Alliance Gears -

The Kousotsu, meaning "armored warrior", class embodies the philosophy of Japanese military thought, hit fast and quiet. It resembles the Eagle except for standing only a paltry twelve feet tall. This gear is one of the shortest in the world, but do not let its small stature fool you, this gear carries quite a punch.

It carries a modified form of the M20 Assault rifle, designed to fire either 120 mm SABOT Rounds for enhanced punch when engaging at a distance another Gear, or the Alliance standard GAU-8 anti armor rounds when dealing with large enemy forces or on the move. With advanced robotic optics system as well as a sophisticated radar system able to identify 72 targets and track 48 of them simultaneously, the pilot is fully aware of his surroundings and is never caught off guard. However, the Kousotsu's primary weapon is a giant curved blades mounted on the forearm, that when ordered can slide out and be gripped by the armor's hands. Many spoke out on it's use, some favoring the effectiveness of the Hammers employed by other Western armies. But the pilots had the last say, favoring the romantic quality of the curved blades. This blade takes literally months to make, with the same precision and care as the swords that were made for the samurai of old. It's made of pure titanium and the sharpening process alone takes two weeks.

Although the Kousotus may seem impressive offensively, its greatest strengths are on defensive and support systems: smoke screen dispensers, radar signal detector, radar absorbing material all designed to make the Kousotsu the most survivable Gear in the world. But survival did not end with the exterior. A monitoring system that would assess the pilots condition and inject painkillers, antibiotics, vitamin boosters, stimulants, a variety of anti toxin/poison serums, anti-nerve agents, and sedatives when needed. The most revolutionary part of the Kousotsu Gear though was the V/STOL Hover Jet System built into the back of the armored unit. It's maximum altitude is 500 feet and fly at a speed of 100 MPH.

As impressive as the Kousotsu was, it could not thwart the invasion of Japan for several key reasons. The first of which is the limited number of them. Pilots took years to train and the armored units to just as long to build. Overly elaborate rituals, combined with limited materials and complex manufacturing processes, prevented it from ever being deployed in large numbers. In fact, only forty-eight ever were built before the invasion began and the focus went to Knight Class Gears. The last weakness however was what proved to be the greatest. In development, they found that all the systems, especially the sword, just made the suit to heavy. So they were forced to sacrifice armor. In the only large scale use of the Kousotsus in the Battle of Tokyo, which used half of the total force, they were decimated. Following in the ancient tradition of the Samurai, they self destructed and took out many of them invading Dragons, but it was not enough to stop the horde or Gears. Now their are only a few that remain, and their pilots have strict orders to self-destruct to prevent the Eastern forces from taking the technology. To this day none have been captured intact. The last weakness is that, because of its unique designed, it is unable to take advantage of the experimental NIS, Neural Integration System and must rely on voice and standard controls resulting in a slight loss of agility in hand to hand combat. (Made by Aerodom)

Confederate Gears -

Crashing Sun : 24ft tall. The Crashing sun was developed in joint effort between India and Russia. The purpose of the Crashing Sun is to be essentially a Walking Artillery platform of destructive power. It has two Incendiary round launching Artillary double-cannons on the shoulders. and a single Cannon on either arm that shoot Deep Penetration rounds. The Gear is very slow compared to other gears but is heavily armored to help it survive. Upfront it has to use a Shotgun type gun. Typically is red and white. (made by Commandersnow)

Nirvana : 12ft tall. Nirvana is a Upfront scout Gear. The design is slim and fast. It is still experimental and works only on a NIS basis. The armor is light, and it posses only light weaponry. It carries two Swing blades in its Arms. They cut by being lined with Chainsaw like Blades that rotate at high speeds. In its Palms are two Pneumatically propelled Spikes that are used for both climbing and impaling heads. Its only ranged weapon is a sub machine gun. The armor is nearly all off. The back on its front is the most armored and supports 5 energy back-ups. (made by Commandersnow)

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