Skull-1 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The only sources I have are "Robotech-Based" so it would be a great help if anyone can shed light on the VF-1D and VT-1 for me. 1) Is the VT-1 in essence a trainer replacement for the VF-1D or do they have different missions? 2) Is the VT-1 unarmed? 3) Does the VT-1 have any inherent advantages over the VF-1D? 4) Where is the VT-1 actually based/operated? Non-combat areas? SDF-1? Earth orbit-only? 5) Are VT-1s *ONLY* painted Orange/Tan? Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) Here's my understanding of it: 1) Is the VT-1 in essence a trainer replacement for the VF-1D or do they have different missions? I would presume the VF-1D still would exist as a two-seater fighter and would still have training variants as the VF-1D likely has some purpose beyond that of a 1-seater VF-1. The VT-1 is a strictly built training platform. It might work something like everyone gets their taste for the VF-1 in a VT-1 and then may move on to additional training in a VF-1D for eventually assignment to a VF-1D or that pilot then goes directly to a 1-seater VF-1 (like the VF-1J Hik trains in in the original series) or a VE-1. 2) Is the VT-1 unarmed? Yes 3) Does the VT-1 have any inherent advantages over the VF-1D? Position of the instructor. Beyond that I would defer to the compendium. 4) Where is the VT-1 actually based/operated? Non-combat areas? SDF-1? Earth orbit-only? Seems like anywhere there's an active force that may require new recruits there would be VT-1s. 5) Are VT-1s *ONLY* painted Orange/Tan? I imagine if any Valk lends itself to non-military (in an agressive sense at least) applications it's the VT-1. As such, the trainers could be painted for whatever that other purpose would be. Are there squadrons of VT-1s with their own paint schemes? It wouldn't seem likely. EDIT - it also seems like the VT-1 is the same platform as the VE-1 so you could just consider it a repaint with different internals/externals. There may be other applications using the same frame as well where a two person crew would be appropriate. These other applications could eschew whatever training devices are present for combat devices or something like that. Edited December 25, 2006 by jenius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull-1 Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 If the VT-1 is totally unarmed, what is contained in the forearm armor package? It looks identical to the Super and that contained missile armament I believe. Also, what does the head sensor actually do on the VT-1? In a pinch I am willing to guess the VT-1 could carry a gunpod, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noyhauser Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The only sources I have are "Robotech-Based" so it would be a great help if anyone can shed light on the VF-1D and VT-1 for me. 1) Is the VT-1 in essence a trainer replacement for the VF-1D or do they have different missions? 2) Is the VT-1 unarmed? 3) Does the VT-1 have any inherent advantages over the VF-1D? 4) Where is the VT-1 actually based/operated? Non-combat areas? SDF-1? Earth orbit-only? 5) Are VT-1s *ONLY* painted Orange/Tan? Many thanks in advance. Ummm Search function anybody? http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=VT-1,and,VF-1D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull-1 Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) Ummm Search function anybody? http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=VT-1,and,VF-1D That thread didn't get to the heart of what I need to know (no offense, but if you had actually read the thread in question before suggesting I go there you'd have seen that). Thanks for trying any way, though. =) Edited December 25, 2006 by Skull-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The compendium lists that when the VT-1 carries the Arm packs they have no micro-missiles equipped. The VT-1 seen in DYRL did not have the arm packs. A VT-1 could most likely be armed. Oddly enough the PS2 game gives the VT-1 micro-missile packs but no Gunpod. The VF-1D is also used as the Tutorial machine in the PS2 game. A VT-1 is probably capable of carrying a Gunpod as it does have hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noyhauser Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Actually I did, and there are more than one thread in the search, some of which answer your questions. In any case I think alot of your questions are not really fact questions rather continuity ones. "IS the VT-1 a replacement for the VF-1D?" is not the question, instead its probably more appropriate to ask "Did Kawamori intend to replace the VT-1 with the VF-1D?" much like he said with other designs coming from DYRL. Yes that brings up a lot of continuity errors, but as he said, its something around the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 That thread didn't get to the heart of what I need to know (no offense, but if you had actually read the thread in question before suggesting I go there you'd have seen that). Thanks for trying any way, though. =) And you could have added to that thread, one of the many other threads, or posted in the newbie thread, but thanks for trying any way. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=15766 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=13554 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=4037 And let's not forget the one which is at the heart of the debate: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=7263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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