Ikeda Medium Tank

The Shimada Medium Tank is a medium tank used by the Militarum Genjium, and is the oldest tank fielded. With ten-thousand years of history, the Shimada is the most widely-produced armoured fighting vehicle in the Genji Empire.

Armed with the 120mm Sen-Teppo Battle Cannon, it is equal to the Leman Russ Battle Cannon when it comes to primary armaments. Unlike the latter though, it is made with weaker armour and unable to add sponsons. It's lower production cost to the Leman Russ, smaller size, and the strong Sen-Teppo outweighs enough merits to the Genjium commanders to continue fielding it, finding imaginative use in situations proven to be disadvantageous for larger conventional armour.

Design
The Shimada hull is of riveted construction with the engine placed in the rear. The tank has a five-man crew: a driver, sponson gunner, the Teppo gunner, loader and commander on the turret. Internal communications are by 12 push buttons in the turret, connected to 12 lights and a vox caster near the driver.

It is equipped with Sen-Teppo Battle Cannon, the same caliber as the Leman Russ Battle Tank. The cannon is short-barrelled weapon with a low muzzle velocity.

Additionally, dozer blades can be attached to clear terrain for infantry advances.

Simplicity in construction, repair and maintenance has kept it in continuous service.

Battlefield Role
The Shimada Medium Tank's role is to provide anti-armour support to infantry and armoured advances. When operating as part of an armoured company, the Shimada operates ahead or along with Leman Russ Battle Tanks. It's smaller and lighter profile allows the Shimada to cross terrains where larger and heavier tanks prove unable to. A squadron of Shimada operates in fives.

Kikori
The Kikori armoured lumberjack vehicle uses the Shimada chassis and a steel prow mounted at the front for creating paths through forests. They are mostly used in the construction of military bases.

Tenjin
The Tenjin uses the Shimada chassis as a mobile Surface-to-Air missile system. It's missiles are designed for air defence of military and industrial locations against enemy aircraft and missiles. The Tenjin is deployed in batteries of five with radar and command posts also on the Shimada chassis.