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Echo|Fox (echofox@wingzero.net)
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 01:40:49 -0700
Has there every been an official explanation as to why the head height of
mobile suits is around 18 meters (+/- 3m or so). My guess is that it's
either they need to be that height to be structurally sound, or that's the
smallest size they could make an MS while still packing the smallest
generator and other internal equipment.
I was just kind of curious because of the wildly varying sizes of mecha from
various different mecha series ... everything from hardsuits/powered armour
a la BGC, up to Gasaraki's TA, slightly up to Patlabor's labors, various
less well known mecha in the middle, eventually hitting Gundam designs, and
then onto the Really Big Fuckin' Robots(tm). Hard suits make sense, its a
natural evolution of personal body armor. The TA's are logical advances,
especially given their role as used in the Gasaraki world (i.e. whooping all
ass on tanks, among other things). Labor's are about as big as you can make
'em while still permitting them to traverse city streets, along with their
target of construction labors, etc. Gundam doesn't have such a convenient
plot requirement, so there must be something technical to it ...?
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