Makenshi
Ahoy, ye salty dogs!
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ME WANTS!
ME WANTS!
Lo and behold! The age of mechs has begun!
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Oh man that is truly neat.
If they had one in a theme park and I could fit inside it I would definitely like to ride it as it seems like a Sci Fi dream come true.
On the subject of robot suits, would engineers ever be able to make a true practical one that can be used in the field?
If they had one in a theme park and I could fit inside it I would definitely like to ride it as it seems like a Sci Fi dream come true.
On the subject of robot suits, would engineers ever be able to make a true practical one that can be used in the field?
Here's a better video:
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That's just awesome. I guess I need to save up some money.
Big walking mechs like those in MechWarrior, less likely. Stompy things as high as a building make excellent targets.
Powered armor, very likely. The problem is still powering the things, but it's getting better and better.The Dutch Ghost said:
Big walking mechs like those in MechWarrior, less likely. Stompy things as high as a building make excellent targets.
WillisPDunlevey
Mildly Dipped
I would say that the weird canadian guy with the URSA armor stands a chance of making power armor (he is just nuts enough to figure it out)
http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=47ddf1d94ea5f
he has to be Steven Colberts wet dream.... He created his armor as defense against BEARS... no not the soviets, actual bears!
WPD
http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=47ddf1d94ea5f
he has to be Steven Colberts wet dream.... He created his armor as defense against BEARS... no not the soviets, actual bears!
WPD
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Well, that takes away half the Fun.
Meh, that's just hard armor, not very practical.WillisPDunlevey said:
Also, there's this (I have no idea why embedding doesn't work oO):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bgZ1mO97M
And this:
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And this:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ysb-Oko3Bg&feature=related[/youtube]
yeah, I just thought the same. As much as I love mechs (I really do!), their use in military engagements and real life war situations is rather questionable because with our current level of technology a simple tank or even just ateam of soldiers with a FGM-148 Javelin (anti tank weapon) can be pretty much as effective and it is much cheaper.Hassknecht said:
WillisPDunlevey
Mildly Dipped
I know its not power armor... but that guy is mad scientist enough to actually make a power armor or "mech" that works.Hassknecht said:
Who knows one day one of these could be used as a sentry gun, just give it long range weaponry and let it do it's stuff, mind you a tank could be just as effective, yep it's stupid, but cool looking. 
Makenshi
Ahoy, ye salty dogs!
Yes, these won't be economic viable any soon in a battlefield due to cheaper tanks and portable anti-armor, but the day may come when stuff like spec-ops may benefit from deployment of such equipment, I think.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
The Kuratas are more Giant Toys for eccentric millionaires. I wish I could buy one.
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TorontoReign
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I am pretty impressed. Not quite Iron Man, but close enough. Very cool stuff.
yeah it seems the power-armor idea has some real use, not just for the military though. They see many places in the civilian market as well. From old/sick people to rescue forces. being able to lift something with 100 or even 150% increase of your own strength can be quite helpful!Makenshi said:
donperkan
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Military engineer corps could have some use of it.crni said:
Hassknecht said:
Why not? Just not as big as buildings...
Smaller with more <strike>claws</strike> Kampfwagenkanone 36
The legs would still be ridiculously vulnerable, and control would be pretty complex.donperkan said:Military engineer corps could have some use of it.crni said:
Hassknecht said:
Why not? Just not as big as buildings...
Smaller with more <strike>claws</strike> Kampfwagenkanone 36
Walking thingies might be useful as transport vehicles for very rough terrain, but I doubt there will ever be an offensive fighting vehicle that walks. As cool as they are, mechs are simply not useful combat vehicles.
donperkan
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Why are you focused on legs as a means of movement?
Do i smell a leg fetish?
Do i smell a leg fetish?
guys, the design of mechs has many shortcomings which are not desired when talking about military engineering. Alone the angles of the mech, its size (profile) and the incredibly high number of vulnerable electronics needed for it (alone the hydraulics for "arms") speak against it for military use.
With legs you have a very bad ground pressure compared to vehicles using tracks. A mech on tracks though is just as useless because it would be extremely vulnerable to enemy fire when you consider their size and design. There is not good way how to place armor on it without exposing to many weak spots.
Most tanks are designed one way or another to exploit hull down positions for example, hence the choice for vehicles with tracks as a lower profile gives the vehicle a higher survivability a bit of a difference are east european tanks as they are even lower compared to western designs hence their gun depression is not as good but they are much harder to spot from a distance. But Just simply compare any possible mech design with a usual modern main battle tank and you will see a huge size difference.
Tanks have simply proven them self in countless battles and over the decades engineers and nations have constantly upgraded the design. Obviously its impossible to say what weapons will be used in 100 or 150 years from now and who knows maybe a form of "exo suit" might be one day used. But I guess that tanks with the design as we know them today will be still in use even for the next 50 years.
With legs you have a very bad ground pressure compared to vehicles using tracks. A mech on tracks though is just as useless because it would be extremely vulnerable to enemy fire when you consider their size and design. There is not good way how to place armor on it without exposing to many weak spots.
Most tanks are designed one way or another to exploit hull down positions for example, hence the choice for vehicles with tracks as a lower profile gives the vehicle a higher survivability a bit of a difference are east european tanks as they are even lower compared to western designs hence their gun depression is not as good but they are much harder to spot from a distance. But Just simply compare any possible mech design with a usual modern main battle tank and you will see a huge size difference.
Tanks have simply proven them self in countless battles and over the decades engineers and nations have constantly upgraded the design. Obviously its impossible to say what weapons will be used in 100 or 150 years from now and who knows maybe a form of "exo suit" might be one day used. But I guess that tanks with the design as we know them today will be still in use even for the next 50 years.
absolutely wrong. Most tanks can turn on the spot at least I am 100% sure that all modern tanks can do it, hence they have no turning radius if you want so.sea said: