What do you mean by "regular fighter weapon"? Since in fighter to fighter dogfight, the only weapon used are missiles

I'll beta test for sure  

im beta testing to.

By cannons you mean like, machine guns? Cuz if so, machine guns and the like aren't used for fighter v fighter. Fighters are too fast even today for them, let alone 500 years in the future, where Longswords have to cover hundreds of kilometers in a minute. They'd use uber fast missiles to hit their targets.

they have 110mm rotary cannons and 120mm ventral guns mainly used for dog fighting

i just saw the video. nice work, i am totally beta testing

Where does it say they ever used the guns for dogfighting? It doesn't make sense that they regressed in war tactics, back to using WW2 style dogfights when modern day has PROVEN the tracking ability of missiles, and pure range, are vastly superior. And in space where engagements can take place over thousands of kilometers would only further the need for missiles, even in dogfights. So I want proof of this nonsense, and if by some chance you have some, I'd like it to be changed. Cuz Halo does a pretty good job of being realistic, and the fact they've regressed to WW2 tactics just kills everything.


Edit: Ahah! My faith in Halo has not been shattered, it said the Longsword did have machine guns, but it ALSO carried fighter-fighter missiles. The same as real life combat craft. So odds are they actually use the missiles in combat, but carry the cannons as a secondary measure, for when they run out of missiles. EXACTLY like todays fighters. Now, unless you can somehow code in a limit of how many missiles a Longsword can carry, I say they just carry two types of missiles. Their anti-fighter one, and then their high-yield anti-ship one. So they can take out Seraphs and larger ships.

colt the logic you using is the same as generals in Vietnam "we've got missiles' we don't need guns" following this decision large numbers of US planes were shot down due to lack of guns in dogfights and for information here are two sources for you

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/C709_Longsword-class_Interceptor

and

page 38 of Halo: First Strike

"he Longsword's main weapons are 110mm rotary cannons, as well as 120mm ventral guns, for dogfighting in space. This versatile fighter can be armed with an assortment of secondary weapons including ASGM-10 Missiles, bombs, Moray Space Mines, Scorpion missiles, and even a single Shiva Nuclear Warhead. The Longsword is usually deployed against Seraph fighters in space combat and Covenant artillery in planetary combat. It also may escort Pelicans as they head for the surface of a planet. It can also be remote piloted, carrying a single Shiva Nuclear Warhead, destroying the enemy ship and itself as well when the opportunity arises[7]."


http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/C709_Longsword-class_Interceptor

*sigh*

you really don't get the point of this do you colt?

yes but wasting an o'so precious missile on a banshee would be a great opportunity for guns

Colt556
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The A10 is also an air to ground bomber, NOT a bomber-interceptor such as the Longsword. Aslo in space, the bullet would never stop, or deviate. It'd go straight, making it utterly useless at long distances (Which is what the majority of battles will be in space). A missile however, is guide, and will almost never lose track of it's target. So that pesky enemy fighter can't evade it like it can easily evade the machine gun. And while the cannon may be big, and powerfull. It's still as useless in it's time period as a jet fighters machine gun is today.


well then why doesn't the UNSC use a super missile launcher instead of the Super MAC