Lord Zack
Explorer
Well I would suggest that while Mobile Suits do have a lot of advantages compared to 'Mechs, they won't necessarilly replace them outright. For one thing a lot of mobile weapons technology could be adapted to work with BattleMechs. If a 'Mech has a strong enough reactor their shpuld be nothing preventing them from mounting beam weapons of their own. The logistics issues I mentioned above are another thing. The factions that use BattleMechs are already set up to maintain and supply them. That's not the case for mobile suits and would limit their use. Even if they were inclined to replace all of their BattleMechs with mobile suits it would be a massive undertaking that could take decades.
I could actually even see factions that use mobile weapons, like the Earth Federation and Zeon start using BattleMechs as well, especially when incorporating mobile weapon tech. For instance a BattleMech outfitted for long range fire support, would probably outclass most mobile weapons at that role, even with conventional BattleMech equipment. I'm not sure how tall the Atlas is supposed to be, but it seems to outweigh most common mobile weapons. That's an asset in terms of intimidation factor alone, but it also has some powerful weapons too.
I could actually even see factions that use mobile weapons, like the Earth Federation and Zeon start using BattleMechs as well, especially when incorporating mobile weapon tech. For instance a BattleMech outfitted for long range fire support, would probably outclass most mobile weapons at that role, even with conventional BattleMech equipment. I'm not sure how tall the Atlas is supposed to be, but it seems to outweigh most common mobile weapons. That's an asset in terms of intimidation factor alone, but it also has some powerful weapons too.
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