Quote:ECSNorway wrote:No - the mechs from Dougram weren't diesel powered either.Quote:Logan Darklighter wrote:Uhm, er, what da fuq?
But the 3 low-end old-tech Destroids mentioned above? They were REALLY old tech!
They were DIESEL powered! No really! I'm not kidding!
They did have sealed systems and on-board oxidizer to mix with the fuel. But they really were powered by Diesel Engines!
Not only no, but hells no. They were all nuclear powered. They had a backup power supply that was basically a fuel cell, but they were never, ever, ever, diesel powered.
You may be thinking of 'Fang of the Sun Dougram', which supplied most of the other mecha that went into early Battletech.
But the mecha from Xabungle were. But then - THAT whole show was played as a comedy and a send-up of the genre in general. ^_^
I won't discount the possibility that I'm wrong about the Macross mecha. But I could've sworn it was true. But I did hear that bit of data a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago. I think back in the late 80s/early 90s. So it's possible my source at the time could've been mistaken or himself got references from shows crossed up.