Космический бомбардировщик Snuka/Архив 1

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Their armaments consist of 8 cannons/machine guns of calibers of 7.9mm (2), 13mm (2), and 47mm (4), as well as up to six missiles. An interesting design feature here is the centerline dorsal fin directly in front of the cockpit. This could potentially be a major distraction and blind spot to the pilot, so one has to wonder whether there’s a virtual cockpit employed on this fighter. The shape of the fighter is reminiscent somewhat of both the SR-71 Blackbird recon plane and the Macross universe’s VF-4 Lightning III.

The numeric designation is a clear reference to the Luftwaffe’s Messerschmit Bf 110 twin-engine heavy fighter. It is interesting to note that the Zedora II has the same 7.9mm guns that the Bf 110 carried in its day. The Zedora II appears to be the mainline interceptor of the Garmillas Military. Its name in 2199 is descended from a fighter craft designed by Yutaka Izubuchi for Yamato III, called the Zeadora. Its name, in turn, was based on Germany’s World War I fighting ship Seeadler.

A minor piece of coincidence to the subjects being discussed in this episode is that Rudolf Hess was flying a Bf 110 when he was shot down and captured over Britain in 1941, ending his role in the war and almost certainly saving him from the gallows at Nuremburg.