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[[file:daisho.png|right|thumb|''Daishō'' – ''katana'' and ''wakazashi'']]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
This weapon is a gift to any warrior in the [[Draconis Combine]] which graduted from on of the primier academies in honor. As a symbol of the [[bushido|bushido code]] it is also used during the [[seppuku]] ceremony. <ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 225 </ref>
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The '''''Wakizashi''''' is a type of Japanese shortsword, the companion blade to the ''[[Katana (Weapon)|katana]]''. Together they are known as a ''daishō'', the traditional symbol of the ancient samurai, and wearing the ''daishō'' is an honor restricted to graduates of certain prestigious military academies such as the [[Sun Zhang Academy]].<ref name=LT25>''LosTech'', p. 25</ref>
  
==Specification<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 261</ref>==
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==Game Notes==
: '''Item''':wakazashi
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<div class="gamerules">
: '''Technology''':Primitive technology
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: '''Age of War/Early Star League''':Uncommon
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===Specification<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 261, "Archaic Melee Weapons Table"</ref>===
: '''Succession Wars''':Uncommon
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* '''Technology''': [[Primitive Technology]]
: '''Clan Invasion''':Uncommon
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* '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''':1M/1
: '''legality''':Monitored
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* '''Range''': 1M
: '''amor piercing/base damage''':1M/1
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* '''Cost''': 150
: '''range''':1M
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* '''Mass''': 1Kg
: '''shots''':-
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* '''Notes''': +1 TO-HIT
: '''cost/reload''':150
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* '''BV''': 0.02<ref>''TechManual'', p. 319, "Conventional Infantry Weapons BV Table"</ref>
: '''affilation''':DC
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</div>
: '''mass''':1 KG
 
: '''notes''':+1 TO-HIT
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Biblography==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[A Time of War]]''
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* ''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]''
*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
*''[[TechManual]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
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[[Category:Personal Equipment|Wakizashi]]
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]

Latest revision as of 20:48, 8 January 2023

Daishōkatana and wakazashi

Overview[edit]

The Wakizashi is a type of Japanese shortsword, the companion blade to the katana. Together they are known as a daishō, the traditional symbol of the ancient samurai, and wearing the daishō is an honor restricted to graduates of certain prestigious military academies such as the Sun Zhang Academy.[1]

Game Notes[edit]

Specification[2][edit]

  • Technology: Primitive Technology
  • Armor Piercing/Base Damage:1M/1
  • Range: 1M
  • Cost: 150
  • Mass: 1Kg
  • Notes: +1 TO-HIT
  • BV: 0.02[3]

References[edit]

  1. LosTech, p. 25
  2. A Time of War, p. 261, "Archaic Melee Weapons Table"
  3. TechManual, p. 319, "Conventional Infantry Weapons BV Table"

Bibliography[edit]