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Take your pick, ladies and gents!What we have here is the MA-330 S.A.I.C.H, or Special-Application Infantry Combat Hardsuit. In case you couldn't notice, it's not much of a hardsuit, and is actually a full-blown mech. They were made for versatility, their arsenal limited only to whatever weight the frame can sustain, and bring traditional, ground-based infantry combat back into the picture, only on a much, much larger scale. Their operators refuse to be titled "pilots", instead preferring to be referred to as marines.
The MA-330 is often applied in hard-drop operations, being deployed to the surface of a planet from orbit to give marines an element of shock and awe.
The color schemes are as follows-
(From left to right)
Desert/ SOP-PAT
SOP-PAT, or Standardized Operation Pattern- also referred to as desert for its color- is, as its name suggests, a tan/ light brown pattern that is standard issue on SAICHs. Unless repainted to correspond to specific areas of operation, most Federation MA-330s can be seen sporting this color
Woodland
Woodland camouflage is a common pattern seen on spec-warfare teams that operate in wooded regions. Apart from SOP-PAT, it is the most frequently used pattern on SAICH units.
Navy
The Navy pattern, a blue-gray scheme, hence the name, is a general-purpose pattern used especially for urban, interior, and marine areas. It is most commonly used with amphibious operations and internal base defense.
Arctic
An all-white, featureless pattern used to blend into all-white, featureless terrain, specifically- given its name- arctic and snowy environments. It is also used for certain urban and interior operations.
Urban
Unlike what its name might suggest, the urban pattern is generally used as means of shock-value for close-quarters combat. However, in crumbling, war-torn cities, the black and gray camouflage is excellent for blending in. It is also used frequently during operations that take place during the night, making it a popular pattern among special forces teams.
Winter
In environments that have both light and dark colors to blend in with, the winter pattern is occasionally used. However, given that its location of use is relatively limited, this color scheme tends to be a rarity.
For the mecha RP. Yaaay~
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Comments: 20
Tounushi [2010-12-12 15:53:31 +0000 UTC]
So do the marines wear this armor, or do they sit in a cockpit?
Meaning, are their movements transmitted and amplified with the armor, or do they hit a switch to make it do stuff?
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Csp499 In reply to Tounushi [2010-12-12 20:54:19 +0000 UTC]
The latter; it's more of vehicle, but they like to consider it armor to protect their Marine-ness.
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Tounushi In reply to Csp499 [2010-12-12 21:38:20 +0000 UTC]
If you drive it, then you're a pilot. If you wear it, then you're a soldier in armor.
That's the basis by which I decide if I like a particular mecha or not.
I've said to another deviant the same long ago when in discussion about mecha:
Walking tanks are cool, but 20-storey kung-fu-busting androids are ridiculous.
If you pilot it, and it has HANDS, it tends towards less belief. If you pilot it and use it as a tank, it's cool. If you wear it and it has hands, then it is merely a matter of course, as the armor is an extention of the soldier.
But, again. It comes down to capabilities. If the mecha is piloted and it moves like Jet Li, then it requires my disbelief to be suspended enough to reach orbit.
Mech Warrior, Shattered Steel, Steel Battalion and Full Metal Panic are the sort of mecha franchises I like. Macross, Code Geass, Gundam and oh-so-many others tend towards ridiculous with the machines.
That said, I think your design is real cool, but you have to understand my caution towards mecha. If the armor does "simple" movements, then it would be believable...
Just thought of a comparison: Armored Trooper VOTOMS . Ever seen any of that franchise? Basically the same deal with the armor, by what I gather: "tanks" functioning as super-sized infantry (but with relatively limited movements).
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Csp499 In reply to Tounushi [2010-12-13 05:55:17 +0000 UTC]
Well, I must not have read the Standardized Mecha-designing Codex when I first designed this.
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Tounushi In reply to Csp499 [2010-12-13 08:36:50 +0000 UTC]
There's no codex. Only tropes and clichΓ©s.
But if these function more like VOTOMS rather than Gundams, then it's really cool.
Compare mecha kung-fu with more believable use of mecha as powered infantry of sorts .
Former: ridiculous, latter: believable and thus cool.
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Csp499 In reply to Tounushi [2010-12-13 09:19:56 +0000 UTC]
That was sarcasm- I never intended on submitting this for the Tounushi Certificate of Approval.
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Tounushi In reply to Csp499 [2010-12-13 09:35:08 +0000 UTC]
Just saying.
My approval is not required for anything. Least of all other people's art.
I just detest the clichΓ© that a piloted mecha can perform acts akin to a shaolin munk.
Mecha is always awesome as machinery, but if it starts performing complex katas or russian ballet, it gets irredeemably ridiculous.
So if your armor performs like VOTOMS (no jumps, flips or high kicks), then it's believable, it's impressive, it's damn cool, and commendable as not to fall into the mecha stereotype of nimble robots.
It's just that I've seen far too many people getting lazy with the mecha and thinking "any piloted human-shaped robot can perform any act a human can" without thinking of the inherent complexity of the control of such movements. Even walking is a damn hard act to follow with machines, for Pete's sake!
So if you're one of the few thoughtful mecha artists around, then I salute you.
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Daemoria [2009-09-25 04:30:25 +0000 UTC]
I'll take 20 navy painted suits good sir. Altho I'm going to be waging an urban campaign too, do you offer any special deals on dual painting with chromatic shift enabled?
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Csp499 In reply to Daemoria [2009-09-25 06:49:59 +0000 UTC]
Well I just got into the field of metamaterials, and plasmons are way out of my league, so I'm unsure about the latter request. I guess you can haggle the R&D department for that one.
However, I do have some special offers I can make, like if you call in and order your MA-330 SAICH today, we'll give you a complementary truck-sized revolver and a $20 gift-card to DestructoMart, the One-Stop-Shop for All your Destructive Needs!β’
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AFBA [2008-09-13 03:11:10 +0000 UTC]
awesome mechs
great works on the designs
pretty much I am impressed
[too impressed infact ]
AFBA,
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AFBA In reply to AFBA [2008-09-13 03:12:32 +0000 UTC]
btw, forgot to mention....
I like the Navy-blue
it's impressive.
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Marrekie [2008-08-26 06:37:01 +0000 UTC]
Nice designwork mate. I'll take the navy-suit
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Csp499 In reply to Marrekie [2008-08-27 06:23:43 +0000 UTC]
Coming from you, that's flattering...
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zephrania [2008-08-02 10:59:37 +0000 UTC]
The winter one is actually pretty neat.
Where can I get one?
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Csp499 In reply to zephrania [2008-08-02 19:26:45 +0000 UTC]
You can get them at your local hardware store, automobile retailer, or creepy man with bad teeth on the sidewalk.
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Csp499 In reply to zephrania [2008-08-02 22:20:23 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I recommend the creepy guy, if you're good at haggling. However, the thing runs on pessimism, which you have to get from an African witch doctor. Of course, they also sell it in bottles at 7/11, but it's insanely overpriced.
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zephrania In reply to Csp499 [2008-08-02 22:36:28 +0000 UTC]
shit, Olwen would be dangerous in one of those.
....if he could fit in it.
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Csp499 In reply to zephrania [2008-08-03 06:21:54 +0000 UTC]
Tiny cockpit = I doubt it.
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