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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''Wakizashi''' is a type of Japanese shortsword, the companion blade to the [[Katana (Weapon)|Katana]].  Together they are known as a ''daisho'', the traditional symbol of the ancient samurai, and wearing the daisho is an honor restricted to graduates of certain prestigious military academies such as the [[Sun Zhang Academy]].<ref name=LT25>''LosTech'', p. 25</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>
  
 
==Game Notes==
 
==Game Notes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[A Time of War]]''
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* ''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]''
*''[[LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
*''[[TechManual]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
  
[[Category:Archaic Weapons (Melee)|Wakizashi]]
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[[Category:Small Weapons]]
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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]