There's no real need to rehash why mechs don't work but what is the ideal jungle support vehicle then?
>>64754746>but what is the ideal jungle support vehicle thenHelicoptersBut I know you're asking about ground vehicles, and the answer is that this is one of two environments where legged vehicles are theoretically superior to wheeled or tracked options (the other environment being especially steep mountainous terrain, which also includes rock walls ie for amphibious landings). These vehicles would most likely not be bipedal - four or more legs simply makes the most sense for stability, mobility, and flexibility. In especially dense jungle you could theoretically have a vehicle with many prehensile limbs, like an octopus or perhaps an octopus with 20 thin tentacles spread across all aspects of its body, allowing it to move vertically and horizontally through tree canopies, both allowing for ambush tactics and avoiding ground impediments. But that's way beyond current technology, and probably too niche to ever happen even in the distant future.>inb4 tards come out of the woodwork to say tracked vehicles are all you need for any rough terrainNo, they fucking are not. Dense jungle is completely impassable for all modern ground vehicles. Deep Amazon settlements are often accessible only by river or air. Let's take a bulldozer as an example, as it will be better at traversing jungle than any tracked military vehicle. Would that bulldozer be able to get through pic related? Yeah, it would, albeit slowly if you're not using defoliants. But how about multiplying that picture times 100? How long would it take the dozer to push through? That would be about half a mile, and if the terrain isn't flat, it will be even worse. And if you do try to push through, maintenance will be harsh, especially in hot humid jungle. You'd be advancing at a russian's pace, which is several times slower than a snail's pace.The only feasible option for armored vehicles in such an environment, is something with legs.
