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Crazyone47 said:
How do we get more pilots?
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recruitment from the armed services and maybe some other places who we know we can trust. This question has been brought up before and answered in the first thread. While the other two Super Robot groups are civilian based. the DFRI is military based so we can only recruit from military personnel. We can't just grab the average joe off the street and call them a pilot. That would get Devlin relieved of command.
 
The one exception was Yukimura's nephew since we could choose between having him as an engineer or a pilot but that's also a special circumstance due tp hom being closely involved with Mercury V.
 
I also subscribe to having greater controls and protections to prevent a random kid falling into the cockpit. At least as far as your program. (And Jessica's interactions with the Legion were more in the Sam Witwicky school of Transformers supporting protagonists)

The others, that's a them problem they may face. A Giant Robo scenario setup could well happen for all we know.
 


Well, this is at the very least a thing that somewhat coincides with one of our goals of rocket strapping mechs into hot zones.

Probably not a one to one direct comparison visualization wise but just having a picture helps greatly.
 
Koguyra said:
Well, this is at the very least a thing that somewhat coincides with one of our goals of rocket strapping mechs into hot zones.

Probably not a one to one direct comparison visualization wise but just having a picture helps greatly.
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Whoever designed that just took Space Shuttle and slapped random shit on it. As bidding aeronautics enthusiast, I'm screaming.
Expendable drop thrusters at the back? Ok. The damn bomb bay and thrusters at the bottom? NONONONONONO.

It breaks damn heatshield. The... fronts of thruster protrusions will be hot spots.
And how it lands, into Jack-O pose?

Hump is also very weird.

No, simplest reusable shuttle-aesthetics mecha deliverator will flip upside down and drop mech from top hangar.
 
Koguyra said:
It can get even worse before it gets better.

Designing a delivery mechanism that isn't too cringe inducing is a duty we must take on.


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G-Gundam was one heck of a trip.

For those who don't know - G-Gundam was the first televised non-Universal Century Gundam series...and when you went from the gritty warfare of series that ran up to Victory Gundam to this, it was a little jarring for some.

But where else were you going to find a series where the GUNDAM FIGHT became another expression of international politics? I know a lot more people would be paying more attention if a session of the United Nations Security Council resolved their Resolutions by Gundams engaging in wire-fu combat.
 
Don't forget the Gundam designs themselves. With today's cancel culture, there's no way some of the designs, let alone the names, would have been allowed in the West.

Exhibit A: The Tequila Gundam

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GF13-049NM Tequila Gundam

The GF13-049NM Tequila Gundam is a mobile fighter that appears in the TV anime Mobile Fighter G Gundam. A mobile fighter representing Neo Mexico at the 13th Gundam Fight. It is an amphibious-type specially designed for underwater combat. While its defensive capabilities are relatively poor, the...
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theguynamedwafer said:
Don't forget the Gundam designs themselves. With today's cancel culture, there's no way some of the designs, let alone the names, would have been allowed in the West.

Exhibit A: The Tequila Gundam

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GF13-049NM Tequila Gundam

The GF13-049NM Tequila Gundam is a mobile fighter that appears in the TV anime Mobile Fighter G Gundam. A mobile fighter representing Neo Mexico at the 13th Gundam Fight. It is an amphibious-type specially designed for underwater combat. While its defensive capabilities are relatively poor, the...
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Or the fact that the Netherlands fielded mass produced Gundams (at least in the finale they did if I recall right)...with windmill alt-modes.

Ah, the 90s.
 
The odds of units being subverted by one of the hostile factions goes up when we start mass producing units, I'd argue.

How many times have Mazinkaiser or Great Mazinger have to fight Mazingers that had been subverted by Dr. Hell alone?
 
Red_Knight25 said:
The odds of units being subverted by one of the hostile factions goes up when we start mass producing units, I'd argue.

How many times have Mazinkaiser or Great Mazinger have to fight Mazingers that had been subverted by Dr. Hell alone?
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I agree with you but. At this point it's bound to happen now that the concept of the super robot has been so handily proven. And there are other programs spooling up now. so it might be subverted or might not be.
 
It'll be nice to be able to turn other branches' mass production mechs or prototype units into true elite varients in the future too since most of the work will be already done then. Especially since our branch specializes in elevating the norm into hero units.
 
