[quote=Invictus]
And plus, they look hella cool.
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Damn, I forgot to account for the 'looking damn fine' factor in my argument. Rule of cool always did triumph over reality...

Personally, I think that if the military had reached the required technologies for a mech they would just use that technology to figure out a way to make existing tank designs more manoeuvrable. Less money spent that way, plus you can upgrade tanks already in action. But you are right: we [i]could[/i] just argue about this for days, or we could actually get some role-play done. Speaking of which: does anyone want to trade food for low cost goods such as pots, pans, common engine parts and cookers- basically anything that would be made in China nowadays?