As well, Tankbusters' heavy equipment may be the source of some ridicule among other Imperial forces, if translations of certain intercepted Imperial transmissions are to be taken at face value. There is reason to believe that burrowing into spider holes is seen as a dishonourable and shameful act among Imperial military forces. As soon as the armour column had crossed over them, they sprang up again from their spider holes, finishing the job with almost-merciful quickness.Ĭulturally, tankbusters are poorly understood, even among the mysteries of the Empire of the Rising Sun. The purpose of this burrow became extremely apparent the first time a Tankbuster squad was caught on surveillance: When one unlucky armour column unexpectedly ran into a Tankbuster ambush, the vehicles moved to crush these men in desperation, even as the Tankbusters began tearing them apart.īut the Tankbusters simply sank into the ground before even a single man was run over. This sunburst headgear also serves as sort of a manhole cover until the tankbuster chooses to exit the burrow.
A mask also deploys onto the Tankbuster's face, allowing him to breath underground for as long as needed. What's more, these extremely dangerous weapons are only half the package, as Tankbusters also are fitted with special protective headgear with a unique purpose: Plasma beams from the brim of these wide-brimmed hats may shoot straight down to cut a man-sized hole in any surface, effectively letting tankbusters burrow underground on a whim and with but a twist of their torsos. They appear to be trained in the use of a variety of unique, heavy-duty equipment, especially their state-of-the-art MX-19 "Muramasa" personal plasma-cutter cannons-which can melt foot-thick steel in seconds. Tankbuster divisions seem to be composed of men selected for their stocky stature, strength, bravery, and astute perception. Unorthodox yet undeniably effective, Tankbusters represent one of the worst threats the modern main battle tank has ever encountered. One such example would be the Imperial Tankbuster divisions, the Empire of the Rising Sun's anti-armour foot soldiers. What is painfully obvious, however, is that the Empire commands vast military forces designed from the ground up to overcompensate for virtually everything the Soviets and Allies have in their modern arsenals. There is but one question on the lips of military strategists worldwide: How could the Empire of the Rising Sun have gathered such an army in secrecy? There is no way the Empire could have access to the same resources in raw materials or warm bodies as the Soviet and Allied nations, now reeling from the Empire's ambitious plot. How else to explain rare cases of Tankbuster squads suddenly bursting from the earth to attack without warning.? The sleeper ambush: Somehow and at some point, the Empire of the Rising Sun must have planted tankbuster sleeper cells in militarised zones on Soviet and Allied borders.
Consequently and ironically, standard frontline infantry are proving to be the most capable at neutralising these threats. A heavy burden: The bulk of Tankbusters' equipment, including those wide-brimmed hats, means their firepower can only be brought to bear directly ahead.While burrowed, Tankbusters are well-protected against most weapons, though they cannot retaliate either. Life in a spider-hole: Being able to drop underground almost instantly is part of what makes Tankbusters so dangerous, since a tank cannot so much as crush one of these men in this state.
The weapons are tuned to a special frequency that causes only light burns to unprotected skin, possibly for the Tankbusters' own protection.
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