This one is pretty simple. The Chinese tech tree should not receive the American-made Abrams. Or Gaijin should add the VT4 to Japan this update despite any potential Chinese player backlash.
If one part of the War Thunder player base is able to push for the denial of their MBT going to a nation that did received it (either through purchased or through a defense agreement), and indeed prevent such from happening. Then other sections of the player base should be able to do the same. Setting politics aside here, adding the Abrams to China highlights a clear double standard and hypocrisy.
And to pretense something here, the existence of vehicles like the F-16, Apache, and Mirage [I would argue] in the Chinese tech tree is irrelevant in this particular because the issue is the double-standard. Since the announcement of the Abrams going to China in a prior dev letter/community update there have been plenty of comments and posts pointing to this particular issue.
Them giving China an M1A2 is just them shoving copy/paste into a nation than putting any effort into fixing it. It’s the lazy way and it doesn’t help the tree.
Adding this just means they ignore fixing domestic vehicles for longer than they already have.
It cannot be acceptable for one portion of the player base to pressure Gaijin to not add their nation’s MBT to another nation and have Gaijin follow through while not allowing anyone else to do so is the issue or to flat out dismiss it. Which has been the case.
And the M1A2T is just an M1A2 designated for Taiwan. They are basically the same vehicle or “copy and paste” in War Thunder terms. Much like the M1A1 AIM is just an M1A1 designated for Australia. But that could potentially be a solution to the issue here. Gaijin could add the M1A1T to the US tree as an event or premium and that would not involve them adding the VT4.
Not saying it is the best solution but it would be a solution.
Such a thing has not occurred.
Gaijin’s response was zero denial of Thai VT-4.
And no, M1A2T is an export [no DU] Abrams SEP3 modified by request of China.
And no, China is a tech tree in War Thunder.
Chinese vehicles should not enter the United States tech tree. EVER!
China is a tech tree already.
