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Red Alert 3 New Tankbuster of Empire of the Rising Sun

Designation: Anti-Armor Infantry
Training Headquarters: Genbu Barracks, Abashiri
National Origin: Japan
Mass-Produced at: Imperial Instant Dojo
Creed: "There is no metal which we cannot melt

Key Features:
» MX-19 plasma-cutter cannon
» Sunburst armored headgear
» Rations for extended stays underground
» Self-powered plasma fuel cell
» Equipment harness for mobility

• Enemy of armor -- Plasma-cutter cannons are exceptionally effective against vehicles or anything made of metal, and must have been created solely for that purpose. The weapons are tuned to a special frequency that causes only light burns to unprotected skin, possibly for the tankbusters' own protection.

• 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. While burrowed, tankbusters are well-protected against most weapons, though they cannot retaliate either.

• A heavy burden -- The bulk of tankbusters' equipment, including those wide-brimmed hats, means their firepower can only be brought to bear directly ahead. This was observed when the same surveillance aircraft that first spotted tankbusters managed to escape intact. Consequently and ironically, standard frontline infantry are proving to be the most capable at neutralizing these threats.

• The sleeper ambush -- Somehow and at some point, the Empire of the Rising Sun must have planted tankbuster sleeper cells in militarized zones on Soviet and Allied borders. How else to explain rare cases of tankbuster squads suddenly bursting from the earth to attack without warning...?