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Entirely fictional nuclear-armed [[Humongous Mecha]] from the [[Metal Gear Solid]] universe. American Metal Gears were actually re-engineered from captured Russian designs, and included:
* The Army's ''Metal Gear REX'', a standard [[Humongous Mecha]] that used a railgun as a launching mechanism, enabling it to launch a virtually undetectable nuclear warhead<ref>Missile detection systems are typically infrared, hoping to catch the huge gouts of flame spurting out of a missile's backside</ref>, from any kind of ground on earth, ''to'' any kind of ground on earth. ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 1'' features its prototype; by the time of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty]]'', the plans have been sold on the black market and almost everyone has one. REX's railgun and the insane firepower it carried later become a plot point in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]''.
* The Marines' ''Metal Gear RAY'', an amphibious [[Humongous Mecha]] ''not'' armed with nuclear weapons, and was actually designed to help combat the proliferation of REXes. (According to a character in a later game, RAY's lack of nuclear armament takes it out of the "Metal Gear" category.) RAY was put into full production, unlike all the other examples here. Earlier models (possibly the prototype) have a cockpit for a single pilot, whilst later ones are remotely controlled by an AI. RAY is equipped with machine guns, missile tubes and a "hydro cutter," a high-pressure water beam able to cut through steel.
* The Navy's ''Arsenal Gear'', an insanely huge submarine. Only the prototype was ever completed (2 if you include Outer Haven). It contains not only a nuclear arsenal but significant Electronic Warfare and data command equipment, and is manned by an advanced AI. However, it's the size of Manhattan, and needs a platoon of 25 RAY units to guard it.
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