In 2031, the Third Modern War began and the soldiers of the Division 6 were still calmly living in their hideout. If they ran out of supplies, they would sneak out of their hideout to capture a few Regular soldiers in order to steal their rations and keep them as POWs.īy the end of the Second Modern War, the Japonese Army surrendered to the Regular Army, leaving the Division 6 unaware of the end of their involvement in this war. The soldiers managed to survive by conserving their rations for the longest time possible and by creating their hideout near an underground river for water supply. They also constructed a small amount of wooden cabins reminiscent of the ones seen in Japan to live in. The soldiers then created huts capable of storing a large amount of equipment, food and tools.
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Then, the high-ranked soldiers designated several soldiers to operate the modified vehicles by either piloting or carrying them. To resolve this problem, they began to modify their vehicles to function without fuel. While staying in their hideout, the soldiers encountered a severe problem: gasoline shortages. However, the orders never came due to the lack of a radio station, so the Japonese soldiers decided to decorate the hideout to kill some time, while still hoping to be located and aided by friendly forces of the Japonese Army.
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Their plan was to stay hidden from Regular troops long enough until they can receive reinforcements from their army.
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The surviving members of the Division 6 retreated to the Desert Ruins to create a temporary hideout able to store their remaining vehicles, equipment, rations, etc. Unfortunately, the division's equipment was rather ancient and unreliable, leading to its annihilation by the Regular troops. At the beginning of the Second Modern War, the division was sent by the Japonese Army to South America/Mexico and tasked to lead an offensive against several Regular Army's troops located there.