Failing that, the P-51s could have chased him up the Empire State building, though that would have required stopping to pick up a blond on the way...
There's something to be said for equipping your mech with a melee weapon. It gives you a close-combat option other than "rip off your arm and beat you to death with it".
I'm not sure if the US claws were intended to do damage by being pointy or just deliver the taser effect. I'd guess the latter from the way they were used, but that's no real way to judge. Either way, they weren't gonna beat the katana.
The first missile the US mech fired appeared to have some seeking capability, though the second volley were either iron or unable to lock-on.
What do you think? Did the Deutsch mech swim the Atlantic (robot back-stroke) or just walk across with a long snorkel?
The mech doesn't seem float-able, so it must have walked on the bottom of the Atlantic. Since it appears to be using an internal combustion engine (as evidenced by smoke coming out of its back in several scenes), the use of a snorkel is necessary. But the Germans did not get develop snorkels until halfway through the war.
Though in reality they did not develop giant robots either.
Gigantic anthromorphic robots in modern combat are ridiculous. Your point? I was amused that the US robot held the rank of Captain, personally. At least when it sends some troops on police call, they aren't going to argue.
There's first-glance ridiculousness and premises. You have big robots: that's the premise; you get one impossible thing, and it's a mild exaggeration of German tech silliness in WWII (viz. the Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster). The problem is that the robots are wearing hats.
Robots, yes. Giant, yes. Anthropomorphic? Redundand. As evidenced by the carnage delivered on the battlefields of 2149 by the T39 Bogatyr (http://bf2142fever.com/content/T-39_BOGATYR).
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Date: 21 Apr 2007 18:13 (UTC)There's something to be said for equipping your mech with a melee weapon. It gives you a close-combat option other than "rip off your arm and beat you to death with it".
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Date: 21 Apr 2007 18:25 (UTC)Of course, the Japanese mech had a huge katana, which just wins in the cool department.
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Date: 21 Apr 2007 18:41 (UTC)The first missile the US mech fired appeared to have some seeking capability, though the second volley were either iron or unable to lock-on.
What do you think? Did the Deutsch mech swim the Atlantic (robot back-stroke) or just walk across with a long snorkel?
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Date: 22 Apr 2007 00:04 (UTC)I figure it was shipped in false-flag freighters, assembled at a remote atoll, and walked the rest of the way.
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Date: 22 Apr 2007 00:05 (UTC)The mech doesn't seem float-able, so it must have walked on the bottom of the Atlantic. Since it appears to be using an internal combustion engine (as evidenced by smoke coming out of its back in several scenes), the use of a snorkel is necessary. But the Germans did not get develop snorkels until halfway through the war.
Though in reality they did not develop giant robots either.
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Date: 22 Apr 2007 01:46 (UTC)And frankly, I was cheering for that, and was not disappointed when it happened.