The whole point of the creation of firearms was to kill enemies from afar before they got close enough to kill you with a melee weapon.

Given the extreme sophistication of today's and tomorrows military technology, in relation to being able to track a fast moving target, It will be hard pressed for a Mech, even if it is running, to be able to close the distance on a normal battlefield and get within melee range of any enemy opponent. Far better off sticking with conventional long range weapons.

Steelpoint wrote:The whole point of the creation of firearms was to kill enemies from afar before they got close enough to kill you with a melee weapon.

Given the extreme sophistication of today's and tomorrows military technology, in relation to being able to track a fast moving target, It will be hard pressed for a Mech, even if it is running, to be able to close the distance on a normal battlefield and get within melee range of any enemy opponent. Far better off sticking with conventional long range weapons.

"I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-I forgot, Albert Einstein?

Destructoid wrote:

Steelpoint wrote:The whole point of the creation of firearms was to kill enemies from afar before they got close enough to kill you with a melee weapon.

Given the extreme sophistication of today's and tomorrows military technology, in relation to being able to track a fast moving target, It will be hard pressed for a Mech, even if it is running, to be able to close the distance on a normal battlefield and get within melee range of any enemy opponent. Far better off sticking with conventional long range weapons.

"I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-I forgot, Albert Einstein?

Well it depends on how far we are technologically if we do have a World War 3. If we have expanded to the stars then even Nuclear War will not reduce us to a primitive race.

Steelpoint wrote:

Destructoid wrote:

Steelpoint wrote:The whole point of the creation of firearms was to kill enemies from afar before they got close enough to kill you with a melee weapon.

Given the extreme sophistication of today's and tomorrows military technology, in relation to being able to track a fast moving target, It will be hard pressed for a Mech, even if it is running, to be able to close the distance on a normal battlefield and get within melee range of any enemy opponent. Far better off sticking with conventional long range weapons.

"I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-I forgot, Albert Einstein?

Well it depends on how far we are technologically if we do have a World War 3. If we have expanded to the stars then even Nuclear War will not reduce us to a primitive race.

No, if we had space technology surely we would be worse off if we wanted to blow each other up. That's not a moon...

Destructoid wrote:

Steelpoint wrote:

Destructoid wrote: "I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but I know that World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-I forgot, Albert Einstein?

Well it depends on how far we are technologically if we do have a World War 3. If we have expanded to the stars then even Nuclear War will not reduce us to a primitive race.

No, if we had space technology surely we would be worse off if we wanted to blow each other up. That's not a moon...

But if we had colonies on distant worlds then even if Earth was destroyed in a Nuclear War the many other human worlds would still be around.

One trained dog with strong explosives strapped on a part of it's body. That's all it takes. Done before agaisn't armored tanks.

I dare mechs to survive that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsB83fAtNQE
Just put that on a huge-ass tank.

Irontaco wrote:One trained dog with strong explosives strapped on a part of it's body. That's all it takes. Done before agaisn't armored tanks.

I dare mechs to survive that.

That didn't work out too well in WW2.

Destructoid wrote:

Irontaco wrote:One trained dog with strong explosives strapped on a part of it's body. That's all it takes. Done before agaisn't armored tanks.

I dare mechs to survive that.

That didn't work out too well in WW2.

Not for the dogs. But the tanks got destroyed.

spartan322 wrote:

Destructoid wrote:

Irontaco wrote:One trained dog with strong explosives strapped on a part of it's body. That's all it takes. Done before agaisn't armored tanks.

I dare mechs to survive that.

That didn't work out too well in WW2.

Not for the dogs. But the tanks got destroyed.

Yeah. Not very good for the dogs. Heh.