Talk:Taihou/Gallery/@comment-202.188.48.43-20150309180731/@comment-25046333-20150309184611

It's a "Chu ko nu" a kind of repeating crossbow and the "book" is the bolts case. Humikane commented a long time ago that he choosed that specific kind of weapon because it could be used with minimal training, representing the somewhat inexperienced pilots.