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Offline USAFCAPcTSgt

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Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« on: July 06, 2015, 07:54:08 PM »
The science fiction movies of giant robots fighting has now officially commenced in reality. They will be science fact.

The Americans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1maD5WzsEs8

The response from the Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8mheM2Hrg


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Dr. Ian Malcom
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
"That's how it starts. First, there is oohs and aahhs. Then there's running and screaming."


Gentlemen, start placing your bets.   :)
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Offline Meatwad

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 07:59:03 PM »
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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2015, 08:04:02 PM »
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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2015, 04:37:51 PM »
"They need to make it cooler because it's typically American : build something big and put guns on it".  :rofl quote of the year!
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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2015, 09:55:14 PM »


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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2015, 11:50:39 AM »
I agree with the Japanese fella.  Building something huge and sticking guns on it is.....so American.

The design is ridiculous though.  It's a gun toting robot that.....skylines in a very big way, has no chance of using any cover, moves really slowly and in a robot v M1A1 battle I have serious doubts about the pilots armour shield (mesh iron by the looks of it) withstanding a 120mm SABOT round.

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2015, 12:06:12 PM »
The American way is the right one. A huge war robot should look military not like the result of some emo visual kei hairstylist contest.

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2015, 12:41:00 PM »
It doesn't look military, it looks industrial.  To look military it'd have to be about 16ft lower and have a multi-billion dollar sensor suite that didn't work and was designed by committee.

Oh and stealth capabilities.  What they may be I have no idea but everything is stealth these days....
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Offline DEECONX

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2015, 03:26:11 PM »
Quote from: Swoop on July 08, 2015, 11:50:39 AM
I agree with the Japanese fella.  Building something huge and sticking guns on it is.....so American.

The design is ridiculous though.  It's a gun toting robot that.....skylines in a very big way, has no chance of using any cover, moves really slowly and in a robot v M1A1 battle I have serious doubts about the pilots armour shield (mesh iron by the looks of it) withstanding a 120mm SABOT round.

Except these weren't designed to get a military contract as far as I'm aware. They even said in the video they made the mesh cockpit so the pilot could get hit by the paintball splatters from other robots. It's all for kicks and giggles, not taking on Abrams and Leopards.

EDIT:: Also big guns and mechs are a Japanese things so saying "typical American" doesnt stand up...
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2015, 05:00:13 PM »
:)  I didn't say typical American and if there was a rolleyes smilie I wouldn't have used it.  I said so American.  And I stand by that comment.  It's not a bad thing to be 'so American'. :D

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Offline Swoop

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2015, 05:06:10 PM »
And this challenge that's been laid down is for a melee fight.  I'm rather looking forward to seeing it, mechs swinging half ton battleaxes around.  I still say that a mesh iron cage for the pilots isn't enough though.  A mech 4ft high with a 1500rpm 6ft diameter spinning disc on the front end would do much better in a melee.

Here's a model:


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Offline DEECONX

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2015, 08:15:44 PM »
I just meant the idea.  :neener:

And the mesh design was before Japan agreed to the challenge as long as there would some melee. I'm sure there will be modifications to the american cockpit for safety reason.



Also for the record, I like the Japanese one way more. He's right in saying Mechs are a Japanese thing. Their design is just so..so good. It has pizzazz. The US one looks Mad Max-y, which is still cool, but not as cool, in my opinion.
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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2015, 09:52:13 PM »
What amazes me is that the Japanese are allowed to keep the "Rising Sun" in their national flag but the Germans are not allowed to have the Swastika...both had horrible crimes against humanity. Why is that?
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Offline DEECONX

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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2015, 10:11:07 PM »
Quote from: Ripsnort on July 08, 2015, 09:52:13 PM
What amazes me is that the Japanese are allowed to keep the "Rising Sun" in their national flag but the Germans are not allowed to have the Swastika...both had horrible crimes against humanity. Why is that?

Because it's a national flag where as the other was a regime specific one? A lot of bad things have happened under a lot of flags, including ours, but you can't let a few mistakes forever stain them.

Back on topic, here is a cool video of the japanese mech!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KuPDQ8H3qM
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Re: Roboapocalyspe Has Started
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2015, 10:29:48 PM »
Quote from: DEECONX on July 08, 2015, 10:11:07 PM
Because it's a national flag where as the other was a regime specific one? A lot of bad things have happened under a lot of flags, including ours, but you can't let a few mistakes forever stain them.

Back on topic, here is a cool video of the japanese mech!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KuPDQ8H3qM
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National flag of Germany, 1935-1945. (Lower right) While Japan has the rising sun.



I will tell you why.

Germany, as a citizen whole, owned up to their atrocities. Japan chose to hide them. As they do removing context of their atrocities from the history books as they teach their children today.

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