Mechs or Tanks
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Hypothetically your in a real life situation. Suddenly two of your researchers come up to you. One is claiming how mechs are really great and you should use mechs while the other is loading a revolver to shoot at him.
What do you choose? Mechs or Tanks?
Found some mechy fanboys. Better check if theirs any infestation here.
What do you choose? Mechs or Tanks?
Found some mechy fanboys. Better check if theirs any infestation here.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Mother. Fucking. Tanks.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Realistically, mechs kind of suck.
They are more expensive, complicated and vulnerable than tanks with no real benefits.
They are more expensive, complicated and vulnerable than tanks with no real benefits.
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Mobility, mechs can acess areas tanks cannot, but that doesn't mean that tanks are obsolete, in fact they both can co-exist quite well because they just have different roles and very little overlap.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
I do feel like most areas inaccessible by tanks can be accessed by helicopter, though.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Helicopters are very expensive to operate and thus have to be deployed on-demand. A mech could accompany infantry directly.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Bipedal mechs are a far away thing; any we see soon will be 3 or 4 legged.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Well, the japanese obvioulsy want bipedal ones and the American ones are unmanned and thus don't technically classify as mechs, so maybe bipedal mechs are actually not /that/ far off.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Tanks.
-lower profile
-more stable gunnery platform
-stability on uneven terrain
-cheaper
-i can bumrush you with 5 tanks for every 1 mech you have, now wut
-Vin can back me up on how awesome Tank Goodness is
-lower profile
-more stable gunnery platform
-stability on uneven terrain
-cheaper
-i can bumrush you with 5 tanks for every 1 mech you have, now wut
-Vin can back me up on how awesome Tank Goodness is
Re: Mechs or Tanks
If I'd have to choose, tanks. Mechs could also work but they'd be rather flimsy. Basically what Iv said^
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Practicality: Tanks
Badassery: Mechs
Although in Flan's mod at least, Mechs trump everything, even the really OP tanks just can't hold a candle.
Though small, light mechs could prove very useful with their mobility. Big mechs would get roflstomped in direct combat. Unless, of course, your mech is a goddamn Titan, then always pick the Titan:
Because fuck your baneblade.
Badassery: Mechs
Although in Flan's mod at least, Mechs trump everything, even the really OP tanks just can't hold a candle.
Though small, light mechs could prove very useful with their mobility. Big mechs would get roflstomped in direct combat. Unless, of course, your mech is a goddamn Titan, then always pick the Titan:
Because fuck your baneblade.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
We need a tank with the proportions of a baneblade with the height of an imperator titan. You know we do.
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Re: Mechs or Tanks
Effective? I dunno.
Cool?
Hell yeah
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