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James II L Ravelo (nu_gundam@edsamail.com.ph)
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:17:08 +0800
gundam@aeug.org wrote:
>James II L Ravelo wrote:
<snip>
> Actually Gundam and Battletech mechs are comparable in size. No real
>canon
>information exists for the actual size of each mech but many fans and
>palyer say it's
>around the ten meter mark. This I disupute somewhat because of the
>heights given in the
>MWII PC game at 12-15m or so although computer play doesn't readily
>reflect the dynamics
>of BT the tac/hex game the use of Microsoft by at least two of the
>long time writers
>of FASA in their ventures to explot their Battletech license elads me
>to believe this
>is still good material to use in terms of reference other than diehard
>rec.games.memcha
>folks...
> Real difference obviously Battletech views mechs as uebera armored
>vehicles
>with them being the deciding arm of a fight and a kingdom's strength
>measured in
>these machines and the men who pilot (why does this sound like Five
>Star Stories :P)
>although to be fair Battletech exists in a universe where human
>venality blasted
>mankind a couple centuries back due to cosntant warfare. Gundam has
>similar views
>in mech in soi far their fighting vehicle nature but they're existence
>is due to the
>nature of technology not because its viewed as the ne plus ultra of
>firepower.
damn...I forgot that I put in feet as the unit for the Mech sizes...I stand corrected - although for a real fact UC MSes are significantly bigger (22m or something for the Nu Gundam versus the 15m of an Atlas)
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