As an experienced and talented Journeyman Mech Designer, Ves possessed a high degree of understanding towards mechs.
He had traveled far and wide and experienced many battles involving different mechs up close, perhaps too close for his liking.
No matter whether it was a third-class mech, a second-class mech, a first-class multipurpose mech or even a biomech, Ves possessed enough knowledge to comprehend how they worked in broad strokes.
He could even get a good impression of the personality and design strategy of the mech designers in question. This was a basic ability that everyone in the profession possessed, and it constantly grew more effective as he came in touch with more and more mechs.
At his level, it would be ridiculous and absurd if he saw a new mech and failed to comprehend the meaning of its existence.
Yet that was exactly what he did when he became confronted by a sight of a genuine alien 'mech'!