Very cool animation

[gridlore]

Mecha in World War II

A couple of errors, but hey.. giant robots in WWII!

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[gridlore.livejournal.com]

The US mech had Wolverine-like claws that appear to deliver a pretty heft shock to the Nazi robot.

Of course, the Japanese mech had a huge katana, which just wins in the cool department.

[firestrike.livejournal.com]

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?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

I was wondering why, in 1943, the OKW would send such a formidable engine of destruction halfway around the world when it was needed in Stalingrad.

I figure it was shipped in false-flag freighters, assembled at a remote atoll, and walked the rest of the way.

[dalen-talas.livejournal.com]

That's a definite plot hole.

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.