Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140815002519/@comment-209421-20140815153409

129.2.129.154 wrote: It also makes your human commanders stick out like a sore thumb. Bad idea. In fact...usually the heavier hitters are the first things to get mechanized.

I get the distinct impression that Atlas' military (and Ironwood in particular) aren't the best strategists and don't employ the brightest engineers...

Um, you misunderstand me. These wouldn't be the AI commanders, but more special operation commandos. The suits would armor twice as thick as that on the Atlesian Knight. Basically, different tools for different operations.

To the secondary point, I would discredit the idea of them being at all thick. We're talking macro here, so I'm guessing the mechanized armor is relatively new tech, especially if Ruby's reaction to a hologram of one is anything to go by. My suggestion of a smaller scale probably just isn't feasible. The only thing that would be stupid is the AI inside each drone, and that would be for financial means. Ironwood hasn't had any reason to show any strategic thought, although bringing a large force did make Ozpin suspicious. As for the engineers, don't blame them. The robots LOOK cool, and imposing too. Sometimes, a country goes for making their army look dangerous, in order to be a deterrent, rather than a weapon.