Juniper

Juniper is the callsign for the Mojave Rose Tankery Team's IS-3. It is commanded by the team's vice-captain, Ray Rosario. It, along with the Churchill NA 75 are the team's only true heavy tanks under conventional classifications. Being a heavy tank, the IS-3 is often the spearhead of offensives or a critical part of the team's defense.

Former Affiliation
Vehicles that participate in tankery were either manufactured during wartime that soon found their way into tankery teams modified to have protective carbon linings or accurately reproduced by engineering firms for the sole purpose of being sold to teams.

For Mojave Rose's IS-3, it was manufactured in 1945 in the Soviet Union and was attached to the 71st Guards Heavy Tank Regiment of the 2nd Guards Army. When Red Army combat units began to receive IS-3s, Germany had already formally surrendered, ending WWII in Europe. Though officially the IS-3 saw no combat in WWII, they are unconfirmed reports of the heavy tanks engaging Jagdpanthers after the surrender. The IS-3 that would become Juniper participated in the Allied Victory Parade in Berlin, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the tank found its way to the United States, where it was found by Ray and his friends in an old garage in Barstow. The IS-3 would become the first tank that Mojave Rose acquired, and briefly, was the only tank.

Under Mojave Rose's Ownership
Unlike the other tanks that composed Mojave Rose's initial roster, the IS-3 was not bought, rather, was donated by Ray and his friends.

Oasis is operated by a crew of 4


 * Ray Rosario ( Commander )
 * Jeremy ( Driver )
 * Ryan ( Gunner )
 * Cesar ( Loader )