, which is the exact "rolling axis" ( z-axis ) of the ship.

All the guns are quite close to one another - and i have spun the turret around! - it is now a foreward firing turret ( type 5 ).

my suggestion for the stats is :

an copy of the performance stats of the blood dragon ( its the same size ) - cause the GMG probably has the most experienced pilots ( concerning real experience in a battle ) and the best prerequisites to build what they need. - the ship is VERY similar to the BHG ships ( and a stretched hammerhead hitbox fits well )

regarding the history, i would suggest that THOSE ships were first ones build vertically like that - and the AP line ( BHG ships ) copied the successful design.

edit: the image shows

- upper left picture where the torpedo launches from, its not perfectly the tube - but some 0.1 millimeter above it, but its exactly enough.
- the picture of the top view shows the shield generator on the roof of the ship ( so its placed outside like the vanilla fighters )

the ship shares the same "body" that the bomber has, but its a bit smaller of course. - its mostly white with silvery elements. ( a rather simple skin )

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