--- On Thu, 1/14/10, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> A human would carry a rifle in his or her hands, but for a
>
> Mecha there is no need to waste effort on hands, just bolt
> the rifle to the arm. And even if there are hands, why not
> mount the rifle in a clamp to keep the hands free?
The advantage to a mecha's main weapon being a carried rifle (rather than built
in) is that it can easily be switched for another hand-held weapon to suit the
mission.
> Brandon replied to Kurt:
> > > Legs would be weak points in the design.
> >
> > The treads on a tank are far more vulnerable than
> legs.
>
> Six or more legs in a 'spider-mech' mean you can do without
>
> some of them. For a biped, each leg is valuable.
I didn't say they weren't valuable. I just said they weren't as vulnerable as
tracks.
Brandon
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