Nah, I'm okay with a covered gun pod, I just don't want it to look like a plain tube.

something like this one's gun fits the bill better with what I had in mind. Also, the shield is about what I envision for the Raptor too
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and yeah if thats the case, I hope Raptors at least are more durable than modern day fightercraft. Or maybe have some EM jammers to fuck with the targeting somewhat, idk.