▁Sh og un - system ▁of ▁rule ▁under ▁Sh og un ▁Hat am oto . ▁Their ▁sudden ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁invasion ▁of ▁main land ▁Asia ▁was ▁brought ▁about ▁through ▁secret ▁practices ▁and ▁rit uals ▁unknown ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁world ▁powers . ▁Secret ▁cover t ▁operations ▁are ▁carried ▁by ▁I ro h ▁Min am oto , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁da im y ō ▁who ▁also ▁leads ▁a ▁shadow y ▁nin ja ▁assass in ▁M iz u ▁K age ▁and ▁a ▁human - dem on ▁on i - like ▁be ast ▁known ▁as ▁It ami . ▁They ▁are ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁Ash ig aru ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Shin ▁agents . ▁The ▁Sh og un ate ▁uses ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁close - com bat , ▁ste alth ▁and ▁amb ush ▁tact ics ▁to ▁wear ▁down ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁exp ans ions ▁The ▁first ▁full ▁expansion ▁entitled ▁T ann hä user : ▁Operation ▁Nov og rod ▁introduced ▁a ▁third ▁fa ction ▁known ▁as ▁Russian ▁Mat ri archy ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁seven ▁mini atures ▁and ▁tokens ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁game ▁board ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁map ▁and ▁unique ▁object ives ▁and ▁tokens , ▁along ▁with ▁game play ▁twe aks ▁to ▁the ▁core ▁game play . ▁ ▁While ▁not ▁a ▁full ▁expansion , ▁a ▁second ▁map ▁supp lement ▁entitled ▁T ann haus er : ▁Da ed alus ▁Map ▁Pack ▁Exp ansion ▁introduced ▁two ▁new ▁maps ▁on ▁a ▁double - s ided ▁game ▁board ▁with ▁unique ▁object ives ▁such ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁tri als ▁for