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Humanity's problem with BETA is they have to fight them with relatively conventional technology
TSFs are really just planes on legs
In your typical mecha show there's usually this plot device magical substance the fuels all the super technology which gives the protagonist faction a fighting chance.
For instance: Trapar Waves in Eureka 7/ Spiral Energy in Gurren Lagann/Solar Furnaces in Gundam 00
In Muvluv this magical substance is element G. However there's very little of it, and it can only be acquired by capturing a hive. But it's nearly impossible to take out a hive, let alone capture it.
What little they have of Element G they use to make G-bombs
If this was a computer game it would be similar to X-Com, except that you can only get Elerium from raiding alien bases.. with crappy human weapons.
And you don't even have reliable laser weapons yet..
and from what Elerium you have now, it's not enough to mass produce plasma riffles for everyone..
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