Can you make japanese infantry 'Banzai' attack?

[Sleek Elk]

Got my arse handed to me by the U.S.M.C, I had a few japanese troops left, but I couldn't charge them into battle and blow up, or close combat them? They seem to walk very slow when going to go in for close combat.

They had grenades left, so I don't know. I've seen the banzai charge in a youtube video, so I don't know what the difference here is?


Cheers for any help.

[Ketsa]

The banzai infantry are special units and they have explosives packs on them.
You just run them towards enemy tanks and they blow up.

Double clicking to run them directly into the enemy and especially running them around the enemy is best then you can target tanks/defenses with the suicide bombers.

[Opavius]

But these are Kamikadzes... Real "Banzai" was a frontal attack of both infantry and armoured support, something like Blitzkrieg without strategy... Its a pity we dont have Japan infantry with bayonets, so they cannot make such attacks with instakill of enemy infantry...

P.S. The "Banzai" attack that is in game, in hero units, is useless, since it is too late and costs 4HP. It should be changed to cost 3HP and consists 2x ChiHa and basic assault infantry on them, not paratroopers... or just 2HP, with one tank and assault infantry.

[Ketsa]

Yeah I agree, cqb and hand to hand is lacking.

[Sleek Elk]

Originally posted by Space Cat:

The banzai infantry are special units and they have explosives packs on them.
You just run them towards enemy tanks and they blow up.

Double clicking to run them directly into the enemy and especially running them around the enemy is best then you can target tanks/defenses with the suicide bombers.

Why can't ALL japanese infantry have this ability as long as they have an explosive on them?

[Opavius]

It would be terrible mash ... ;-)

[Sleek Elk]

Originally posted by Opavius:

It would be terrible mash ... ;-)

Exactly!

[Ketsa]

I would like to see a huge USSR conscript wave versus a wave of Japanese banzai full charge.

[Kyso4ek]

kamikazi unit has stealth. you have to crawl them closer and around 15 meters you double right click at the desired target to blow up they sprint and go off

[Sausage]

Samurai swords and bayonets would be awesomely fun, springing out of hiding or charging to the line from a smoke screen for melee madness.

[Opavius]

Overall melee upgrade would be great, now its quite problematic.

[Sausage]

yeh. haha - micro bashing - I had to micro manage a soldier three times before he went down.

[macleodcorey]

Originally posted by Tredlador:

Samurai swords and bayonets would be awesomely fun, springing out of hiding or charging to the line from a smoke screen for melee madness.

Totally awesome - two thumbs!!