Description
In fighter mode, the VF-25 resembles a twin-engined single-seater jet aircraft, with features similar to the real-life Sukhoi Su-27 and Grumman F-14 Tomcat such as a similar nose structure, a bubble canopy with bow and stern frames, a flattened out after-fuselage, variable-geometry wings, and outward-canted twin tails, which are roughly mirrored by twin fins on the fuselage's underside. Assisting the onboard flight control surfaces is an array of vernier thrusters that allow precision maneuvering. A detachable GU-17 gatling gun pod is stowed ventrally between the craft's two engines. In addition to the gun pod, built-in weapons include beam weaponry, head-mounted lasers and a large combat knife (for use in GERWALK or Battroid modes) that can be reinforced by the fighter's own pin-point barrier system.
External equipment (FAST Packs - divided into "Super Packs" and "Armor Packs" in the TV series, as well as "Tornado Packs" in the movie) can be added to improve craft capabilities in some manner. Of note is that the real-life mechanical designer, Shōji Kawamori, deliberately gave the VF-25 a slim profile to allow transformations to GERWALK or Battroid modes occur with full armor packs still attached; this is in contrast to most of the earlier variable fighter designs, in which the attachments had to be ejected first due to their physically obstructive nature. Functioning as the "ejection seat" is the pilot's worn flight-capable EX-Gear powered exoskeleton, which usually stays linked to the cockpit systems.
Copying real-world nomenclature, the deployed variants of the VF-25 have differing designations, outlined below.
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