Are japanese tanks worth grinding?

[Damian030303]

I'm experienced played, but i havent tried Japanese higher tier tanks.
I'm reseraching tier IV. I'm interested in tanks like ST-A1/2 or Typ 61. Are they worth grinding?

[RedSector73]

I think so but not invested the time myself yet. I have a friend who has whole line and he loves both the planes and tanks.

[Arceal]

Originally posted by Damian030303:

I'm experienced played, but i havent tried Japanese higher tier tanks.
I'm reseraching tier IV. I'm interested in tanks like ST-A1/2 or Typ 61. Are they worth grinding?

I have all but 4 vehicles unlocked in the ground forces Japanese tech tree. (Those vehicles being: Type 74, Ho-ri Production, Type 87 SPAA and the Type 90.)

Rank 1: The only bad tanks in the Japanese tech is their early tanks. (Most of Rank 1.) The Ho-Ro is pretty damn fun. You can kill tanks with it's HE by shooting next to them. It however has a 30 second reload lol.

Rank 2: of Japan is where the tanks start to slowly get better. The tank destroyers are really good, but are un armored from behind. The Chi-nu is where they start getting really good.

Rank 3: The Chi-to tanks are really damn good. They have very little armor, and they are not the fastest tanks. But they can hull break just about any tanks. And they have a very powerful APHE that very rarely needs a follow up shot. (I won't comment on the American side of the tree. They are good tanks, but they are American so who cares about them? lol)

Rank 4: This is a mixed bag for me. The ST-A1 is probably the hardest stock grind I have ever done. It's cannon is only good if you have the HEATFS. It also has very thin armor everywhere, especially on it's sides. The tank is also very long and narrow, so it does not turn well. (Oddly enough though, it turns well in place, just not while in motion.) And it's turret is smaller in game than it is in real life. And it also has a really bad weak spot from the front (right on it's turret ring) With 15mm of armor and a lot of ammo behind it. The ST-A2 does not have this weak turret spot however, but is otherwise the same. The Type 61 is awesome though. It has a lot of fire power, but it is just like the Chi-to's in terms of play style, poor armor, decent mobility and a good gun.

Rank 5: The STB-1 is freaking awesome. It is basically a Leo1 with stabilizers and better armor. It is a little slower than a Leo, but it accelerates faster than a Leo. Otherwise it is very similiar to a Leo. (It also has the exact same gun as a Leo1.) The Type 60 ATM however is pretty bad. It has the slowest missle in the game. You normally only need to hit 1 missle, but that is easier said than done. Not just because it's so slow. But because there is this really annoying bug that makes missles warp around and desync really bad.

Rank 6: I can't say as much for rank 6 because I don't have either vehicles. But I do know that the Type 74 is really bad because it is basically a STB-1 with a decent APFSDS. That shot is insanely good at 8.7. But because there can only be 4 9.7 tanks per match, you are always going into a 9.7 game. (I have unfortunately seen and killed several Type-74's in my Abrams.) The Type-90 is basically a Leo2a4 with the best gun in the game (by far). So I would recommend getting it. This tank can break any tank with 1 shot at just about any distance in 9.7.

[Leinad]

Totally, the I-Go-Ko is competetive till rank XV.

[Arceal]

I just realised, you only care about the high ranked vehicles lmao. Oh well. I started thinking about the Japanese tech tree and got carried away.