> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "-Z-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: list@gundam.com > Subject: RE: [gundam] [OT] Southern Cross > Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 15:18:02 -0700 > > > On Monday, May 08, 2006 10:12, Joseph Riggs wrote: > > > Reportedly, there's also a mecha that didn't make it into the > > finished product that was designed as an aquatic unit of some > > sort. And that would suggest that an aquatic corps wouldn't be > > out of the question either. iirc, it's the unit listed as a > > 'worker bioroid' in Palladium's Robotech RPG (and the notes in > > the book mention that it was most likely supposed to be a human > > aquatic unit in the original series, and not a bioroid). > > Well, there were two aquatic Tactical Corps units, the Navy Division (NAD) and > the Marsh Squad (MAS). NAD conducted deep-sea and amphibious > operations and had > the Arming Doublet that resembled an armored "frogman" outfit, complete with > flippers and a distinctive double-barreled particle gun. MAS patrolled the > Grolier wetlands and, when not busy with military duties, assisted > rice farmers. >
*snip* Unfortunately, the single image in the old RPG book was of unusually poor quality. And I don't own the books anymore. Plus they've been out of print for several years. So there's no way to compare it to the descriptions you provided. On the other hand, for some reason the mention of the aquatic mecha has always put me in mind of the 'Aqualo' (I think that was the name; it's been a while...) model from Revell's Robotech line-up (as previously mentioned in this forum, no relation to Harmony Gold). But it's been long enough that I've no idea whether the two actually look similar, or whether it's just a matter of me connecting two underwater mecha. junior -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II list@gundam.com Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
