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I'm voting for Gundam. Not as in the super-powerful suits, but mainly for the MVF-M11C Murasame.

True, now then, we'll need something like Raiders, that's where the VF or MVF series comes into play. Dogfighters, but if need be, they can support the Destroids.


Sorta like Marines.

I'm thinking that my secondary character will be a GA mudbug, so I'm more than willing to toss opinions about that s**t, too. If I ever have one. razz



Yes. sweatdrop

I'll PM you and T-boss soon.

Summary: Lotsa ASDF mecha talk and game mechanics followed by topic change to GA and badguys 3nodding

GA: I propose that GA be primarily an armor force, supplemented by armored infantry and groundpounder mecha (if it were up to me, it'd be almost all BT mecha - they have such a plodding, army feel to them).

Question: How the hell are we going to keep BT mecha on a level with the other mecha? BT is specifically designed to be realistically achievable with 22nd-century science, while at the same time completely removing most advanced targeting and weapons systems from the table (mecha have ugly radar signatures, and even ferro-fibrous armor is almost nothing in the face of 21st-century manpack missiles). Do we "upgrade" the BT system to be more on par with Robotechnology (i.e. Destroidize them)? Do we simply consider them to be cheap, mass-produced tin can firing platforms that happen to be better protection than powered armor?

I'd say the best bet is that we upgrade them with modern technology, and play up the fact that they're FAR cheaper to create and use than other mecha.

For example, gundams require a material which can only be produced in the strictest tolerances in 0g. Stations at lagrange points aren't cheap, and the raw materials to refine it are expensive as hell. In practical terms, it's simply unobtanium. Even if the process had the cheapness and efficiency of mass-production, it would still be incredibly expensive. Chances are that if you have a real Gundam, then you either run a very powerful organization or you made enemies with one to get it. As for non-gundanium gundams, they aren't exactly a vast improvement over BT mecha (Aside from the planetbuster weaponry and precogniscence).

BT mechs, however, are made with material that's not only available in copious amounts, but already has established industry for refining it and forming it into usable parts.
If the only modern technology that you add is computational (C3 master dropping in weight by a factor of 10k, etc), then the largest barrier for using the equipment is removed and you get an incredibly more effective force.
If you also add modern HUD technology, then the combination will result in a zerg-like battlefield, where the HUD can renders a virtual terrain showing everything which any friendly unit can see, or overlay a simulated overhead look at the battle showing how 'healthy' each unit is and where there's a sensor gap.
These are both improvements which just one field of modern technology would easily allow.

Upgrading Streak technology with modern capabilities would yield a cheaper and more effective system, and tying that in with the targeting systems and upgraded course-correction thrusters would yield a missile which would be able to turn corners and hit targets which are nestled away from direct and indirect fire.
Replacing the coolant systems with a vaporization system (Refrigeration, air conditioner, freezer, ect) would allow for an order of magnitude greater heat dissipation than before.

So, yea. If you upgrade BT technology with modern technology where modern technology is better, you get a force which is very effective at swarm-style tactics, albet with sub-par weaponry and armor compared to other kinds of mecha.

So when do you intend to get around to starting the conflict? 3nodding