Re: [GZG] Anime Walkers (Quick survey - 15mm SF preferences?)

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> From: Robert N Bryett [mailto:rbryett@xxxxxxxx]
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> I have problems with the whole idea of walkers that are taller than a  
> tank (and the ones that have legs when they spend most of their time  
> flying or in space seem particularly barmy)

I've always assumed that having leg-mounted thrusters would give a maneuvering advantage. They can be easily reoriented for rapid maneuvers or for straight acceleration. I can just see a VF-1A balanced midair on one leg and using the other for evasive action. A lot of the action in the various Gundam series takes place in space, and it seems to work for them - the mechanical designers for those series were careful to create 'space' variants with extra thrusters and other equipment.

And with the slightest slip of the controls the pilot will wish he had a cybernetic inner ear as a catastrophic spin would be very easy to get into.

Yeah, barmy fun but we wouldn't have Lightning Strike without it.



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