Infinity - Mercenaries - Tanko Zensenbutai

For the JSA, the Uprising signified an alarming drain of trained, elite troops such as the Haramaki. Faced with unsustainable losses, the Japanese High Command pulled the trigger on an intensive recruitment and training program aimed at replacing battle casualties. Dojos across the country relaxed their qualifying standards and training camps were filled with martial artists that would otherwise have been turned away as prospective Haramaki. But their needs required it, considering Japan was in the brink of collapse. To compound matters, quality craftsmanship suffered a similar hit, especially with the loss of Kuraimori, so a new light powered armor had to be designed.