>>6414015>>6414217>>6414670>>6414714The major issue is the fact that they can hover for short periods of time, but can't do prolonged travel like the Dom before overheating or consuming to much fuel.
It's similar to a person running, you can get the quick boost, but how long can you sustain it or what is your top speed?
While I'm certain about the specs of the Rick Dias, I do know the reason for not having concentrated thrust like the Dom were not as in heavy use during the gryps conflict. Was because both sides used sub flight crafts like the Dodai Kai and Base Jabber, or were capabile of flight on their own which makes the point of hovering moot.
Plus there's the issue the Dom was specifically for ground combat and had to be redesigned for space combat losing it's major edge in the process.
Does that mean the Doms were ineffective or not worth while? Of course not, but like all of the late zeon tech, it was introduced to late to influence the outcome of the way.