I like more to pilot the GVF Ennead if it is a Mission where you play as an Interceptor it can reach a max speed of 170 when overclocked and has and AfterBurner speed of 300. The Claymore has too much Rotation Damp, and makes it somewhat hard to hit enemies and aim while you are rotating, I prefer it as an interceptor more than a fighter, originally designed to be a recon ship, right ?.
For the counter part the Ennead is the light version of the already lite Pegasus, it can't carry a few weapons, if you would give the Vasudan pilot a 9mm gun it would surely inflict the same damage firing from it's cockpit. I am sure those Interceptors are worthless against a Vindhyachal, those bombers would just ignore them....
Will the Ennead be still in R2 ? (it is in FS2 Volitions credit artkworks, so I believe it will....)