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*The Fighting and Handleing machines in HG Well's ''The War of the Worlds''
*The Fighting and Handleing machines in HG Well's ''The War of the Worlds''
*The Mobile Suits from the ''Gundam'' Franchise  
*The Mobile Suits from the ''Gundam'' Franchise  
*Numerous Vehicles in the [[Star Wars]] universe ( [[AT-TE]] [[AT-AT]] [[AT-ST]] and [[SPHA]])  
*Numerous Vehicles in the [[Star Wars]] universe ([[AT-TE]], [[AT-AT]], [[AT-ST]], and [[SPHA]])


== Technical problems ==
== Technical problems ==

Revision as of 19:17, 28 March 2008

Mecha (also known as Mechs and Walkers) are vehicles that move by walking on mechanical legs common in science fiction. Mecha differ from power armor in that suits of power armor are worn and correspond directly to the wearer's body, while Mecha are piloted in some manner from a cab or cockpit, allowing them to be much larger than the pilot(s) and far different in shape.

Examples of Mecha

  • The Fighting and Handleing machines in HG Well's The War of the Worlds
  • The Mobile Suits from the Gundam Franchise
  • Numerous Vehicles in the Star Wars universe (AT-TE, AT-AT, AT-ST, and SPHA)

Technical problems

Mecha are commonly depicted as being comparable or superior to more conventional Armored Fighting Vehicles in Science fiction, however (despite the claims of a few fanwhores) this is an unrealistic prediction of the future, as mecha have numerous inherent problems. Among them are...

  • High Profile: this makes them a bigger target and makes them harder to hide than conventional Treaded and Wheeled AFVs.
  • Expense: as Mecha require numerous systems that tanks don't (numerous motors for legs, stabilization systems, etc), Mecha would be naturally more expensive to produce and maintain.
  • Armor: due to their appendages and the nature of their locomotion, Mecha would have various chinks in their armor that tanks would not have and would have to be more lightly armored than tanks.
  • Complexity: Technologies that could conceivably negate these disadvantages could just as easily be applied to conventional AFVs, while still being cheaper to produce.

See Also