Okay Nate, you win, it was cool, it was great, we love it. Will you write some *more* now? ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
Kidding aside, this is interesting. One thing that jumps out at me is that this is the first Gundam setup I'm aware of (not that I'm an expert) where the "colonists" are the underdogs from the get-go - IIRC, most of the canonical Gundam universes begin with the Colonists running rampant over the Terrans for the first part of the war, from either Newtype Powers, Super Tech, or Genetic Tweaking -- usually as a plot device to offset Earth's huge numerical and resource advantage.
Another is that this is happening (so far) on Mars -- no orbital colonies or space-based action seems to be in the offing so far, though of course the story is very young. That makes a looong logistical stretch for the Earth forces, unless we're dealing with plausibility-busting Magical Fusion Torch[1] drives, which in turn makes a rag-tag rebellion more plausible. It also means that the number of Gundams, as opposed to lesser mecha, will probably be pretty limited, unless someone opens a Gundam factory on Mars (unlikely, but not impossible).
Unless I miss my guess, Ana is this story's Amuro/Kira, and I suspect she just *created* her Char/Rau opposite number....
[1] MFT is a term of art used by the SFCONSIM-L mailing list, which is populated by a mix of game designers and honest-to-gosh Rocket Scientists and High-Energy Physicists who try to model out real, workable space-combat systems, tactics, and technologies. Unfortunately, as long as they stick to Real Physics(tm), things get boring from a game-playability standpoint. But listening to people who actually know what they're talking about debating the relative merits of X-Ray lasers vs Fusion Torch Missiles is a lot of fun.
Kidding aside, this is interesting. One thing that jumps out at me is that this is the first Gundam setup I'm aware of (not that I'm an expert) where the "colonists" are the underdogs from the get-go - IIRC, most of the canonical Gundam universes begin with the Colonists running rampant over the Terrans for the first part of the war, from either Newtype Powers, Super Tech, or Genetic Tweaking -- usually as a plot device to offset Earth's huge numerical and resource advantage.
Another is that this is happening (so far) on Mars -- no orbital colonies or space-based action seems to be in the offing so far, though of course the story is very young. That makes a looong logistical stretch for the Earth forces, unless we're dealing with plausibility-busting Magical Fusion Torch[1] drives, which in turn makes a rag-tag rebellion more plausible. It also means that the number of Gundams, as opposed to lesser mecha, will probably be pretty limited, unless someone opens a Gundam factory on Mars (unlikely, but not impossible).
Unless I miss my guess, Ana is this story's Amuro/Kira, and I suspect she just *created* her Char/Rau opposite number....
[1] MFT is a term of art used by the SFCONSIM-L mailing list, which is populated by a mix of game designers and honest-to-gosh Rocket Scientists and High-Energy Physicists who try to model out real, workable space-combat systems, tactics, and technologies. Unfortunately, as long as they stick to Real Physics(tm), things get boring from a game-playability standpoint. But listening to people who actually know what they're talking about debating the relative merits of X-Ray lasers vs Fusion Torch Missiles is a lot of fun.