Participating Nation - Asahi

"I will never attempt an invasion on the country of Registan. Despite the sheer strength and firepower of the Katana Of The Rising Sun, the Registanians have rifles and artilleries hidden behind every single blade of grass. Attacking them will be a waste of manpower topped with pointless sacrifices." ~Tomoyuki Yamashita, on the topic of anti-Registan warfare, 1945. (Translation is approximate and may be incorrect by a miniature margin)

The Land Of The Rising Sun. Enough summarized...

Asahi, the sole ally of Nazi Necopolis during World War 2, was seen as something that saw death on the battlefield honorable. Unlike the Third Reich Nazi Party and the Soviet Red Army, the Katana Of The Rising Sun pooled their resources into building a sizable army instead of spending them on impractical researches.

During World War 2, Asahi wanted to prove that they can match up with western superpowers by performing a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, a Registanian outpost in what is now known as the Island Of Forgotten Paradise. Asahi is also the only country in the world to have defeated and captured Chugoku, along with Nausicca and the Koranian Peninsula. They've also dared to taunt nuclear powers like Soviet Malkrantia and Registan, the former of which is right next to their doorstep.

In fact, Asahi, under the rule of Prime Minister Hideki Tojo at that time, got carried away by their conquest of East Asia so much that Registan was forced to pacify them with two nuclear bombs. The first nuke - Little Boy, was dropped on Makoshima on the 6th of August; the second - Fat Man, was detonated on Tanasaki about three days later. The nuclear bombing has forced Asahi to withdraw all their troops from Chugoku, Nausicca and the Koranian Peninsula, and surrender lest the entire country gets exterminated.

Years later, Asahi admitted to the mistake of making too many enemies at the same time, namely Chugoku, Korania, Nausicca, Malkrantia, Bevelle (which has troops stationed in Nausicca during that period) and Registan. When the United Nations was formed, Asahi promised the whole world that they will not allow their troops to step out of the country under any circumstances, which eventually backfired on them when they finally got themselves involved in the War Against Islamic State in the year 2015.

But alas, it took the Asahinese a century and a half to find out that their WW2 incarnation is merely a puppet of the same third party that manipulated the Nazi Party and the Soviet Union...

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The Asahinese Military

The Asahinese military in World War 2 was known as the Katana Of The Rising Sun. In the 21st century, it was the Asahi Self Defense Force. Following the ten-year STICK War, it was renamed as the Imperial Asahi Military Force, despite the country being not imperial anymore, and will never be again. The IAMF is known for its arsenal which consisted almost entirely of laser weapons.

Asahinese Soldiers - Although they no longer saw death on the battlefield honorable, the Asahinese infantries are still trained to be able to face all kinds of threats with no fear. Their standard heat-shielded ceramic body armor grant them resistance against energy weapons, but doesn't seem to be able to handle armor-piercing projectiles effectively.

All soldiers are equipped with a semi-auto Laser Rifle that has a complete lack of recoil when compared to kinetic weapons. Although the lasers cannot cause their victim to bleed to death due to the wound being cauterized, the lasers are still effective against light armors and vehicles.

The Asahinese used Plasma Grenades, which are similar to Napalm Grenades but sprayed hot plasma which cools down and dissipates within three seconds of coming in contact with air or coldness (the latter is in case one has to be used in vacuum).

Snipers are equipped with Phase Rifles, which fired an uninterrupted beam of laser that hits its target instantly. The Phase Rifles are mostly used to stun people, though there is a kill setting for heavily armored infantries or non-human targets.

Admirals - Frontline COs of the Asahinese military. They are equipped with a concealable and easy-to-use Phase Pistol to make up for their weaker armor.

"Tsuchigumo" main battle tank - Equipped with a miniaturized, reusable Railgun, the Tsuchigumo sends a message to any ill-intent people that they either face justice or destruction from the military. The Tsuchigumo went through a series of trial-and-error before army engineers finally got a working tank-mounted Railgun that doesn't turn into useless junk after one shot. They also have a hull that can be polarized to reduce damage up to 30%. Though being entirely digital, the Tsuchigumo tanks are rather vulnerable to EMP.

"Raiju" Multi-purpose Fighter Jet - The Raiju fighter jets are relatively balanced in terms of speed and toughness (that is, being strong enough to survive an anti-tank shell while fast enough to lose a Cruise Missile), but mention its weapons and any soldiers on acting duty will tell you that the semi-auto Laser Cannons are very game-breaking for all forms of combat. To summarize, a Raiju is able to use its twin Laser Cannons to destroy anything including SAM Sites, artillery placements and even bunkers. Although they are rather difficult to master, the Laser Cannons of a Raiju can change the tide of any battle if used properly.

"Akakutchi-Onna" Cannon-Guided Bomber - Bombers usually drop their explosive payload onto their targets, but the Cannon-Guided Bombers which began with the Akakutchi-Onna Bomber Planes breaks this common sense by firing their payloads straight downward upon their targets using downward-facing cannons. In the case of the Akakutchi-Onna, they are armed with two downward-facing Photon Cannons in their bomb bays that are each able to fire a shot every 2 seconds with precision. The Cannon-Guided Bombers are often used to destroy bunkers due to their massive firepower, but they are not very good against other aircrafts.

"Yuki-Onna" Attack Helicopter - While they the are slowest of the Asahinese airborne arsenals, the Yuki-Onna makes up for that weakness with their high damage resistance, and a pair of Ion Cannons which can destroy even the strongest armors and walls. They are made for urban warfare, though the helicopters are equally effective for combat in non-urban areas.

"Tsuchinoko" Cruise Missiles - The easiest way to summarize the Tsuchinoko is to say that they are just the Plasma Grenades scaled up to Cruise Missile size.

"Funa-Yuurei" Ballistic Missile - If the Asahinese military has to use brute force to keep intruders off their territories, they resort to the Funa-Yuurei Ballistic Missiles. "Funa-Yuurei" translate into "(Air)Ship-Sinking Ghost", which is exactly what they do. Not only do they pack enough explosive force and hot plasma to burn down if not destroy any aircrafts from the skies, they are also very fast and almost undetectable by all means even in daytime. If someone decides to intrude Asahi from the skies, they have to hope that IAMF patrols doesn't detect them under any means lest they face the prowess packed inside a Funa-Yuurei Ballistic Missile. Their fragility to damage is almost negated by their stealth, making them ideal against all forms of flying enemies.

The Kabutom - The National Defense Gunship of Asahi. The Kabutom is armed with several Ray Guns, full-auto Phase Cannons and Plasma Cannons, as well as the toughest armor Asahi can afford. Its ultimate weapon is a Sonic Cannon that can fire indefinitely, and is deadly to both creatures and machines. Any human being caught in the blast of the Sonic Cannon will be killed via their brain getting fried, which even the Malkrantian's EMP protection cannot protect from.

ADS Yamato 5 - The largest source of firepower for the Imperial Asahinese Military Force is always the Yamato 5, the fifth member of the Yamato family and the first to be a nuclear-capable Battle-Carrier. Aside from several Photon Cannons, Ion Cannons and Missile Launchers, the Yamato 5 is also armed with a semi-auto Railgun, which is in-fact a modified version of the original Registanian prototype from the 21st century. When the massive Railgun is first used, the resulting muzzle flash was so hot that the gun barrel melted instantly. If it weren't for the completely heatproof Unobtainium metal, the Railgun may have to remain as s single-use weapon.

"Even if you are superior in every way, do not get overconfident on the battlefield for armies are sometimes able to win against stronger foes by using proper strategies..."

~unknown source, Meiji-Era Asahi.