Thread: Gundam's guts
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Old 2006-08-03, 08:50   Link #32
4Tran
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Originally Posted by C.A.
Back at mechs, real robots are said to be 'real', but no real robot ever designed has been practical at all. Simply because the humanoid frame is not a good form for a war machine. Standing upright is just asking to be shot lol
True. I can envision a ground role for powered armor up to about 2.5-3m in height, but anything larger than that is in a battlefield role that is better served by conventional tanks, aircraft, etc. However, giant robots look cool, and are easy to personify, so they work better for anime.

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Originally Posted by C.A.
If triggers are useless, fingers themselves are impractical, why not a built in gun- arm, a built in beam sword could be added as well. Legs are totally useless for space-only MS, but most MSes themselves have little use for their legs, except for standing around.
Hands make for rather poor weapons mounts, but they tend to have more uses outside of combat. They can use a variety of tools and equipment for engineering, construction, tunneling, etc. Of a less practical nature, hands can be used for drawing pictures and even making rude gestures . Legs, on the other hand, are just about always impractical.

Incidentally, I just watched a lot of Macross, and the Quadraunau armor in particular seems to reflect a more logical design aesthetic: while it's armed to the teeth, all of its weapons were mounted either in its forearms, or in its torso.

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Originally Posted by C.A.
Could it really be? Those triggers are just there for show?
That would truly be hilarious. Ironically, it also would be rather consistent with how Gundam mecha are protrayed.
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