Jack Archer's Veritech holding a Gun pod. ('Robotech: Battlecry')
The gun pod was the standard weapon carried by Veritechs. A versatile weapon, it can be utilized by a Veritech fighter no matter what mode it is in. In fighter mode the gun pod acts as a fixed weapon while in guardian or battloid mode it can be wielded as a rifle or as a club if need be.
Gun pods for the VF-1 Valkyrie series was based around a triple barrel 55mm gatling cannon.