Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140806000834/@comment-9090085-20140807013552

What I find interesting about these new androids is that they seem to have moved away from the integrated weapon systems of the AK-130s to hand carried armaments. Which...honestly seems like a step backward in my mind; but, then again, I'm no expert on what these androids are expected to be used against.

Actually, I'm very interested in seeing just how much stronger these new models are compared to their predecessors; and how well both models far against the Creatures of Grimm.

On a more random note, I wouldn't be surprised if the AK-130s were "outdated" when we first saw them - it's common for real-world militaries to sell off outdated equipment to third parties(For those of you interested, the average "lifetime" of a piece of military equipment before it needs to be replaced is around 70 years). Basically, I imagine Atlas has been selling off some of their 130s while they're being phased out by these new models.

That doesn't mean we've seen the last of them though; after all, groups like the SDC found uses for them. (This might also partially explain why Ironwood is showing these new models off: we're in Vale, where the common citizenry has only really seen the AK-130s; not these new, currently-exclusive-to-Altas androids.)