Kicker773 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 What is this piece suppose to be (the one circled) lasers? lights? Kicker773 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor One Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 What is this piece suppose to be (the one circled) lasers? lights? Kicker773 I'm pretty sure it's a vernier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 I'm pretty sure it's a vernier hmm.. really? though it was some sort of lights or laser... seems to be too small to be a vernier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macross1979 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 hmm.. really? though it was some sort of lights or laser... seems to be too small to be a vernier I'm going to go with a Light. But it very well could be a laser since it would be pointing forward in fighter mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Are'nt they part of the Nav/targeting systems, the Vf-19 has those red bits on the nose etc. IIRC I remember some one here saying as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 it is a High thrust vernier, (as apposed to the low thrust "hook-and-handle" verniers) same as the blisters on the nose. now in SDF:M there were a couple of episodes where they were shown shooting lasers, but it's just an animation error (blame AnimeFriends/Star Pro). officially they're Vernier thrusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizophrenicMC Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 it is a High thrust vernier, (as apposed to the low thrust "hook-and-handle" verniers) same as the blisters on the nose. now in SDF:M there were a couple of episodes where they were shown shooting lasers, but it's just an animation error (blame AnimeFriends/Star Pro). officially they're Vernier thrusters. Mike beat me to it. They are, in fact, High Thrust Verniers. In the episode "Virgin Road", several VF-1As are seen using the thrusters to stop before transforming to Battroid in that scene we're all so familiar with, if I'm not severely mistaken. (Which I might be, as it's been about a year and a half since my last runthrough of SDFM.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 thanks guys appreciate the help =) I even get a blinking detailed image.. beautiful visual aids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claude grant Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hey anime52k8, I thought the red things (low thrust verniers) were component locks? Is there a dual purpose to them that I've overlooked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macross1979 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 it is a High thrust vernier, (as apposed to the low thrust "hook-and-handle" verniers) same as the blisters on the nose. now in SDF:M there were a couple of episodes where they were shown shooting lasers, but it's just an animation error (blame AnimeFriends/Star Pro). officially they're Vernier thrusters. Yes...THANK you for the visuals and the great explanation. I knew I had seen them shoot lasers previously. Should of known is was an "error". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizophrenicMC Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hey anime52k8, I thought the red things (low thrust verniers) were component locks? Is there a dual purpose to them that I've overlooked? They're low-thrust Vernier Thrusters/multipurpose hook/handles. They are verniers, and they can be used to lock down parts, or even the whole plane. Yes...THANK you for the visuals and the great explanation. I knew I had seen them shoot lasers previously. Should of known is was an "error". And, on that note, the nose-mounted ones are actually FLIR pods, if I'm not mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hey anime52k8, I thought the red things (low thrust verniers) were component locks? Is there a dual purpose to them that I've overlooked? do you mean as in "lock parts into Fighter/Battroid mode?" I don't believe they were on the VF-1. the bar on them does act as a tie down point for securing aircraft to flight decks/hangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 They're low-thrust Vernier Thrusters/multipurpose hook/handles. They are verniers, and they can be used to lock down parts, or even the whole plane. And, on that note, the nose-mounted ones are actually FLIR pods, if I'm not mistaken. That's what I thought too. Or rather an IRST system (which is similar to FLIR but with a search & track function) much like what the F-14 Tomcat had on it's nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizophrenicMC Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 That's what I thought too. Or rather an IRST system (which is similar to FLIR but with a search & track function) much like what the F-14 Tomcat had on it's nose. Note, though, that the F-14 had a pod mounted post-manufacture for some missions. IRST isn't likely. It's more likely to be mounted in the head unit, if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm like 99% sure that the nose blisters are vernier thrusters, not any kind of FLIR type device. and I'm 100% sure it's not a laser of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 thanks guys appreciate the help =) I even get a blinking detailed image.. beautiful visual aids Ask and you get that's the beauty of this web site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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