Type-12 tank (Akitsukuni)

The Type-12 (12式戦車, Hitoni-shiki sensha) is an Akitsukunese 4th generation. It was designed to replace the Imperial Akitsukunese Army's older tanks, such as the. Highly mobile and designed for modern armoured ground warfare, the Type-12 is one of the most well armed and heavily armoured vehicles on the planet.

It is also known by its nickname, Burai.

History
The Type-12 was first unveiled at the 2012 Empire Day parade.

Armament
The main armament is the Ta09 2-plane stabilized 125 mm smoothbore gun with a carousel-style autoloader. The gun may be fired under both computerized and manual control. The tank can carry 42 rounds including 22 in the autoloader. The rate of fire is 8 rounds per minute using the autoloader, and 2 rounds per minute with manual loading.

Munitions
The Type-12's primary anti-tank munition is the KoSo25, an indigenously developed improved tungsten APFSDS kinetic energy penetrator, which offers significantly greater penetration than the current generation of tungsten rounds through better heat treatment of the tungsten alloy and the deformation-free self-sharpening that the penetrator undergoes as it penetrates the armour of its target. For attacking unhardened targets, the Type-12 can use a multi-purpose HEAT shaped charge rounds which incorporate a sophisticated multi-mode electronic sensing fuse, providing good offensive capabilities against personnel, unarmoured and lightly armoured vehicles on the ground as well as low-flying helicopters.

In addition, the Type-12 can also fire the new KoSho28 120mm anti-personnel canister cartridge. This contains 1,098 9.5mm tungsten balls which spread from the muzzle to produce a shotgun effect lethal out to 600 meters. The tungsten balls can be used to clear enemy dismounts, break up hasty ambush sites in urban areas, clear defiles, stop infantry attacks and counter-attacks and support friendly infantry assaults by providing covering fire. The canister round is also a highly effective breaching round and can level cinder block walls and knock man-sized holes in reinforced concrete walls for infantry raids at distances up to 75 meters. Also in use is the KoKyo08 obstacle-reduction round, designed to destroy obstacles and barriers. The round has a steel nose to penetrate into the obstacle before detonation.

The Akitsukuni Smart Top-Attack Munition (電算上攻撃軍需; AkiDeKoGu) is a fire-and-forget, top-attack anti-tank munition with an effective operating range of 2–8 km (1.2–5.0 mi), developed specifically for use with the Type-12. It is launched as a kinetic energy projectile, fired from the main gun in a high trajectory profile comparable to that of a mortar. Upon reaching its designated target area, a parachute deploys, giving on-board millimeter band radar, Infrared and radiometer sensors time to seek and acquire stationary or moving targets. When a target is acquired, an explosively formed penetrator is fired from a top-down position, to exploit the weaker top armour of tanks. Target acquisition can also be directed manually by the tank crew via a remote link. These characteristics allow the launch vehicle to remain concealed behind cover while firing successive rounds towards the known location of an enemy, or provide effective indirect fire support against targets hidden behind obstacles and structures.

A new ammunition type has been in development since 2016. Currently called the KoTaKu (Kōdona tamokuteki, Advanced Multipurpose) round, it will have point detonation, delay, and airburst modes through an ammunition data link and a multi-mode, programmable fuse in a single munition. Having one round that does the job of four would simplify logistics and be able to be used on a variety of targets. The KoTaKu is to be effective against bunkers, infantry, light armor, and obstacles out to 500 meters, and will be able to breach reinforced concrete walls and defeat ATGM teams from 500 to 2,000 meters.