Stealste said:
According to Operation Anchorage, the entire mission to liberate Alaska and they could only allocate about 6 guys in power armour for the assault. You'd have assumed power armour would have been in short supply even at the height of the U.S. power.
True, true.
Although the explanation for this could be found in history.
Otherwise, I am completely wrong.
Let's take a look at weapons, I'm starting with sidearms.
Beretta 9mm replaced the Colt 1911 which replaced the .38 SI revolver which replaced the Colt SAA.
You don't see any soldiers walking around with .38's, and granted, some do still carry 1911's, but it's only because the 1911 is a tried and true weapon, despite it's magazine size which is less than half of the Beretta.
The thing is, the 1911 replaced the .38 Standard Issue revolver because it is a more efficient weapon.
Moving on to aircraft.
Satellites replaced the SR-71 which replaced the U-2.
Don't get me wrong, the U-2 is a extraordinary piece of technology, however, the SR-71 is a more advanced piece of equipment, boasting a higher service ceiling and a higher top speed.
Satellites are quite amazing from a technological standpoint, say you're reading a book waiting for the bus or something. A satellite picture could be so clear that whoever was operating the satellite would know what page you're on.
How does this relate to power armour?
T-45 was replaced by T-51, as it is a superior model. You have to remember the storyline, however. Anchorage wasn't the only place PA was being used. It was also being used in Canada, in the U.S., as well as China, so one would be compelled to admit that there were hundreds, possibly thousands, of PA units across the globe at the time in which fire and brimstone rained down upon humanity.
I'm going to get corrected, and I possibly contradicted myself in this post.
Do what you will, any criticism for this post will be noted.
Oh, and as for me, I like the T-45/47 armour models.