[X] Plan: Implementation

As the enemies start collaborating, so must we do with our own allies. Make sure everyone is up to snuff, establish stronger ties, etc. We also have some concerns to follow up on, we need to keep on those.

Heck, if and when the cat's out of the bag with the Kausen, and Ground Pound, Yukimura and Mander are read in, maybe we could hold a conference with all five factions to truly consolidate resources. But that's many steps down the road.

Also a point to later bring up with the Legion. Given their encounter with Tyrannous in this post, I'm interested in finding out the models for those alt-forms, especially the big helicopter that is Tyrannous. Maybe we can mass-produce our own models.
 
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    • Scheduled vote count started by Basarin on Mar 29, 2023 at 3:31 PM, finished with 61 posts and 13 votes.
    • [X] Plan: Implementation
      -[X] Haruko Sasaki
      --[X] Liaison: Ground Pound-Topic: How are things going with anti-grav?
      --[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Kaiju
      -[X] Diana
      --[X] Liaison: Dr. Yukimura-Topic: K-class materials
      --[X] Liaison: Galbinus-R-Topic: Seismic activity moving toward them
      -[X] Adrianna
      --[X] Liaison: Mander-Topic: how are things going, and about that favor we owe them?
      --[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Westphalians
      -[X] The Duo
      --[X] Perseus Combination Project
      ---[X] Sledder
      --[X] Westphalian Configuration
      -[X] Build Team
      --[X] Anthony's idea for tank treads…no. God, no. But he'd done his homework about increasing the strength of the hull to ensure it could adapt to it - and he'd actually come up with a rather elegant solution to sliding in additional armor plates, with the option for the odd zirvitium patch on critical systems.
      -[X] Jiro Yukimura
      --[X] Beast Mega Blaster Retrofit
      ---[X] OSHA Compliant Chest Blaster
      --[X] Support Module Delivery
      -[X] Lana
      --[X] Sledder Weapons and Utility
      ---[X] Power Augmentation Combination
      --[X] Project Pilebunker
      -[X] Dr. Boris Ignatov
      --[X] Drone Support/Seeker Wing Construction
      ---[X] Approve
      -[X] Dr. Sam Carlson
      --[X] 'Channeling' Research - How to implement the MMI signal to improve the K-Class materials at the right time during battle conditions.
      --[X] Experimentation - K-Lung - The basics, and can it be used to improve our existing finishers?
      -[X] Dr. Maximiliane Brand
      --[X] Experimentation - C-Crystals: response to AI-see if they respond to any existing AI, and if so, in what manner?
      --[X] Xeno Technology: Empathic Booster - Can it be used to boost our pilots MMI signal in conjunction with the 'Channeling' research?
      -[X] Ivana
      --[X] Experimentation - Olympic-class Leg Sample - Robotic Muscle, See if the properties of the leg muscles can be applied to structural components to reinforce/strengthen a robotic frame
      --[X] Experimentation -Crocalisk Class Scale Sample -Explosive spike, See if the scale samples are conducive to shaping in the same manner as K-scale, and if so, can we 'cheat' the rigidity of how such materials normally behave to make an exploding spike?
      -[X] Zulu
      --[X] Dispersion 'Zone
      -[X] Dr. Mary McCullough
      --[X] Energy Blaster Standardization / Crystal Matrices
      ---[X] Let them continue
      --[X] Faedium Crystalline Structures - How does the Faedium interact with the C-Crystals?
      -[X] Katarina
      --[X] After-Market Special - 'Saddle' Cargo Helicopter - Test the waters: What can it do with Configuration, and what can't it do? Is it more suited to a combat role, support, or both?
      --[X] Experimentation - Pterawing-class Wing Sample - How can the Petrawing mesh with our existing vehicles/mecha and if we build a new vehicle/mecha around the Ptreawing (for instance from the 'Saddle') how will it work?
      [X] Plan: Flanagan-Anaheim, but more ethical
      -[X] Haruko Sasaki
      --[X] Reaction Force Monitoring
      --[X] Westphalians
      --[X] Kaiju
      -[X] Diana
      --[X] Liaison
      --[X] Dr. Yukimura-Topic: K-class materials
      --[X] Galbinus-R-Topic: Seismic activity moving toward them
      -[X] Adrianna
      --[X] Mander-Topic: how are things going, and about that favor we owe them?
      --[X] Ground Pound-Topic: How are things going with anti-grav?
      -[X] The Duo
      --[X] The Sledder and the TMU
      -[X] Westphalian Configuration
      -[X] Build Team
      --[X] Anthony's idea for tank treads…no. God, no. But he'd done his homework about increasing the strength of the hull to ensure it could adapt to it - and he'd actually come up with a rather elegant solution to sliding in additional armor plates, with the option for the odd zirvitium patch on critical systems.
      -[X] Jiro
      --[X] OSHA Compliant Chest Blaster
      --[X] Rocket Delivery Systems: Support Module Delivery
      -[X] Lana
      --[X] Power Augmentation Combination
      --[X] Project Pilebunker
      -[X] Ignatov
      --[X] Deny
      -[X] Sam Carlson
      --[X] K-scale
      --[X] Bio-Alloy: See if he can derive some kind of alloy from K-Scale that can cannabalize raw material for emergency field repairs
      --[X] ESP Theory
      --[X] Raw Projection: See if psychic energy can be projected outward in a raw, unfiltered form not restricted to Channeling
      -[X] Max
      --[X] C-Crystals: response to AI-see if they respond to any existing AI, and if so, in what manner?
