The rank 5 Type 99 SPH in the Japanese ground tree is not a good vehicle when stock. Its so unbelievably slow. The gun is good for the Battle rating, but its so sluggish I can’t get to a position before someone else gets there. I am fine with slow vehicles in this game, but this vehicle is not meant for it as it has no armor. This tank is also at the same battle rating as the 2S19M2. The 2S19M2 has a quicker reload, an easier to aim gun, and is faster than the Type 99. I am completely stock as of writing this and want to know if the Type 99 is worth upgrading. Is it faster when upgraded? Is the upgraded HE round much better than the stock one? I hope so because this tank is very bad stock.
Unless its the PzH, most self propelled howitzers really aren’t good-
They’re fragile, wonky to use, and are inconsistent. Yes, its better spaded, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up. The Ho-Ri Production however, is extremely good. I’d advise gunning for that.
Yes I have played the Ho Ri Production quite a bit. That thing is downright overpowered. Probably my favorite casemate tank destroyer in the game. I am no stranger to the Ho Ri production.
Wdym most sph aren’t good? The 2s19’s and the m109’s are amazing! in fact this type 99 is the only sph ive played that I dont like.
Like I said, they’re just too fragile and clunky to use. Most have slow reloads, bad depression, horrible gun handling, etc.
A regular tank is better in 90% of the scenarios you will be in.
I have so much fun when I play other SPH besides this one though. M109’s and 2S19’s and others are way faster and better and more fun than this tank. most of them dont have long reloads. the Type 99 doesnt have a long reload.
Very good spaded, but tbh it was very good stock too
And the Type 99 has much better optics and transmission
I have the 2s19’s both spaded. I can say with 100% certainty that they have better transmissions than the 99. Unless you are talking about reverse gear, which would be a valid point I agree with. But the type 99 accelerates so slowly stock compared to the 2s19’s. Optics don’t really affect my aim in this game. I could honestly aim better with the 2s19 probably, for some people this would be a valid point to make but it doesn’t really affect me.
The reverse gear is the transmission after all
Yeah the type 99 has a better transmission, but that is not valid compensation in my opinion to having far worse forward speed and longer reload. Sometimes having really zoomed in optics feels restricting as it limits my FOV and makes the gun feel like it has lower velocity. So it might actually slightly negatively affect my performance. Nothing super noticeable though.
It actually does, the Type 99 is fantastic
You prefer having a faster reverse gear over forward speed and having better optics over faster reload. These are valid points. I just play the game slightly differently and prefer more forward speed and faster reload. When I play the 2s19, I always try to position myself where I can drive forward into cover rather than reverse, and this works decently, and having a faster reload is always nice. And as I’ve said, the optics don’t significantly affect me. How can I make the faster reverse gear work as valid compensation for the other attributes mentioned? Maybe if I can learn how other people play to the Type 99’s strengths I can become better myself.
Those are the tradeoffs for 7.3
I am mostly referring to the 2S19M2 which is also at 7.3. I’m not sure if I fully understand what you are saying.
Trades the reverse gear for the reload rate
Oh, I see. I was just confused that it was a tradeoff for 7.3.
Or hung up on the 7.3 part
I should have worded it better
no problem