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Just how complex is Bubbles' chassis?
OldGoat:
Some after-the-fact story line logic. Armor and infantry work very closely in nearly all environments* with armor providing movable cover for foot soldiers. The US D-Day landing on Omaha Beach started out as a disaster because most of their tanks didn't make it to shore so the poor grunts had NO cover and got chopped to pieces.
Bubbles' chassis was meant to function like a very small, very nimble tank for a 4 to 9 person team - she could soak up hostile fire while the unit advances with impunity. Seeing her coming towards you while you shoot at her to no discernable effect would be terrifying. You'd duck down, maybe pray some, and actually feel relieved when her team mates disarm you and slip Flex-Cuffs on you. No wonder taking her out became a special project.
*open country is the notable exception
Akima:
Having seen, in clips from Series 3 of The Expanse, the way Bobby Draper "takes point" in her powered armour while her lightly-armoured comrades stack up behind her and cover the flanks, this makes perfect sense of Bubbles's role and size.
sniktchtherat:
As a further extension, I'd think her mass and strength would make her a natural slot for heavy weapons specialist - plenty of recoil control to enable mobile, accurate LMG or heavier fire, able to carry more ammo than any human to allow sustained cover and suppression, armor allows for more exposed positions to better leverage firelanes, and depending on bulk of gear, she'd likely be able to carry a SAM or LAW with a reload or two just in case.
A small perverse otter:
I had been thinking of her as Special Ops, where her bulk would be a significant disadvantage. I'd come to that conclusion because only her unit was destroyed, which suggests they were detached from the main force. In that case, her bulk would work against her: sure, she's murder on the ground in a stand-up fight, but she's not much use in a stealthy advance: being able to shield one or more soldiers doesn't help if everybody is trying to move forward one soldier at a time.
In fact, I think that's true even in modern infantry tactics.
That said, the point someone raised about her pure visual threat against irregulars is very sound: if I walk towards you through your fire carrying a really big f*ing gun and say "Hi there! Feeling lucky today?", you are likely to at least try to retreat.
specter177:
--- Quote from: Akima on 01 Jun 2018, 20:12 ---Having seen, in clips from Series 3 of The Expanse, the way Bobby Draper "takes point" in her powered armour while her lightly-armoured comrades stack up behind her and cover the flanks, this makes perfect sense of Bubbles's role and size.
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She and Bobby do have a lot in common.
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