Arasaka Daisasori Urban Combat Cyberwalk

The original Daikani ("giant crab") was made as a highly mobile crowd control and patrol vehicle, one that wouldn't be hampered by blockaded and damaged streets and urban rubble. It was a short step to convert it to urban assault use.

The main target that concerned Arasaka commanders was Militech powered armor and aircraft It was decided that the electrothermal 37mm cannon, with a 12.7mm coaxial gun, would be able to handle both. The Tsunami grenade launchers were put in for anti-personnel, and a pair of AP87 anti-tank missiles were added to deal with vehicles too heavy for the cannon.

So far, the DaiSasori ("giant scorpion") has only seen one engagement with mixed results. Designers are considering adding an anti-missile system to its armament.

Special Equipment
Sensors—image enhancement, thermographics, active IR, and light amplification. Cockpit equipment—cyberlinkage, pressurized cabin, military radio with scrambler, and 16 man-hours of life support, ECM and ECCM. Weapons—hemispherical traverse turret with 37mm ETE cannon and 12.7mm machinegun; stabilization allows gunners to disregard modifiers for firing from a moving vehicle, 2 Tsunami 25mm grenade launchers (HVY, WA+0, grenade damage as per page 76, 120 rounds, ROF 20, VR, range 1500m), one front and one at the rear. Extemal launchers carry one AP 87 visual-guidance ATGM per side. Defensive systems include laser and radar detectors linked to a 4-shot hot smoke system, and 20 anti-personnel grenades (5 per side; treat as normal HE grenades exploding next to the vehicle).