So, the reason mechs are usually superior in most anime and other fiction when compared to tanks is that they have a mobility advantage. With our repulsor powered hover tanks, that is just not the case. if anything, our tanks will be more maneuverable then our mechs.
Next, you see them getting into melee combat. this is just absurd and should never be considered a viable tactic. you will destroy your own machine just as quick as you destroy the enemy's.
This gets into the mechs major weaknesses.
1) It has joints. These joints need a lot of maintenance in all likely hood. They are also massive weak points. if they get disabled, then either your mobility or your combat systems are probably wrecked.
2) they are tall. they do not sit low to the ground and are therefore giant targets. this is bad
3) they are generally able to run on the ground. this means that they need to be light in order to do so, which leads to the mech being lightly armored and therefore easy to kill.
4) its really hard to properly balance a mech. they tend to be top/arm heavy with all of the big weapon systems you see them carry. this means that even if they survive an enemy tank round, they are probably going to fall over.
Our tanks are good,but a gundam-lite mech is more useful as it can carry multiples weapons
And where does it say that our more stable and wider platform cannot in fact carry more weapons then a mech?
eh, they can also be diggers, bulldozer, backhoe, even a truck in a pinch. the main draw is their versatility.
Or you could just have a flatbed truck with a UHP and some construction attachments for said UHP.
Overall, mechs just do not provide anything that a tank does not do better.
