The Top Gun program was initiated by the U.S. Navy because of combat experiences in Viet Nam. First-line U.S. fighter craft armed with long-range missiles and the sensors to use them were being shot down by technically inferior MiG-17 and MiG-19 fighters at short range. The MiGs didn't have the sens...

The best answer is "neither". A MS with a balance mix of medium range and close-range weaponry can hold its own in most situations. That would be...the Original Gundam, RX-78-2, and many of its descendants. The Gelgoog and its brethren also fit into that category as well. Close or short ra...

As has been stated already, knocking the Hizack for its performance is unfair, to say the least. If the Titans didn't like it, they would not have used it. The Hizack was a good all-around MS, much like the original Zaku II, and like the Zaku II it was the benchmark for other MS of its era. IIRC the...

Forgive me for bumping an old thread, but I just came across some info relevant to the original topic. First, let me wave issue 36 of Bandai's B-CLUB magazine in front of my monitor. (Here you go.) Published in October 1988 - about five months before the first episode was released - it provides an ...

so from the last few post, this season is focus on funny? i am only following Haruka, Kimi ni Todoke and DTB 2. but thats just because anime watching have taken a back seat now that Modern Warfare and Assasin is on the horizon. :P This current season of anime is really going for the funny, or light...

Seeing that the ark was a training ship i would have expected it to have the jegans onbord as training units and a more limited supply of newer model ms in its team. That would be a good presumption of Ark 's situation when it appears in the episode. There is a notable story jump between the flight...

Strike_Rouge_Mk2 wrote:Why was Char at the wedding >.>"

He was there so he could attempt to steal the bride, Rouge-chan.

being interested in mecha and Gundam, my favorite is SEED (don't hurt me UC purists! >_<) evera Oh man! A SEED fanboy! Everyone throw stones! Just Kidding! Welcome to MAHQ and don't worry we don't bash people here for liking SEED. Personally its one of the best AU Gundam shows. :mrgreen: If I hated...

My picks for the season, thus far: Asura Cryin' 2: It's good to see that Tomino-sama has heirs in the bloody angsfest story department. Female cast much fun as well. :wink: Sacred Blacksmith: Fun little fantasy series, definitely a new take on the Sword Of Power, elf-tan love, and somebody in manga ...

Dominion-kun uses the GW spray paints for certain kits, and they have all turned out looking well. He took my no grade Gerbera Tetra and sprayed it the Red color over a grey primer coat, which made the kit look awesome! Sort of like a Johnny Ridden version. B) As a rule, priming the pieces grey, whi...

No, no, you must buy all of them! All the HGUC Dom kits are excellent! No Dom enthusiast can afford to be without even one! Why yes, I do own all the individual HGUC Dom kits. Why do you ask? :) The HGUC Doms always get good features, and for the most part, enough accessories to make them fun. Also,...

You do know that EFSF/AEUG ships can carry more MS than the hero's Gundam and his budies' MS, right? :D Seriously, it is quite likely that Space Ark has a 4-pack squad of Jegans aboard as a standard complement of MS. They get to do all the standard MS roles in the story, which you saw in the animati...

The Zeon tendency to show certain MS in Red , Red , and Red is just keepin up with the old Char Aznable principle of Brightly Colored Badass . Want to convey at a glimpse that the pilot of given MS is not to be trifled with? Paint it differently, preferably two-tone if possible. Even this shade will...

On the infantry level, bullup rifles do have their advantages. However, neither the USA nor Russia has ever adapted or marketed a bullpup rifle for military use. So, the bullpup design may not be all it's been cracked up to be. That being said, most of the bullpup service rifles have not been adopte...

Given the rate that contemporary colloquial Japanese is blending English loan-words into their everyday speech, it is likely that Japlish really is the lingua franca of any given Gundam universe. :D Regarding the "your Zeon accent is too strong", I would say in UC Gundam, the various estab...

Part of the MS incapacitated by headshot seems to work on the principle that the MP MS turn into cardboard stuffed with fireworks when it is dramatically suitable. Remember the old anime rule that everything explodes! It makes for a good disabling hit, since a headless MS pilot might decide that the...

If you are willing to go with the principle that form follows function, the Gelgoog Jager and Galbaldy Beta should have a close appearance. Both MS types are speedy "hi-mobility" types designed to gun 'n run, or suddenly close to an in-your-face blast. So, there would be a certain resembla...

Hey, everybody. The unabashed advocate of Spacenoid self-determination through use of MS has finally made it over here. Thanks to Homeless for the directional link. It's a very colorful site! I may have to raise some of the font settings a bit. Ol' Uncle Zeo has trouble reading the small print somet...