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ASUKA-MPL-96
Taisyo
(OVA version)
Model number: ASUKA-MPL-96 Code name: Taisyo Unit type: law enforcement anti-labor crime patrol labor Manufacturer: Shinohara Heavy Industries Operator: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Rollout: October 1996 AD Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in head Dimensions: overall height 5.62 meters; overall width 4.32 meters Weight: standard 6.08 metric tons; full 6.89 metric tons Armor materials: high-tension steel Powerplant: unknown Maximum weight lifting capacity: 1.20 metric tons Minimum revolving radius: 5.20 meters Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown Fixed armaments: none Optional hand armaments: none
The development of labors proves to be a boon to construction projects around the world. However, the increase of labors sparks a new type of crime: labor crime. To combat labor crime, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates its own labor division, Special Vehicles Section 2. At first, SV2 uses the older ASUKA-MPL96 Taisyo, which has simply been painted in police colors and outfitted with a siren. As labors become more advanced, SV2 keeps up with the times by replacing the Taisyo with the AV-98 Ingram, a labor designed specifically for law enforcement by Shinohara Heavy Industries. However, the Ingram is only assigned to Captain Kiichi Gotoh's Division 2, leaving Captain Shinobu Nagumo's Division 1 to continue to rely on the aging Taisyo.
Pilot: Isao Ota |
