<p>Apparently it's a <a href="http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Generation_0.5" rel="nofollow">Generation 0.5</a> due to the fact it was not properly built, as the level of technology of its country was too low.</p>

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  <p>The technology level of the Oceanian military nation is not high enough to actually build a proper Object, thus the codename of Generation 0.5.</p>
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<p>It contains several cheap measures in order to keep it even stable enough to move.</p>

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  <p>A single main gun is attached to the left side of the sphere. It's a few dozen meters long and reinforced with numerous steel bridge-like wires. It would likely have been fine without them, but there is a risk of the gun damaging itself with its own weight while it's held horizontal for long periods of time. It's a cheap countermeasure that would never have even been considered for a normal Object.</p>
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<p>Therefore, since it is a downgraded version of a normal object and built with improper technology, it is called a Generation 0.5.</p>

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  <p>The prologue and afterword confirm that the Generation 0.5 was a degraded version of the Information Alliance's <a href="http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Gatling_033" rel="nofollow">Gatling 033</a>. The technology and design were given to the Oceanian military nation by the MIB.</p>
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<p>In the third arc ("The Ant and the Grasshopper"), the enemy object is described as being "0.5th-generation". </p>

<p>What does that even mean? I thought that the very first object to be built was itself already considered 1st-generation. Is a 0.5th-generation object some sort of subpar imitation or something?</p>

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What makes an object 0.5th generation?
# What makes an object 0.5th generation?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-11-08
In the third arc ("The Ant and the Grasshopper"), the enemy object is described as being "0.5th-generation".

What does that even mean? I thought that the very first object to be built was itself already considered 1st-generation. Is a 0.5th-generation object some sort of subpar imitation or something?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
Apparently it's a [Generation 0.5](http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Generation_0.5) due to the fact it was not properly built, as the level of technology of its country was too low.

> The technology level of the Oceanian military nation is not high enough to actually build a proper Object, thus the codename of Generation 0.5.

It contains several cheap measures in order to keep it even stable enough to move.

> A single main gun is attached to the left side of the sphere. It's a few dozen meters long and reinforced with numerous steel bridge-like wires. It would likely have been fine without them, but there is a risk of the gun damaging itself with its own weight while it's held horizontal for long periods of time. It's a cheap countermeasure that would never have even been considered for a normal Object.

Therefore, since it is a downgraded version of a normal object and built with improper technology, it is called a Generation 0.5.

> The prologue and afterword confirm that the Generation 0.5 was a degraded version of the Information Alliance's [Gatling 033](http://heavyobject.wikia.com/wiki/Gatling_033). The technology and design were given to the Oceanian military nation by the MIB.
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