Re: Wakers

Just my 2p, but Tanks were invented a long long time ago and used as a 
breaching weapon at a seige in a battle more appropriate for ancints
players 
(the name, and everything else of which I have of course forgotten). The

idea lay dormont for so long because there was as Bif said no percieved
need 
for them, maybe the same will be true for our beloved (or depised) steel

samuria, Whatever! Its Sci-Fi if it doesn't work, make up a
justification so 
long as its fun!

>Seriously, for anyone who is writing mecha off, go back in time and ask
any
>army officer before WW1 how much use a land moving armoured warmachine 
>would
>be (remember, it was slow and the officers were brought up trained in
>cavelry)? Untill the technology allowed it, and because of the machine
guns
>and trench warfare, tanks were never invented because no one saw a need
for
>them. And if you say there will NEVER be a need for walkers/mecha, or
the
>tech will never evolve to a point where mecha can use certain
technology
>better than a tank, can you come round and chose 6 numbers on the
lottery
>for me? <VVBG>.
>
>BIF

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