Kang Tao

Origin: Chinese weapons megacorp, once mocked as the “cheap knock-off” gunmaker of the 2070s.

2077–2085: From Copycat to Innovator

• After Arasaka’s decline, Kang Tao seizes the vacuum in Asia.

• They pivot from “budget weapons” to specializing in smartguns and integrated neural weapons systems.

• By the 2080s, Kang Tao transitions into a techno-nationalist powerhouse, propped by Beijing and embedded into the Chinese state’s cybermilitary doctrine.

2090s: The Digital Arsenal

• By 2097, Kang Tao is no longer the laughingstock — they’re the East’s Militech.

• They dominate personal weapons, civilian drones, and military-grade smart systems. Their guns don’t just shoot — they think, predict, adapt.

• Every Kang Tao firearm is synced to an encrypted grid. Lose your rifle? It’s still watching, waiting, feeding intel.

• They also pioneered combat cloud AI swarms — smart-dust drones that can surveil or kill silently.

Specialties (2097):

• Smartgun Supremacy: every model integrates predictive firing algorithms, giving amateurs pro-level lethality.

• Drone Armies: aerial, terrestrial, and micro-drone clouds.

• Cyberwarfare: embedded malware in their weapons makes Kang Tao gear as much spyware as hardware.

• Global Civil Market: they’re everywhere—cheap enough for gangs, advanced enough for armies.

Street Perspective:

• “Militech sells armies. Kang Tao sells paranoia.”

• “Your gun’s not yours. It’s Kang Tao’s.”