TSFs were designed primarily with Anti-BETA operations in mind and those have all been on Earth. Orbital Diver operations against hives have met with limited success but the shells and shuttles they use for those mean that the TSFs themselves aren't maneuvering until they are well within the atmosphere.
Thankfully the use of Anti-Laser countermeasures and the threat of potential infectious or toxic components from exposure to BETA or their Hives means the TSFs have a robust environmental sealing system so the helmets are more a precaution against damage breaking the vacuum seals.
The shift in engagement environments has been a challenge but the type of high speed multi-directional maneuvering that TSFs were built for means that the thruster controls are already robust and fuel capacity shouldn't be a major issue. The addition of thrusters to the shoulders has been common with 3rd generation unit development and helps a lot with the issue of thrusting "downward" efficiently. The Eagles that Stella and I use will have a bit more trouble than the ACTV that Tarisa uses or the XFJ-1 that Yuuya pilots but after the training and chance to practice I don't think we'll be any worse off than a Gespenst or Huckebein in similar conditions and with tuning and adjustment we should see continued improvement.
[VG stops for a moment and rubs the back of his head a bit sheepishly at the rather long information dump. It appears that the carefree teasing playboy may have a bit more depth to him after all.]
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Thankfully the use of Anti-Laser countermeasures and the threat of potential infectious or toxic components from exposure to BETA or their Hives means the TSFs have a robust environmental sealing system so the helmets are more a precaution against damage breaking the vacuum seals.
The shift in engagement environments has been a challenge but the type of high speed multi-directional maneuvering that TSFs were built for means that the thruster controls are already robust and fuel capacity shouldn't be a major issue. The addition of thrusters to the shoulders has been common with 3rd generation unit development and helps a lot with the issue of thrusting "downward" efficiently. The Eagles that Stella and I use will have a bit more trouble than the ACTV that Tarisa uses or the XFJ-1 that Yuuya pilots but after the training and chance to practice I don't think we'll be any worse off than a Gespenst or Huckebein in similar conditions and with tuning and adjustment we should see continued improvement.
[VG stops for a moment and rubs the back of his head a bit sheepishly at the rather long information dump. It appears that the carefree teasing playboy may have a bit more depth to him after all.]