      --[X] Dispersion 'Zone
      -[X] Ivanna
      --[X] Olympic Class Leg Sample
      --[X] Robotic Muscle-See if the properties of the leg muscles can be applied to structural components to reinforce/strengthen a robotic frame
      --[X] Crocalisk Class Scale Sample
      --[X] Explosive spike-See if the scale samples are conducive to shaping in the same manner as K-scale, and if so, can we 'cheat' the rigidity of how such materials normally behave to make an exploding spike?
      -[X] Zulu
      --[X] K-Lung
      --[X] The Basics: What does it do beyond a superficial understanding of it, and what are some potential applications of it?
      -[X] Mary
      -[X] Let them continue
      --[X] Faedium Crystalline Structures
      --[X] Explosive Applications-Try to find a way to control how/when Faedium explodes. Failing that, can it be used to amplify the power of existing explosives?
      -[X] Katarina
      --[X] 'Saddle' Cargo Helicopter
      --[X] Test the waters: What can it do with Configuration, and what can't it do? Is it more suited to a combat role, support, or both?
      --[X] Pterawing Class Sample
      --[X] OwO What's this-Try to comprehend the properties of the sample before we do anything else with it-the last thing we need is for a V-33 we bootstrapped this to to fall out of the sky in the middle of a demonstration.
      [X] Sights High And Low
      -[X] Defense/Military
      --[X] Sasaki
      ---[X] Dr. Yukimura/Yukimura Institute
      ----[X] Give him a tour to try to appease his concerns about K-Class. Among other things, reassure him that the riskiest kaiju material- the brain sample- is being kept on lockdown since even we don't trust it.
      ---[X] Liaison: Galbinus-R/Legio Galbinus
      ----[X] Warn them about the incoming seismic activity in case they somehow missed it, and offer reinforcements on the suspicion of enemy activity.
      -----[X] Faedium focusing arrays are unfortunately not ready for trade yet; feature creep, byproducts that attract command's interest, you know how it goes. If there's something else they want, though...
      --[X] Diana
      ---[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Kaiju
      ---[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Free Brothers Kausen
      --[X] Adrianna
      ---[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Westphalians
      ---[X] Reaction Force Monitoring: Additional Threats
      --[X] Deployment
      ---[X] Beowulf + 9th Armored Recon
      ----[X] Standby to reinforce Legio Galbinus, should it prove necessary
      -[X] Engineering
      --[X] The Duo
      ---[X] Perseus Combination: Scrapyard Scuffle
      ---[X] Project Pilebunker
      --[X] Build Team
      ---[X] Pegasus-class construction - One Turn Remaining
      ----[X] Kelly's spider legs are right out. But there's some dark, wicked part of you that imagines fondly the reaction of enemies believing they made it past the point defense and fighter screen, only to be swatted out of the sky by literal spider arms providing a melee augment to the point defenses…this place has done things to your imagination.
      --[X] Jiro
      ---[X] OSHA Compliant Chest Blaster
      ---[X] Experimentation - Practical Applications
      ----[X] Charged Cannon
      -----[X] Since this has fallen to the wayside in favor of flashier, more potent weapons, might as well repurpose it as a mass-production weapon for usage by our lesser machines.
      --[X] Lana
      ---[X] Sledder Weapons and Utility
      ----[X] Power Augmentation Combination
      ---[X] Project Funnel
      --[X] Ignatov
      ---[X] Drone Support/Seeker Wing Construction
      ----[X] Approve
      -[X] SCIENCE!
      --[X] Sam
      ---[X] Experimentation - K-Lung
      ----[X] We have examples of fire and lightning. What else can K-Lung be treated to generate?
      ---[X] ESP Theory
      ----[X] 'Channeling' Research
      --[X] Max
      ---[X] Xeno Technology
      ----[X] Finally get around to that empathic booster.
      ---[X] Experimentation - C-Crystals
      ----[X] Definitely asking some of the right questions there. DO the C-Crystals recognize AI as life?
      --[X] Ivanna
      ---[X] Dispersion 'Zone'
      ----[X] Dig into the Regency's space-travel catalog again, looking for smaller-scale designs such as fighters that can be adapted to our needs.
      --[X] Zulu
      ---[X] Experimentation - Kausen Equipment
      ----[X] Attempt to refine Zirvitium's protective properties.
      --[X] Mary
      ---[X] Energy Blaster Standardization / Crystal Matrices
      ----[X] Expand their mandate
      ---[X] Faedium Crystalline Structures
      ----[X] Can Faedium stabilize the Dispersion Field?
      -[X] Katarina
      --[X] Experimentation - Practical Applications
      ---[X] Arc Weaponry + K-Class
      ----[X] Old Arc weapons were designed before we had K-Fang. The addition of a form of K-Class specialized in offense warrants a full rework of this technology.
      ----[X] If possible, incorporate Thunder Lung for the electrical components.
      --[X] After-Market Special - 'Saddle' Cargo Helicopter
      ---[X] If its carry capacity is so high, perhaps it can be adapted as a flight unit for particularly large Super Robots like the Perseus?
      [X] Sights High And Low
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    • Right then. Like last time the post will be broken down between each section. Expect the Defense post either this evening or tomorrow depending.
     
