Japan is terrible!!!

[Omega Sirius]

Poor armor, poor speed, poor guns...
French low tiers are even better than Japan. With Japan I only get like two tanks to choose from.
Do they get better in higher tiers?

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Omega Sirius:

Do they get better in higher tiers?

Heh... no... no they don't. They are okay at top tier though

Good luck getting their without committing seppuku.

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Omega Sirius:

Poor armor, poor speed, poor guns...
French low tiers are even better than Japan. With Japan I only get like two tanks to choose from.
Do they get better in higher tiers?

Also what two tanks? Your choices are Ki Ni or Ki Ni, there is no other correct option.

[Voroshy]

play with japan, or be part of pride month and play the three boring monotone countries who ruined this game, the only diversity should exist is vehicles in War Thunder, but we only see germans, russians and americans, monotonely boring

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Voroshy:

play with japan, or be part of pride month and play the three boring monotone countries who ruined this game, the only diversity should exist is vehicles in War Thunder, but we only see germans, russians and americans, monotonely boring :Johnny2:

That would be tritone or polytone, not monotone.

[Voroshy]

Originally posted by FizzyElf:

Originally posted by Voroshy:

play with japan, or be part of pride month and play the three boring monotone countries who ruined this game, the only diversity should exist is vehicles in War Thunder, but we only see germans, russians and americans, monotonely boring

That would be tritone or polytone, not monotone.

Si threetone

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Voroshy:

Originally posted by FizzyElf:

That would be tritone or polytone, not monotone.

Si threetone :er_uwu:

Da comrade

[Chaoslink]

Unlock the best tank in the entire game, the M24 Chaffee, then win.

[Toblm]

Japan is certainly a challenge. But its lowest rank (Reserve and sub 2.0) is absolutely not worse than France's.

Both Japan's Reserves are perfectly functional. I prefer the I-Go Ko. Decent HEAT with a stabilizer you can absolutely ruin peoples day by getting the first shot off and clearing their turret crew. But the Ke-Ni works fine. Similar pen to any other 37mm but at least its a APHE.

Japan also has some fun vehicles in the Type 94 and Te-Se both of which have a solid 20mm autocannon great for hunting low BR vehicles.

Additionally the Ho-Ro and Ro-Go are both great derp gun tanks.

Chi-Ha plays just like the I-Go. Then the Ho-I loses the stab but doubles the HEAT pen and TNT equivalent. Which all works fine as soon as you figure out how to take advantage of it.

France on the other hand has nothing but pain before the US vehicles and the B1 start showing up. French 37mms are dogwater and the 47mms are not much better. And all the French TDs in rank 1 are completely useless and there isnt even a fun SPAA. Just pain.

[j.yellow28]

Japan is hard but i kinda like it i started japan and am at 4.7 and yea men isnt best But there APHE shells are mini nukes with amount of explosbe filler in them so kinda fun,

[six_peas]

I play Japan Air and Ground. I feel the planes are some of the best, ( turn around rate ) the tanks OK. You say " 2 tanks " ?? always buy another slot, keep at least four slot for every nation you have. Turn off auto-repair for all nations, save millions of SL. Let one of your 4 vehicles, remain un-repaired when going to battle, save million SL. ( battle with 3 minimum ) Grind is a key to this game. Have fun and love the game, it is great, ignore negativity. Also, when one of my nations' vehicles, ALL need repair, go to another nation and play ( no need to repair let em sit ) However I do experience the Japan nation vehicles seem to have a 'much' slower rate of gaining experience points than other nations ! I also Have Russian, British ( my favorite ships ), Italy ( a favorite ground nation ) Also --- Ding Ding Ding --- the on-line store ( through your in game panel ) often has ' on sale ' nation starting packs ! valuable free repairs, increased experience points, best vehicles ( tier 2 or three ) ALL for less money than buying, separate vehicles, ( not me ) great way to start a new nation. That is how I got Japan and Italy. Ding Ding Ding always purchase through your in game on-line store .... the prices and deals are far less real money.

[Shyue Chou]

I do find Japan Rank 1 and 2 to be difficult given how poor the vehicles are generally, not as bad as France but simply not competitive. The Ke-Ni is a fun little sports car while the Chi-Has are just about acceptable as tanks.

For Rank 3, there is the Chi-Nu which is roughly equivalent to the Pz IVF2. There is also the M24 and the Chi-Tos. Rank 3 is competitive.

For Rank 4, I relied on the ST-A1, ST-A2 and ST-A3 primarily, prototypes of the Type 61. I didn't like the Type 61. The ST-A3 was my most used vehicle as I used it with its autoloader for long range sniping with the HEAT.

For Rank 5, the STB-2 and Type 74 are fine for their battle ranking.

For Rank 6, the Type 74E and Type 74F are somewhat weak for their battle rating but I used them a fair bit, They are slightly below average but are by no means not competitive. Much later, I got the Type 74G and Type 16 (P) and Type 16 (FPS) to build a grinding line-up. The Type 89 is pretty good, you can long range snipe with it effectively. And the high ROF helps a great deal too.

For Rank 7, I have a Type 90 and Type 90B line-up. I don't have the Fuji. It is competitive in that the 4 second reload often allows a follow-up shot if the surviving enemy doesn't spot you. A joy to play though the thermals aren't great.

For Rank 8, I have used the Type 10 and TKX, both of which have 4-second reload times and much better thermals.

That is a summary of my journey through the ranks for Japan. I had fun. Yes, it was challenging at Rank 4, 5 and 6. For Ranks 1 and 2, they are quickly over so, I didn't notice or remember much anymore. Hope you find my experience to be useful.

[Shyue Chou]

Originally posted by Venom Thanos:

I'm scare of Fuji, they are the reason why my T-90A is below 2.0KDR despite me putting extra effort to do well lol

Yes, I am scared of the Fuji too. As soon as I see Fujis, oh-oh, bad news. Those Type 90s with their reloads can devastate a field very fast if played well. Yes, they are easy to kill but in the hands of a good player, they can wreck enemy teams.

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Venom Thanos:

I'm scare of Fuji, they are the reason why my T-90A is below 2.0KDR despite me putting extra effort to do well lol

Right? it's weird though because the Type 90's and Type 10's have never been an issue for me but the Fuji just wipes the floor with me and my teammates, I don't understand how they manage to do so well in that thing when it's not really a better tank or at a better BR.

[CoKane Dealer]

Japan is one of those nations you need to be well versed in the game before you can play properly.

Its not for new people starting out. But if you're 500+ hours deep, you can make them work and do quite well.

[Miles "Tails" Prower]

Originally posted by CoKane Dealer:

Japan is one of those nations you need to be well versed in the game before you can play properly.

Its not for new people starting out. But if you're 500+ hours deep, you can make them work and do quite well.

It was my starting nation and I'm doing fine, my favorite vehicles are either the chi-he or Ho-Ri Productions