Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20160125035940/@comment-28345522-20161127201353

1- True, but military hardware is always way more expensive than cilivian hardware. It costs +$6 million dollars to make an Abrams, and a 3 story tall war machine will cost exponentially more. Even if becomes cheaper to make over time, that will always be more expensive.

2- You say that like no other vehicle can do that. Everything will break down from constant use eventually. It all depends on the fequency and timing of the breakdown. A mech will breakdown at some point. There's also been development in armor systems which prevent being easily taken out.

Mechs are always shown being faster b ut they would they really? The thing with bipedal walkers is that they aren't very fast but have high endurance. Quadrupeds are faster because force is propelling them forward compared to two legs.

3- Not just their weapons but also moving about in general. They can't go into tighter streets where even tanks can go without tearing up the place. And something they don't focus on is how much they weigh and that their weight would tear up the streets, meaning mechanized infantry can't follow up right behind and provide support

4- My point is they would cause unnecessary death to civilians in dense urban areas. Civillians don't always leave warzones even if you tell them to. With a Gundam, your putting even more lives at risk than you would with tanks and other weapons.