>mech releases drones
>reclaims the battlefield from his arch nemesis (tank)
is it this simple?

Tanks have been fucking useless for decades. Tankfags are only now getting this.

>>23336600 (OP)
but what if you just
skip the mech and just do drones

>>23336607
im trying to figure that part out right now.

>>23336605
The issue is that good tanks cost way too much considering how cheap the shit that can be used to blow them up is.

Skullduggery meta is king again.

>>23336648
And the issue before that was they were absolute overkill in nearly every deployment because the grand majority of military conflicts since WW2 was insurgents vs government.
And the issue before that was shit maneuverability and breaking down/getting stuck constantly.

The issue right now is what the fuck tanks have to do with countering mecha? In any setting where mecha are viable it's because of some magic sci-fi bullshit and technological advances are the only plot device that outdoes them.

>>23336600 (OP)
Yes, yes it is.

>syrian war has been going on since 2011
>russia invaded in 2022
>both wars have had hundreds of thousands of civilian grade drones being weaponized
>nobody at the gundam team has made a mobile suit/weapon that spams kamikaze drones

Its a less flashy than a missile delivery system but it would be cool, Ace Combat's arsenal bird had the right idea

>>23336648
everything is like that, what vehicle is there that costs less to build than the ammunition needed to destroy it?

>>23339731
>nobody at the gundam team has made a mobile suit/weapon that spams kamikaze drones
isn't that literally a thing in the shows? is it really that different than a homing missile?

>>23339731
>>23339767
Both the Xi and Penelope Gundams have funnel missiles, which are essentially just that. Like you said, its not very flashy but it still fits your description of spamming kamikaze "drones"

>>23339814
Lfrith preproduction model also had racks of things called "chelonians". Weird name aside, they worked just like explosive drones. Differently shaped more like mines, they also seemed to be more focused on maneuverability than speed like a rocket/missile weapon.

>>23339909

>>23339922
Also different from missiles in that they were able to swarm enemies from several angles and evade incoming fire, to a degree.

>>23339909
>>23339922
man the prequel was fucking cool, really wish the whole show had been like that

>>23336605
I disagree.

>>23336607
>skip the MS and just do battleships with unlimited funnels
Too rational and unprofitable for Banrise.

>>23339960
but they keep teasing it ;_;

>>23340007
Is this Freedom? Was the movie really so hopped up on adderall that shipborne incoms flew right over my head?

>>23340029
Yep. I'm probably just getting old, but I had to rewatch some scenes to see exactly what was happening in detail, there was just so much SFX going on in most of the battle scenes.

>>23336607
>>23339960

>>23339909
I recently learned that Lfrith Thorn and Ur were basically designed with the idea that they were direct successors to the few surviving Pre-Production models saved by the SAL (like Calibarn). It's a shame designers decided to go with Gundvolvas being their gimmick, instead of them having more drones like this. It would have made hints of Sophie and Norea's affiliation to the underground Ochs Earth a bit more clear in the show. Then again, episode 20 wouldn't have been as brutal with only the missiles.

>>23339814
That looks very flashy.

>>23339814
These are such dogshit designs.

>>23339948

Drones are literally just funnels that are remote controlled instead of brainwave controlled.

Im sure in the future a CAS pilot can deploy and control drones while straffing the area and recall them.
Programmable munitions arent far off either.

The real counter will be quantum radar and quantum over-the-horizon radar that will make defenses able to fly swat even a kite from miles away. And ofc EWS systems on all IFVs and armored vehicles
Laser guided guided(not sighted, big difference) arms like grenade launchers, high cal rounds will also be a big counter.


They really need to find something to put new life into funnels and the like. Theyre so boring and unimpressive these days.

>>23340394
This thing is overkill in every single situation you'd use it in, holy shit.

>>23339948
Cold war era tanks are treated like irl Gundams in terms of reverence and mythologizing