Sudden Transport

"I am just a humble transport!"
 * Sudden Transport

Though much of the Empire's focus on weapons development has gone towards more flashy or versitile machines such as the King Oni or the Chopper VX, the Empire has long understood that even the most powerful war machine or mighty soldier is often useless without a means to ferry them to their targets. The Empire's initial invasion of the Soviet and Allied territories was made possible in no small part due to the presence of the Suddent Transport, an amphibious transport vessel that fulfills the same role as the Allied Riptide ACV or the Soviet Bullfrog transport. Though unarmed and lightly armoured, the Sudden Transport makes up for these flaws with a unique stealth camoflague system that allows it to mimic the appearance of enemy vehicles. With this device, the Sudden Transport is able to slip through enemy lines and sneak their way past defenses, allowing them to deploy Imperial troops at vulnerable enemy positions in the rear.

In Battle
The Sudden Transport can be very useful when ambushing an enemy. Any commander stupid enough to neglect proper defence may find a rather nasty surprise in the form of Imperial Warriors, Tankbusters or Shinobis pouring out of these transports in the middle of his base. This can cause considerable havoc and may serve as a useful diversion while a larger force attacks from another direction. A transport loaded with engineers may sneak into the middle of a base and capture vital facilities such as, say, the construction yard, severely crippling an enemy.

It has some drawbacks however. Although the disguise can fool most base defences and units, scout units such as Dogs, Bears and any stealth detectors will make it lose its disguise. It also loses its disguise once the units inside exit the vehicle, which may leave the transport surrounded by hostile units and exposed to fire, with no way of defending itself, although it is rigged to blow up if destroyed. However, if utilised properly, the loss of a few transports is but a small price to pay for victory, a noble sacrifice for the Imperial cause.

Behind the scenes
Its disguising is similar to the GLA Bomb Trucks.