im kinda curious about the Oplots br placement since as far as i know ukraine failed to develop any new APFSDS projectiles so they still use the 3BM42 Mango as their latest and i would assume based on that their autoloaders arent modified in the same way like latest russian tanks to fit long rods like the 3BM60
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Doesn’t Oplot get much better tech tho?
I think Gaijin will just make it into a T-80UD but with a thermal
Mostly it won’t be added with Type 93 because it is not part of whole system but different one
Also I am not sure can Type 93 directly get info from this radar
it gets Duplet ERA which is should be superior to Relikt, Zaslin APS, modern thermals for gunner and commander and it has an reverse speed of 32 kmh compared to russian 4/11kmh
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we got the T-80UD/DU1 from the last winter event
what they can do, considering that thailand uses the VT-4, is probs give it the top Chinese round as Im sure that the top Chinese round can still be used in older Autoloaders
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My idea for Japanese vehicle pack similar to the recent ones coming next update.
Operation Ketsugo pack.
But honestly, if they want to make a WW2 theme it might be difficult because Japan doesn’t have any ww2 SPAAG that surpass the So-Ki and i doubt they will ever consider making the Ta-Ha SPAA so the only option is having tanks for all three vehicles if the pack is gonna be a tier 3 like other packs.
Regardless, i’d be happily buying it if the amount of details are anywhere as close to this.
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sure that could work i dont know if the top tier Chinese rounds are compatible with the older autoloaders found on the T84 but its not like gaijin hasnt given things to vehicles that they were never able to carry just for balancing reason. if it can get the top tier Chinese round it probably be a good 12.0 tank
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Is there really no Japanese WW2 SPAA that could actually be different to those present in the game yet not be completely made-up (aka “paper vehicles”)?
It’s straight up bs that Japanese didn’t produce many types of SPAAGs during WW2 (I mean, Ta-Se and So-Ki were pretty much prototypes that weren’t produced in numbers from what I remember) and something like Ta-Ha is just ground forces R2Y2.
I mean, there is literally no proper SPAAGs left for Japan (unless we count those one-off prototypes using the same armament as existing ones), so probably the Japanese premium pack shall consist of higher ranks (I saw an interesting suggestion making a premium pack out of prototype STAs and Type 60 SPRGs and SUB-I-II, as that one is pretty much a one-off prototype as well).
IIRC the Ta-Ha actually had a few significant parts built so it is eligible.
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being able to see enemy planes in the air is a huge plus for me
Also you used both the Spyder and TanSam, which one would you say is the superior system now?
I’d love to have this added on both the 9.3 Type 93 and a theoretical Kai upgrade.
When I played the Type 93 the only issue I faced is that I cannot spot targets quick enough in the sky
As far as I know, Japan never completed any SPAAG projects with guns larger than a 20mm cannon, aside from some much older pre-war models that were equipped with outdated weapons and mounted on painfully slow trucks—not exactly ideal.
I actually had a similar idea. I think the pack would be much better if it were themed around Cold War-era Self-Defense Forces. That way, the SUB-1-II could be included as well—perhaps reimagined as a vehicle that actually entered service.
The other two vehicles I’d love to see are the Type 61 and the Type 60 SPRG.
The Type 61 underwent a number of modifications and camouflage trials, so it offers a lot of potential for creating something visually interesting and unique.
Heck, they could even give us the Type 61B.
For a tank destroyer, I’d consider either the Type 60 SPRG or the Type 75 SPH.
The Type 75 SPH might actually be the better option, since it shares the same BR as the Type 61.
Type 60 SPRG with winter tracks.
Type 75 SPH in experimental camouflage during Fuji’s Firepower exercise in the 70s.
The camouflage pattern resembled the US MERDC. Haven’t seen anything crazy done to this SPH.
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Well, Zaslin wasn’t fitted to many, if any, BM Oplot zr. 2009 even in Ukraine. Maybe just one, and I haven’t even had this verified. What it would have is Varta (guard, warden), pretty much Ukrainian made Shtora. Everything else you said is about right.
As for a round, it depends on how goofy Gaijin wants to get. 3BM44U may have been tested on Oplots, though likely not the Thai ones. It would most likely get Chinese APFSDS.
They could also replace the 7.7 mm roof mg replaced with the experimental 12.7 mm 7.7 or 7.92 mm Type 4 to make them a bit more distinct.
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Type 4 is 7.7mm machine gun and it looks like this one never was tested on tank prototypes
Hard to say, Pythons on the Spyder seemed to not work properly, and Derbys don’t pull enough in closer ranges and at longer ranged it has the same issue as any other ARH missile - it triggers RWR so you just notch and chaff it easily.
Tan-SAM kai has the Type 81 C IR that we all know and love, sadly still has a very limited range. The ARH could easily take on targets up to 10 kms away but just as with Derby - easily notched and chaffed.
Don’t know which one is better, but the Tan-SAM at least has an almost 100% kill probability at ranges 0.5km to 4 km.