ila ▁Gun ner ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁support ▁role , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁batt ling ▁the ▁Del o yer ▁ 7 ▁team ▁from ▁a ▁distance . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁weapons ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁linear ▁gun ▁on ▁its ▁top , ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 2 . 7 mm ▁machine ▁gun ▁on ▁the ▁can non ' s ▁top , ▁a ▁ 3 0 mm ▁can non ▁in ▁their ▁front , ▁and ▁a ▁ 7 - t ube ▁miss ile ▁launch er ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁with ▁two ▁under ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁Each ▁side ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁bal con y ▁for ▁gun men . ▁Once ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Gun ner ▁is ▁developed , ▁the ▁T equ ila ▁Gun ner ▁is ▁ph ased ▁out . ▁Ab itate ▁F 4 4 D ▁" Des ert ▁Gun ner : ▁Height : ▁ 1 5 . 8 7 ▁m . ▁We ight : ▁ 3 5 . 9 1 4 ▁tons . ▁These ▁six - leg ged ▁arm ors ▁are ▁apt ▁at ▁negoti ating ▁tre acher ous ▁sand ▁banks ▁in ▁desert ▁environments ▁where ▁b ip ed al ▁me cha ▁like ▁Dou gram , ▁having ▁more ▁weight - per - inch ▁ground ▁pressure , ▁are ▁particularly ▁cl ums y ▁and ▁less ▁effective . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁weapons ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁linear ▁gun ▁on ▁its ▁top , ▁a ▁ 3 0 mm ▁machine ▁gun ▁on ▁their ▁front , ▁and ▁a ▁ 9 - t ube ▁miss ile ▁pod ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁Their ▁jud icious ▁use