Why Tanks Are Better Than Mechs

Thought I'd make a nice little filler video on the "tank vs mech" debate. Don't get me wrong, I like mechs / walkers as much as the next guy, but when you compare them to tanks they don't really make a ton of sense.

Imperial Guard video will be coming out shortly. I've been taking my time on it to make sure it's quality. Especially since people weren't too happy about the last Warhammer video.

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Songs used (in order from first to last):
WH40K Mechanicus OST - Noosphere
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

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#mechs #tanksvsmechs #battletech #titanfall

[Solvernia]

"The researchers were discouraged when they discovered a moose's preferred method to traverse a swamp was with treads"

[Centoriun]

0:01 tank could’ve made that catch easy

[virgilio]

"Ok, but what about....A tank....with arms and hands?"
Guntank asks timidly

[vladimoosh]

The lifting heavy objects thing IS actually how the titanfall mechs started life- as farming equipment on the frontier
Then Imc did a thing and they were converted over into the big fighty bois we know and love today

[UmbrellaluvsU]

Wouldn’t a small infantry mech basically be power armor like fallout?

[cyonemitsu]

Mechs have always been fairly ridiculous, however legged machines do have great potential applications in various fields, including military. Predominantly of which is of course the little DARPA dog, testing viability for transportation in highly uneven terrain at a somewhat reliable speed to keep up with troops. By no means are current designs viable for anything beyond transportation of smaller payloads, but at the core of it, I think the problem with the mech to tank debate is people trying to force legged vehicles into the same roles/categories as a tank, which really makes no sense; the equipment should suit the job/role, not the other way around.

[concept]

"Why tanks are better than mechs"
Cybertronians: *WhY nOt BoTh?*

[konstantinosrope-maker]

*This guy:* Debates on whether Mechs or Tanks are better

*Power Armor:* i got this...

[bullreeves]

Then you got the mechs that use tracks but at that point its just a Tank with a Hilariously large turret with arms.

[hanburbger]

Sounds like something someone without a mech would say.

[goji]

Player:

- BT rushes to catch the player

* crack! *

BT: "Got you!"

Player: "...my spine..."

[nonsensecrusade]

Now what about a human driving a mech, driving a huge tank. Unstoppable.

[TheVoiceOfReason]

"Military traditionalists have repeatedly pointed out that the Assault Mechs are very poorly designed weapons - farcically bad, some have even said. They're extremely tall and are almost impossible to camouflage, making them easy targets. Their two-legged gait is more complicated, more expensive, more vulnerable and less efficient than are treaded wheels. And if one of the blasted things fall over, it can't get up again without the assistance of massive cranes or helicopters. Yank off the legs and mount the chassis on treads, the experts say, and you'll get a better weapon at lower cost.

All this is true. However, the units have one thing going for them that more than compensates for all of their weaknesses: they're massively, enormously cool. Military planners have long noted that national governments often confuse coolness with effectiveness and are willing to pay a lot more for flashy armaments than they are for effective but dull systems. In other words, a military with Mech Assault units has an easier time getting its bloated budget approved than does one without them. As long as this continues, the Mech's future is assured."

— "Assault Mech" Civlopedia entry, Civilization IV "Nextwar" mod

[boldgambit]

Fact: Mechs have thicker plot armor than tanks in their respective universes

[BLADESTER]

Humans: "Tanks vs Mechs, which is better"?
Transformers: "Hold my energon cubes"

[alanwatts]

The "Logistics" use of mechs is a very good point, they would be far more useful than loaders in the regard.

[thefunnyguyfromtheburgerki]

"Tanks are better than Mechs"
*_BT-7274, Jack Cooper, and several others are typing..._*

[mivapusa]

"Why not have both?" -Astra Militarum

[tiagodecastro]

"[Mechs] could still be used very effectively in a logistics role, being used to lift heavier objects that regular people couldn't."
Uh, don't we already have things like cranes and forklifts for that?

Sincerely,
A pissed off forklift driver
:D

[noahyang]

As a certain marine in Halo 2 said, "TANK BEATS EVERYTHING!"