now do you see why we need a global ban on cartoons
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Replying to @realNickLand @xayelet
more urban warfare might take care of that, BattleTech fluff's assertion that anthropomorphic tanks handle extremely irregular terrain better than tracked or wheeled vehicles seems like it'd hold water once we fully master the whole walking thing
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I think it's much more likely that swarming drones will dominate future urban battlefields due to IED tech dev outpacing armor tech dev
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yeah, when you put it that way that sounds hella likely poor mecha doomed to just be a pork barrel for General Dynamics Land Systems and a parade attraction
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I could maybe see mecha as drone mothers: carrying, recharging and rearming drone swarms while handling high level command/control tasks
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hard to see why the drive train would fit the role; if you only need moderate mobility put it on treads, if you need a lot of mobility put it in the air
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