I understand that Kondo does his own artistic take on stuff and, while I love to see non-MS weapons kicking ass in a Gundam setting, it's really jarring to see a freaking A-10 fighting against Zakus.
It's supposed to be an AF-01 Mongoose (from MSV), but Kondo is not fooling anyone...
Convair B-58 Hustler
Victor K2
Harrier
F-16 (with canards)
Apparently, a Fly Manta. Clearly inspired by Soviet fighter/bomber design (MiG-29, Su-27).
M1 Abrams in Federation service.
Apache Longbow.
Leopard 1A5
And that's about it.
>>14857181
You have a problem with democracy bro?
>>14859571
I think he needs some freedom to change that.
>>14857181
>it's really jarring to see a freaking A-10 fighting against Zakus.
I think the creative freedom of doing what he wants in Side Stories, which are not ruled by "UC canon", allows him to get more passionate about working on manga. Kondo has a artboner for real life military vehicles, all the way back to WW2 stuff, so any artist that get the chance to draw personal favorite stuff in commissioned work is going to jump at the chance.