The Toyota Type 73 Chugata is a Japanese Infantry Transport truck that appears in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History
The Toyota Type 73 Chugata is a military variant of the Toyota WB500 truck. It was designed in 1973 and was ushered into service to replace the variety of other light and medium transport vehicle that had been in service before its introduction.
Overview
In Red Dragon, the Chugata is a Japanese 5 point APC (in-game category, but commonly referred to as a truck) that is available to infantry units in the Logistics and Recon tab.
Trucks have excellent fuel economy and are wheeled, giving them the best on-road speed possible, and typically have passable offroad speed as well. With their price being so low, they lend themselves to the cost-efficiency of the units they carry, keeping the price-point for even high-tier recon units at a more acceptable level. Their low price also makes them good for prodding enemy defenses. However, despite their benefits, trucks also come with a number of issues: most notably, they are limited to infantry CVs and recon units, limiting their usefulness quite significantly. Additionally, any anti-tank weapons can instakill a truck and whatever infantry they're carrying (even low-tier anti-tank weapons such as the M72 LAW can kill a truck with a 15-man team in them, and bombs and artillery can also easily destroy them). Almost all of them are unarmed, as well, making them useless during actual fighting.
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