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Anonymous
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First off, the Viper II's have two missile racks. They are rarely used because Colonial missiles are easilly jammed by the Cylons, so it's completely pointless to fire guided weapons when the Cylons can simply use them against you. Rocket/dumbbomb is the only thing that works in that department.
Secondly, turrets would not work on a fighter of that size because there is only one pilot. A human being does not have enough arms and legs to pilot a fully Newtonian vehicle in a three dementional battlespace, AND operate a weapon with 180x180 field of fire at the same time. No human being can do that, period.
Before you say "computer aided" again, remember that the Cylons can hack ANY computer system that can be accessed wirelessly. The only way to safely operate a turreted weapon in that environment, when you have multiple friendlies in a tight area, is to network the turrets and flight data so that they don't go shooting up friendlies on accident. With a fixed forward weapon, you have a far, far lower chance of hitting a friendly.
Forward firing projectile weapons are simple enough to operate while still piloting the vehicle, and are invulnurable to enemy influence. Therefor they are superior for the purposes of the Colonial Fleet under the circumstances they are in.
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