Ves and Alexa continued to discuss the performance of his Woodsap mechs.
Their initial deployment seemed rough, but most of that could be chalked up to the relative inexperience of their test pilots.
It couldn't be helped. Carmine mechs and Woodsap mechs especially were designed to accommodate norms, not potentates.
No one had ever thought to put norms through formal mech piloting training before the unveiling of Carmine mechs.
Using trained infantry soldiers as priority candidates for pairing with Woodsap mechs may be a convenient stopgap solution, but it ultimately could not bridge the gap between themselves and real mech pilots.
Ves noted several instances where the Woodsap mechs performed suboptimally.
This came in two different forms.
First, the faulty judgment of their pilots caused the Woodsap mechs to make poor decisions.
This ranged from firing their weapon systems at the wrong timing or seeking to pursue the wrong targets.
