armyunit, on 02 June 2021 - 02:06 PM, said:
IMO it make sense that mechs would be able to turn their heads (where the design allows for it anyways).
The head would always have a lot less mass than the torso, so it would make sense to let it turn separately and more quickly than the torso to help the pilot get a better view of their surroundings.
The head would always have a lot less mass than the torso, so it would make sense to let it turn separately and more quickly than the torso to help the pilot get a better view of their surroundings.
Except that 'mechs are supposed to come with a 360-degree view strip compressed down into 120 or 160 degrees arc on the top half of a pilot's viewscreen, so they can see "sideways" just by looking at the view strip.