I'm a bit confused on why you say that the Dolos only had 2-3 escorts for dealing with the entire EF approach the field it defended. But first, regarding the time of the battle, Mark's timeline has the following events: 8:10 - Battle begins 9:25 - Gihren is killed 9:40 Dolos sinks 10:10 Doroa sinks ...

I'll play devil's advocate and say that the Dolos and MS carriers like the Zanzibar Kai (MSV-R) were actually a logical step for Zeon, (and likely any large army centered around MS) once you consider all the circumstances: For starters let's consider the Zeon military structure, which unlike Orign's...

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I last dropped by. I have been watching some videos of the recent beta test for this game and overall I like some of the improvements over the original. For me, the inclusion of a second handheld weapon is definitely a much needed change, specially for units such...

By the way: hasn't the whole idea of the MS-06C having NBC protection and using nukes being largely ditched/retconned by now? Using MS Igloo as particular case of an animated works depicting the battle of Loum, it seems that they decided to drop the idea of both sides (or even just Zeon) extensively...

I suggest checking this old thread which discussed the evolution of the EF's and Zeon MS construction philosophies: http://www.mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16720 In short, based on a retcon from Sunrise' Mobile Suit Museum it seems that now movable frame is essentially an evolution of Zeon...

Well, it's a mixed bag: -Western support from 3rd party developers, as well as Sony's own studios, has basically stopped. There do are exceptions, such as the Bard's Tale Remastered which was ported to PS Vita last month. -Japanese and indies studios are the ones that keep releasing games on a regul...

Mark once wrote an interesting column about UC MS power sources, which also touched the propulsion issue: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304173442/http://ultimatemark.com/gundam/power.html The relevant part: ...A similar mechanism is used for propulsion. Instead of traditional chemical rockets, mo...

Take this with a grain of salt, but it would seem that Gundam Extreme VS Force for PS Vita might be getting a western physical release, according to Play Asia: https://www.play-asia.com/mobile-suit-gundam-extreme-vs-force/13/709luj My concern is that it seems odd for Bandai Namco to release a game i...

Yeah, the MAHQ profile even says that the Ground GM uses the Ground Gundams parts. So how could the Ground GM come first if it uses some of the Ground Gundam's parts? Also, the Ground Gundam was made first because it used the RX-78's spare parts. There seems to be claims in both directions, but Mar...

I want to point out that supposedly the EF's original plan wasn't to mass produce the RGM-79 (or even the RB-79), but rather to mass produce the Gundam in the form of the RX-81: Due to insufficient development time, the RX-78 entered the battlefield in the form of the mass production type RGM-79. In...

The extending arms existed ever since the original de it of the Gogg and Acguy: the former could retract its arms for its diving/swimming mode, best depicted in Robot Damashii’s new A.N.I.M.E. figure. In the case of the later, remember those scenes where Acguys extended their arms for attaching them...

I recall that Mark once pointed out that the Bawoo was the only 1st Neo Zeon MS that seemed to follow the EF's design doctrine, and was equipped with as standard beam rifle and handheld shield. It's worth pointing out that the only other MS to use that shield is none other than the AMX-018 Todesritt...

First things first: AOZ Reboot finally provides and official design for the obscure AMX-001 Gaza A: http://hobby.dengeki.com/aoz/illust/reboot12/ The AMX-003 Gaza C had be redesigned, though the AMX-003M Gaza M do seems to have kept more common traits with it. Other Axis/Neo Zeon MS that were likely...

Another interesting comparison is regarding generator outputs: 1,269 kW: YMS-09 ? YMS-09D ? MS-09K-1 ? MS-09K-2 MS-09B 1,199 kW: MS-09R MS-09F 1,219 kW: YMS-09R2 MS-09R2 1,440 kW: MS-09G MS-09RS ? From the MS-09K-2 we can probably assume that the YMS-09, YMS-09D and MS-09K-1 all use the same generat...

The beam weapon used by the RGM-79(G) sniper that had a continuous beam, other than the barrels destruction its power was on the rather high side I can't think of another case of a weapon similar ever being fielded. Just wanted to point out that such weapon seems to require an external generator, w...

Personally I would have preferred if the MS-06JK Zaku Half Cannon had been introduced instead as the infamous MS-06J-12, the anti-air MS that served as the base for the MS-06K. As already pointed out, the MS-06K has traits from other advanced MS models such as the YMS-09 and MS-14C, which make it mo...

From one of Mark's threads: According to the MSV series, the second of the original prototypes was eventually converted to the YMS-09D Dom Tropical Test Type, and this machine was then tested by the Caracal Corps. As per the second MSV book, "The Caracal Corps was assigned four D type Doms, inc...

The RGM-79 is stated to be a rushed design, and is even considered an accident-prone machine like the EMS-10 Zudah. While this meant that the standard GM is a flawed design, it did allowed the EF to produce them in large quantities in a short amount of time. Still, the EF had plans for a proper mass...

A missions to steal a captured Zaku?

Do you mean to recapture a Zaku that had been previously captured by EF forces, or something like that?

The GMs never had learning computers, each of those are way too expensive and EFF didn't install those unless they have a core fighter to protect them. When they ditched the core fighter in the GM, they removed the learning computer. According to Gundam Century, the most expensive systems of the GM...