Gundam, BattleTech, and the case for choosing a tank

Gundam, MechWarrior, or BattleTech - and which machine would you pilot?

Choices include Gundam suits and BattleTech machines such as the Highlander, Timber Wolf, and Pillager, although one panelist would choose a heavily armed tank instead of any mech.

MechWarrior belongs to the BattleTech setting, so the question offers two closely related labels alongside Gundam. The tank preference rests on BattleTech's large, heavily armed vehicles and the conspicuous target presented by a BattleMech. Other choices include a Gundam, a Highlander, a Timber Wolf, and the hundred-ton Pillager with two Gauss rifles and jump capability. Highlander armament prompts a correction: the standard machine's medium lasers differ from the large laser fitted to the variant then identified. A Gundam land battleship becomes another choice because of its tumblehome and large gun turrets. These are competing preferences about fictional machines, with the closing argument treating jumping attacks and sheer vehicle size playfully.