    Basarin said:
    Coincidentally, a lot of these industries are ones that fell on hard times awhile ago due to the rising costs of having to phase out but keep up service support of older models while workshopping new ones. I looked into Devin - he's not the type to schmooze with corpos or industry insiders, and he actively hates having to deal with anything outside of his immediate target range, so he's not an insider risk on that front. But he loves being practical, and practical in this case means making use of older and more available equipment in case the Engineers mess up or explode something. Which they do, a lot. This, along with the now increasing demand, caused some of the Districts' stock markets to make very funny shapes on the graph charts, but the short of it is that Devin now has friends he never knew about or wanted anything to do with. Fun!

    He'll be so horrified if he finds out. Kind of tempted to tell him, but I'm absolutely going to be there when he finds out.
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    ...Any odds this might have 'interesting' effects on the Westphalians?

    Cause it seems like some possible sympathizers, stemming from their financial situation from failed designs, have likely changed their tune as our little program revitalized them, by giving those designs a second life. Completely unintentional, but I wouldn't have been surprised if we may have sunk a potential partnership or two here.
     
    Themarineguy said:
    ...Any odds this might have 'interesting' effects on the Westphalians?

    Cause it seems like some possible sympathizers, stemming from their financial situation from failed designs, have likely changed their tune as our little program revitalized them, by giving those designs a second life. Completely unintentional, but I wouldn't have been surprised if we may have sunk a potential partnership or two here.
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    I'd rate it pretty low honestly, anyone who would qualify for recruitment to our Super Projects that instead joined the Westphalians are probably in the full "I'll show them all!" Phase or Trus Believers.
     
    Makes you wonder if the Unity Station people deliberately snub all the scientists super hard with out there research to specifically prevent them from advancing unified society and deny valuable assets.
     
    aceraptor said:
    I wouldn't be surprised if Peters gets assassinated later on to try to put a patsy in the seat of oversight over all the super robot programs and the various misfits and odds and ends that comprise the programs revolt en masse being supported from the shadows by the parts of the intelligence community loyal to the Earth Union.
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    Somebody might well try, but I suspect that any 'assassination' is just going to end up with Peters disappearing for a while, then triumphantly returning at a suitably-dramatic moment, along with the shadow-army she's recruited whilst publically-dead, to back us up the in the Final Battle.
     
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