Would Mechs be a practical war weapon.

[Eisen Wolf Reich]

Plain and simple, would mechs (Gundam, Super Robots or whatever you call em.) be practical weapons to use in warfare?

I would say it would sort of depend on the size of the mech, if one were to be say 1 story tall, and be humanoid then I could see it being feasible only because it could move and hide and run and climb like a human, making integration into armed forces easy. It could carry and fire weapons like a human, move cargo etc.

On the other hand, multi story tall mechs like in pacific rim seem kinda ridiculous to me.

Whats your opinion guys?

[Galloism]

Mechs have a lot of trouble with the square cube law.

Like everything, but especially bipedal machines.

[Albrenia]

Giant mechs are awesome yet usually impractical to the point of absurdity.

[Internationalist Bastard]

I'd be very angry if they aren't

[Community Values]

They're good until there's a weapon to surpass them.

having them as mobile artillery makes the most sense, but tanks can already fulfill that role somewhat.

[Internationalist Bastard]

They're good until there's a weapon to surpass them.

having them as mobile artillery makes the most sense, but tanks can already fulfill that role somewhat.

Yeah but tanks aren't nearly as fucking awesome

[Alkasia]

I feel like use of them would start out similarly to the introduction of tanks and landships in World War I. They would be impractical and malfunctioning at first, but after further development they would actually be useful in combat and perhaps widely used by various militaries.

[New haven america]

If it gets me closer to having my own personal Gundam, then yes.

[Petrolheadia]

No.

Once you do a bit of mechanical damage to legs, you've just got a few tons of useless metal.

[Eisen Wolf Reich]

Mechs have a lot of trouble with the square cube law.

Like everything, but especially bipedal machines.

nah its fine if you make it sturdy enough.

[Community Values]

They're good until there's a weapon to surpass them.

having them as mobile artillery makes the most sense, but tanks can already fulfill that role somewhat.

Yeah but tanks aren't nearly as fucking awesome

They'd be wasting your tax payer money for a piece of artillery on 4 legs. Doesn't sound too good tbh.

[Internationalist Bastard]

No.

Once you do a bit of mechanical damage to legs, you've just got a few tons of useless metal.

Eh, I'll make it do squats

[Eisen Wolf Reich]

No.

Once you do a bit of mechanical damage to legs, you've just got a few tons of useless metal.

Not really, it could just roll over and shoot at you from it's stomach.

[Galloism]

Mechs have a lot of trouble with the square cube law.

Like everything, but especially bipedal machines.

nah its fine if you make it sturdy enough.

I mean, that's also true of a Mech the size of Mars. The thing is that stronger materials are costlier, and a mech is a lot less practical than a wheeled machine that's lower to the ground.

[Alkasia]

No.

Once you do a bit of mechanical damage to legs, you've just got a few tons of useless metal.

Eh, I'll make it do squats

Mechs have to have stunning glutes.

[Ardenveil]

Depends on the design. Something with legs would be useless, because those legs can set stuck anywhere and is much harder to move and use. Also a well placed explosive would take you out of commission. Also the bigger you are, the bigger the target. However, they can be very useful off the battlefield or behind in support roles,of moving ordinance and other cargo. Imagine one guy picking up a stuck humvee or tank out of the mud like a kid with their toys.

[Philjia]

There are very limited circumstances in which a mech would provide some tactical advantage that a normal armoured vehicle or infantry soldier with a heavy weapon wouldn't provide. On top of that, such vehicles would be incredibly expensive and complex to build and maintain. In the very far future, while we may well have the technology to construct more practical mechs, other advancements will have likely rendered the idea obsolete.

[New haven america]

Yeah but tanks aren't nearly as fucking awesome

They'd be wasting your tax payer money for a piece of artillery on 4 legs. Doesn't sound too good tbh.

Well, the government is already wasting my tax money on it's over bloated military (And I have talked to several soldiers, sailors, and airmen, most of 600+ billion goes to unneeded equipment), why not do something fun with it?

[Vistulange]

By mechs, I think we mean walkers? Like, with legs?

Have we all watched The Empire Strikes Back?

I think that film demonstrates why walkers are a crappy, crappy idea.

[Internationalist Bastard]

Yeah but tanks aren't nearly as fucking awesome

They'd be wasting your tax payer money for a piece of artillery on 4 legs. Doesn't sound too good tbh.

They already waste my money buying viagra for the male troops, might as buy viagra for the weeb troops

[Internationalist Bastard]

By mechs, I think we mean walkers? Like, with legs?

Have we all watched The Empire Strikes Back?

I think that film demonstrates why walkers are a crappy, crappy idea.

I'm thinking more anime, with guns, that shoot bullets, the size of cars, that shoot bullets

[Sovaal]

I would imagine that tanks would do their job better. that, and smaller, more mobile autonomous robots that trade the human for more rockets and cannons.

[Pasong Tirad]

Our very own Iron Man sounds much more practical than a Jager.

[New haven america]

By mechs, I think we mean walkers? Like, with legs?

Have we all watched The Empire Strikes Back?

I think that film demonstrates why walkers are a crappy, crappy idea.

No, mechs like (Pulling from the OP's own examples):

[Vistulange]

By mechs, I think we mean walkers? Like, with legs?

Have we all watched The Empire Strikes Back?

I think that film demonstrates why walkers are a crappy, crappy idea.

I'm thinking more anime, with guns, that shoot bullets, the size of cars, that shoot bullets

So, things with legs. Return of the Jedi had the AT-ST's. I think the Ewoks - you know, the cuddly bear-folk - stretched a wire between trees to trip them.

Still not convinced.