On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Rhialto wrote:

first, the run down on a little used weapon of WW2 :)

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This tank was essentially the nearest thing in scale to a walker.

Ah!  So that's what's been bothering me.  Sure, running around in an EVA
seems cool, but from the descriptions given on the ffml, what's to
functionally separate an EVA from a tank during a war?

EVA advantages(off the top of my head):

1)Reacts quickly through use of neural interface.
2)Absorbs lots of damage.
3)Generates AT field, which can neutralize other AT fields, and blocks
  conventional weapons.
4)Sometimes regens by eating opponents.

Okay, limiting oneself to the tech levels in WW2, 1, 3, and certainly 4
all do not apply. 2 is good, but tanks were already designed to address
that.  From everything I've seen so far, it seems like a combat walker
would only fill the roles that a tank was already fufilling, but with
greater cost per unit, and greater vulnerability

Someone would have to drastically up the tech levels for one side, for
building walkers for combat to even be feasible.

-Natsume Ranma Ranma
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The sardines weren't worth the trouble.  A few more shots, then 
Ryoga-san would overheat and explode.  Ducking around a corner, 
I managed to lose him as I entered the ramshackle residence of 
my Anime supplier.

One look at his face and I knew that I was betrayed.  "Tell me."
I insisted.  He refused, so I slammed him against the wall.
"Last chance.  Where can Ranma-Ranma find good fanfics?"
"Try Jason Liao." he whispered, before he slumped to the floor.
I heard the sounds of a door splintering as I left through the 
window, one step ahead of Tendo Heavy Industries...