> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr. Core" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gundam] HGUC Zaku I > Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 14:38:46 -0400 > > > I think games and 08MST in 1990s was largely responsible for (1) > turning Zaku I from a R&D prototype to a mass produced mech deployed > in multiple theatres (ground - Earth and marine - colony). I also > think that custom weapons were added around that time. Notice > especially MAHQ lists standard Zaku II weapons for Zaku I, so there > doesn't even seem to be consensus on what the standard armament is. >
IMO, a guy on a supply ship isn't going to be running around with an R&D Proto-type - even one that's quite old. While you make a good point about the lack of variants suggesting that it wasn't a mass-production mobile suit, I think R&D Proto-type is too limited. Limited production run is, I suspect, probably a better idea. It would explain why someone on a supply vessel has one, whereas a proto-type would probably be too rare and difficult to maintain to keep it running in the field several years after it first appeared. And if it was a limited production run, it would make sense to produce weapons for it. Even in the Minovsky particle laden battlefields of UC Gundam, every battlefield unit would be expected to have a basic ranged weapon of some sort. 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 [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
