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The older Masakari battle tank is considered an oddity, even among Shogunate forces. Itself a variant of the M60 MBT, the Masakari is equipped with a stronger engine and a much larger turret, housing advanced sensors and a 105mm gun, two machineguns and smoke and grenade launchers. The tank also uncommonly features six launch tubes for ADATS missiles on the turret sides.

The shogunate army doe snot consider the Masakrai a real tank. Rather, it is a multi-purpose support vehicle with sensors and armament to lend aid wherever needed. Not able to go one on one with modern tanks, these old warhorses still soldier on in dedicated support companies.

There are several variants, of course. Notorious among them ist the Kusarigama Air-Defense Vehicle. The KADV was the answer to the need for better protection against enemy helicopters, aircraft and cruise missiles. Armed with one of the most devastating air-defense weapons, a 35mm seven-barrelled gatling gun, the KADV comes with search and tracking radars. Indeed, an optical backup system enables the tank to engage enemy aircraft with its gun and up to four other targets simultaneously with it's Kyudo air-defense missile system. Eight missiles are carried and a 40mm grenade launcher is mounted on the commanders copola for defense.

The Hankyu is a successful, if uninspired self-propelled howitzer. Its 155mm gun can reach targets up to 30kms away and Shogunate forces use these vehicles alongside Kusarigama ADVs as mobile semi-mobile support for their wheeled strike formations.

Finally, the Tanto is quite the oddity. With the advent of the Ares 75mm cannon, the Shogunate lobbied extensively to get this gun. Finally able to buy them, they implemented them on a modified Masakari hull and a new turret. With air-defense and anti-vehicle sensors, the 75mm gun can devastate most helicopters and armored personnel carriers. Though neither a dedicted air-defense vehicle nor a real tank, there are some special formations used as mobile fire-support brigades.

Description

The older Masakari battle tank is considered an oddity, even among Shogunate forces. Itself a variant of the M60 MBT, the Masakari is equipped with a stronger engine and a much larger turret, housing advanced sensors and a 105mm gun, two machineguns and smoke and grenade launchers. The tank also uncommonly features six launch tubes for ADATS missiles on the turret sides.

The shogunate army doe snot consider the Masakrai a real tank. Rather, it is a multi-purpose support vehicle with sensors and armament to lend aid wherever needed. Not able to go one on one with modern tanks, these old warhorses still soldier on in dedicated support companies.

There are several variants, of course. Notorious among them ist the Kusarigama Air-Defense Vehicle. The KADV was the answer to the need for better protection against enemy helicopters, aircraft and cruise missiles. Armed with one of the most devastating air-defense weapons, a 35mm seven-barrelled gatling gun, the KADV comes with search and tracking radars. Indeed, an optical backup system enables the tank to engage enemy aircraft with its gun and up to four other targets simultaneously with it's Kyudo air-defense missile system. Eight missiles are carried and a 40mm grenade launcher is mounted on the commanders copola for defense.

The Hankyu is a successful, if uninspired self-propelled howitzer. Its 155mm gun can reach targets up to 30kms away and Shogunate forces use these vehicles alongside Kusarigama ADVs as mobile semi-mobile support for their wheeled strike formations.

Finally, the Tanto is quite the oddity. With the advent of the Ares 75mm cannon, the Shogunate lobbied extensively to get this gun. Finally able to buy them, they implemented them on a modified Masakari hull and a new turret. With air-defense and anti-vehicle sensors, the 75mm gun can devastate most helicopters and armored personnel carriers. Though neither a dedicted air-defense vehicle nor a real tank, there are some special formations used as mobile fire-support brigades.