Actually, did the surface area math for a Timberwolf/Madcat mech years and years ago and they were (unexpectedly) fine.
They had something like 25% more surface area per foot than a challenger 2 does with both treads.
The bigger issues are that chicken walker legs don’t work to support 60 some odd tons of weight, and that the 10-15m height is a little bIt too noticeable
Picture a bipedal mech with a big gun that looks like rock. It has a shroud for people to hide under, so they can’t be seen by thermal imaging. It could allow special forces to exist on mountains undetected for extended periods of time.
Admittedly, a quadruped would be better for traction purposes, but there could be specialized use cases.
Or the Titanfall mechs, that are much smaller than typical and used for industrial purposes, which canonically are used to speed up colonization because they don’t need a lot of the infrastructure that wheels need.
Actually, did the surface area math for a Timberwolf/Madcat mech years and years ago and they were (unexpectedly) fine.
They had something like 25% more surface area per foot than a challenger 2 does with both treads.
The bigger issues are that chicken walker legs don’t work to support 60 some odd tons of weight, and that the 10-15m height is a little bIt too noticeable
I don’t even care about the legs or the structure, I care about the ground.
Walkers would obliterate pavement and sink so deep into the mud.
The walkers would need hilarious duck feets
I’m all in on clown shoe mechs
ED-209
Yes, and I’m saying that some of them have those hilarious duck feet.
Picture a bipedal mech with a big gun that looks like rock. It has a shroud for people to hide under, so they can’t be seen by thermal imaging. It could allow special forces to exist on mountains undetected for extended periods of time.
Admittedly, a quadruped would be better for traction purposes, but there could be specialized use cases.
Or the Titanfall mechs, that are much smaller than typical and used for industrial purposes, which canonically are used to speed up colonization because they don’t need a lot of the infrastructure that wheels need.