They got a Japanese robot named Noisy Boy early on and he didn't know how to control it so they lost. The main robot's origins weren't specified because they found it in a dump. The champion robot was a mix of Russian and Japanese design, I think.
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USA CHALLENGES JAPAN TO GIANT ROBOT DUEL!
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They got a Japanese robot named Noisy Boy early on and he didn't know how to control it so they lost. The main robot's origins weren't specified because they found it in a dump. The champion robot was a mix of Russian and Japanese design, I think.
FalsettoVibe
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USA bot looks tougher. JPN looks faster and cooler.
Her majesty, the chancellor of Germany, leader of germanys Christian Union and divine master of Europe is hogging all the robots for some reason.
Purple Cheeto
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The American bot looks like it might actually function. The Japanese bot looks stylish but no substance.
Crossing Eden
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ShemhazaiX
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Wait, people think that the American one stands a chance? It's a completely impractical design. Its too top heavy, looks like it has very little articulation of the appendages and has no armor for the pilot. The Japanese one has its top heavy design balanced by its spread tripod legs, the leg design allows for full omnidirectional movement whilst retaining a 360 degree line of fire and the weapons look a lot more effective.
Poodlestrike
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Is there for the american one? So far i haven't seen either move.
Exactly. The US one looks like it was engineered, while the Japanese one looks like it was designed. There's a huge difference in that distinction.
JadedWriter
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How is our Chibodee not Channing Tatum? The Kuratas looks like a prototype VOTOMs unit.
uh yeah that is clearly CG.
Awesome.
Kuratas does seem faster if this is legit and not the fore mentioned CGI.
BOND CO STOOGE
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Outstanding!
Besides, does it really count as "mecha" when the legs are just sticks on top of wheels?
I still consider the exposed pilot a sticking point, the crew of a combat vehicle belongs into the most heavily armored part because a crew kill is the worst way for a vehicle to be lost in combat. Stick some proper plates on there and use a viewing slit or a camera like a sane designer would FFS. I guess they know they don't have to worry about that in paintball (unless someone adds a "pilot hit = instakill" rule) and are thus cheating a bit with their design.
Also it seems to me that the US one was specifically built for paintball whereas the Japanese one is just something they built in general (if they haven't even accepted the challenge yet have they even built paintball guns for it?). That "LOHAS Launcher" thing doesn't look like it's meant for paintball, for example.
Hm, would it be a good idea to have some sort of televised tank competition where people have to build actual tanks and shoot each other with them (only remote controlled vehicles of course, maybe with a dummy crew)? If nothing else DARPA could make a competition like that.
I swear that thing is playable in Chou Soujuu Mecha MG.
I still consider the exposed pilot a sticking point, the crew of a combat vehicle belongs into the most heavily armored part because a crew kill is the worst way for a vehicle to be lost in combat. Stick some proper plates on there and use a viewing slit or a camera like a sane designer would FFS. I guess they know they don't have to worry about that in paintball (unless someone adds a "pilot hit = instakill" rule) and are thus cheating a bit with their design.
Also it seems to me that the US one was specifically built for paintball whereas the Japanese one is just something they built in general (if they haven't even accepted the challenge yet have they even built paintball guns for it?). That "LOHAS Launcher" thing doesn't look like it's meant for paintball, for example.
Hm, would it be a good idea to have some sort of televised tank competition where people have to build actual tanks and shoot each other with them (only remote controlled vehicles of course, maybe with a dummy crew)? If nothing else DARPA could make a competition like that.
I swear that thing is playable in Chou Soujuu Mecha MG.
Well, the Japanese just know how to do it right.
Pff, at least choose a proper one (Neo Germany ftw).
You can buy one if you wanna test it.
TheGreatDirector
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Rockandrollclown
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U.S one looks straight out of Mechwarrior, which is the greatest thing involving giant robots ever. Open cockpit is dumb though.
juicyfruitas
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The future is going to be so fucking sweet I can't wait.
MichaelFassbender
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I hear that! 31st century combat is like none other!
texhnolyze
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SUIDOBASHI (Kurata) has just accepted the challenge lol!
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It seems that they'll upgrade their melee combat and the robot's speed.
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Frozenprince
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I lived long enough for G Gundam to become reality.
I can die happily now.
I can die happily now.
Chuck Norris
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Yes! The future is here
texhnolyze
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For the love of god..
Kinda yeah, the Japanese design is more futuristic/anime, the USA design is more grounded mechwarrior type design.
Always-honest
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This should be a worldcup kinda thing.
''Come on, guys, make it cooler. Just building something huge and sticking guns on it. It's super American.''
lol
They want a melee battle, though. Not sure how they will do this since America's robot can't be controlled remotely.
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