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The MBAW-93 (93式自走高射メーサー砲 is a 93-Shiki Jisō Kōsha Mēsā-hō, lit. Type-93 Self-Propelled Antiaircraft Maser Gun)Maser-based tank which first appeared in the 1992 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mothra.
History
Heisei series
Godzilla vs. Mothra
The MBAW-93 tanks were first used when the JSDF confronted the larval Battra in Nagoya. Much to the JSDF's chagrin, the beams relentlessly fired by the tanks failed to even scratch the larva's hide, and beams from the monster's eyes and horn made light work of the powerful machines. Several MBAW-93 tanks along with MBT-MB92s and new Maser-mounted aircraft called ASTOL-MB93s were later deployed to halt Godzilla's approach to Yokohama when he emerged from Mount Fuji. However, Godzilla easily destroyed the machines with his atomic breath, and continued on his way.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
In 1994, MBAW-93s were deployed by G-Force alongside a detachment of F-16 Fighting Falcons and MBT-MB92 tanks to engage Godzilla, fresh from temporarily defeating Mechagodzilla and en-route to Kyoto to track down BabyGodzilla. Godzilla had little trouble with the machines, kicking the tanks aside and shooting down two of the F-16s with his atomic breath before continuing on his way.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
In 1996, the MBAW-93s and MBT-MB92s were modified, their Maser cannons replaced with new ultra-low temperature (ULT) laser beams, also known as cryolasers. These modified Maser cannons as well as a new model dubbed the CLT-95 were deployed alongside Type 90 Tanks armed with cadmium shells to engage the juvenile Destoroyahs in the outskirts of Tokyo. Kensaku Ijuin believed that these freezer weapons could cause the Micro-Oxygen in the creatures' bodies to be liquefied and kill them. The various vehicles seemed effective at first, until the creatures merged into a huge aggregate form. The giant Destoroyah then made short work of the military's forces before transforming into a flying form and flying away.
The modified MBAW-93s, MBT-MB92s and CLT-95s were present again during Godzilla and Destoroyah's climactic confrontation near Haneda Airport. When Destoroyah was overwhelmed by Godzilla's temperature, the evil beast tried to fly away. The tanks and the Super X3 fired at Destoroyah with their cryolasers, causing his wings to freeze and sending him plummeting to the superheated ground below, where he exploded into a white mist. Godzilla then began to melt down, with the tanks opening fire on him with their entire payload of freezer weapons. The onslaught was successful in minimizing the damage from Godzilla's meltdown and preventing him from burning into the planet's core, but it could not stop catastrophic amounts of radiation from being released into Tokyo. Thankfully, the radiation was absorbed by the previously-dead Godzilla Junior maturing him into a new Godzilla.
Weapons
- Able to move at 42 kilometers per hour.[2]
- Capable of firing two beams at the same time from its side-mounted Maser cannons.
- In Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, the MBAW-93s' normal Maser cannons were replaced with ultra-low temperature (ULT) lasers, or cryolasers, and missile pods were added to the sides of the turret.
Gallery
Concept art
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Screenshots
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
The MBAW-93s fight against Godzilla with the MBT-MB92s, but are destroyed as Godzilla kicks them aside
The Gransazers
MBAW-93 prop in The Gransazers
Trivia
- An MBAW-93 prop appears at the beginning of the first episode of The Gransazers as one of the weapons used by an ancient, advanced human society to defend itself against Warp Monarch.
- The MBAW-93 was likely based on the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.[4]
References
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