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Anonymous10/17/25, 09:52No.23580057
I'm watching Gundam (the first show) for the first time and I can't get over some pretty stupid things. For example, why the fuck did they teach Amuro how to use a gun? He's a Mobile Suit pilot, not an infantryman. Pilots don't need to learn how to use weapons, because they already know how to pilot a walking death machine that can use a bigger gun. It's literally not part of his job to use a machine gun or a pistol, even if enemy commandos managed to reach the base, because he could just pilot something to swat them out.
I don't know, maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but the show is kinda stupid at times.
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Anon10/17/25, 10:07No.23580066
So? Is that it?
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Anon10/17/25, 10:16No.23580069
As you watch the rest of the franchise you'll discover adversaries finding their way into the cockpit of a mobile suit in use is shockingly common, so yes it's a good idea to have a small arm.
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Anon10/17/25, 10:27No.23580082
You must be over 18 to post in this website, etc
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Anon10/17/25, 10:28No.23580084
Can you stop watching now please so I never have to see a thread like this again? Just lie to me and say you will.
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Anon10/17/25, 10:50No.23580099
Op,every army position requires you to use a gun
Usaf even commisioned colt to make a lighter service revolver
If you crash your machine and survive you will need to survive till rescue arrives or try to sneak and shoot your way out back to safety
You can have a giga deathbot 5000 but you are shit out of luck if you get ambushed in hangar by the enemy
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Anon10/17/25, 11:22No.23580135
>why did the boy who fell into the cockpit of the invincible super robot need weapons training?
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Anon10/17/25, 11:44No.23580148
I hate everything about this thread.
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Anon10/17/25, 12:33No.23580180
OP just wasted my time and bandwidth
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Anon10/17/25, 12:35No.23580182
stop watching op make us all a favor and drink bleach
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Anon10/17/25, 13:23No.23580221
sir?! I don't understand! who needs a knife in a nuke fight anyways? all you have to do is press a button
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Anon10/17/25, 14:08No.23580261
/m/ feels dumber lately. Just a lot of really brain dead takes and conversations from an influx of underage ESLs.
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Anon10/17/25, 19:31No.23580688
OP, broadly speaking, in real life becoming a soldier with a role of any kind requires you to have basic soldiering skills, first, and second, if you are a pilot or machine operator your outfit should want you to hopefully come back alive in case something bad happens. In what circumstances would it be a good idea to NOT teach someone like a pilot, mechanic, cook, or literally anyone working as an actual military man to use common infantry weapons or have common infantry skills?If you as an aircraft pilot are shot down over enemy territory, would you prefer to have a weapon on you or not?
If your tank gets blown up and you survive, would you want to be unarmed? How about a truck driver?
If you're an artilleryman and you get ambushed, what then?
If you're an engineer or mechanic and bad guys are swarming your base or some shit, would you prefer to know how to use a weapon or not?
How about if you're the commanding officer of these people in the field?
Maybe if you're a medic you'd like it more if you have no gun, it'll make a nice statement when the other guys shoot you.
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Anon10/17/25, 22:22No.23580836
The White Base has Zeeks getting on board multiple times throughout the series
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Anon10/18/25, 00:24No.23580930
Pilots have to qualify on small arms in the real world too, genius.
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Anon10/18/25, 22:20No.23581995
0079 is aged as fuck. It's one of those shows that is better in retrospect because the lore is very interesting, but the actual anime is dogshit. Stilted dialogue, uninspired music, terrible pacing, unlikeable characters all the way around.UC gundam in general is a very grating experience to watch, but fun to look back on and talk about. Like a history textbook. I swear that everyone pretends to like actually watching it though. Zeta, ZZ, CCA don't get much better.
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Anon10/18/25, 22:22No.23581998
Crucify all zoomers.