>>23378928
Well that's not true. He actually kinda shat on them, given those grunts can perform on par with the second stage Gundams.

>>23378972
When asked, the first thing Fukuda says is that it was conceived of as an EMP weapon. He goes on to say he considered making it a WMD, but in the end, it ended up being what it is.

At absolute worst, a machine translation that has clear issues parsing the text translates it vaguely. The odd "posted on another forum" translation is leagues behind and clearly embellished.
>Don't waste your friend's valuable time.
I absolutely welcome other people reading the interview and offering their own interpretations. That's why I posted the text.