Don’t bother with it; I highly recommend playing the SUB-I-II instead. You get the same firepower and 400 more rounds. It might have worse survivability due to the gunner being exposed, slower speed, and lack of stabilizer, but it’s still a very good SPAAG for lineups ranging from 5.3 to 7.3. Additionally, it recently received a speed buff, increasing its maximum speed from 50 to 60 km/h.
Yeah, go play the SUB-I-II.
I’ll consider getting the Type 87 P only once it goes down to at least 7.3 and put it with my Type 99, M47, and Ho-Ri lineup. But definitely not putting them with the Type 87 at 7.7; that’s a no-brainer.
I’d like to add, Type 99 does super well as an AA for 7.3 with the (PF) round. Will just take time to get used to it like any other vehicle. If only it had a rangefinder, would make things easier.
yes, the type 87 prototype should be 7.3. I recently played with it and fired about 10 bullets into the Chinese Pt-76, only one penetrated its lower front plate and all it did was slightly injure one of the crew.
This image may be of interest to those who like obscure Japanese vehicles. In the distance you can see a Chi-So APC. In the middle foreground is what I think is the Type 5 Ke-Ho or maybe a Type Ke-to, but I’m not sure. Some on Japanese Twitter think it’s the Chi-Ho, but I’m somewhat doubtful of that claim. Lower tank is some kind of construction vehicle
The document also states that the Type 94 truck weighs 3,400 kg.
The Isuzu Type 94 SPAA weighs 5.3 tons in the game, but I think it is overweight since the curb weight of an Isuzu Type 94 six-wheel truck is 3.4 to 3.5 tons and the total weight of the 20 mm Type 98 cannon including wheels etc is 430 kg. Maybe 5.3 tons should be the total weight with the payload loaded to the max.
In Enlisted, the Isuzu Type 94 weighs 5.3 tons even though it is just a cargo truck not carrying a 20 mm cannon.
The organization taking on this restoration is planning on opening a museum in 2027, in Gotemba City. Other vehicles that will be present in the museum include:
The only restored Ha-Go in Japan (complete with original Mitsubishi engine!)
An early version of the Kurogane scout car
And most interestingly, as of March 2024, negotiations are in progress with the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas to ship their Chi-Ha Kai to Japan for restoration and display. Japan has only 3 known Chi-Ha tanks, all of them the 57mm version, with only 1 of those being fully restored, so it is exciting that they will finally recieve one of the more iconic versions.
And then of course the aforementioned Ha-Go Bulldozer, nicknamed “Ha-Bull”
Surviving Panzers lists one at a memorial in Guadalcanal. However Pacific Wrecks notes this as being a Type 92 I-Ke Prime Mover. The link leads to a Russian website about the Kuril Islands, so it’s likely a mistake.
The Beck Military Museum vehicle is probably indeed the last of its kind unless another happens to be found in the future.
Also, it is worth mentioning the same Beck Museum Ro-Ke was offered to the Japanese organization I wrote about above, but they refused due to already having preparations for the bulldozer Ha-Go restoration. So perhaps it will be considered for the future.
I dont know where to post this but I would just like to revive interest on the old proposal for the Kayaba Ka-1 Autogyro developed by Kayaba industry and was extensively used by the Imperial Japanese Army for the ASW/Armed Recon roles.
Its armed with 2x 60kg bombs or 2x depth charges and was produced since 1941 but the prototype was built since 1939. Quite a lot of them were also built, with ~98 units estimated that were built. This wouldnt be the best for CAS but its got the meme potential and a fun CAS to have. Even if it was unlockable by Rank 4, the BR could be set to fight battles in like Rank 2 or something.
It was passed for consideration but its no longer in the Passed for Consideration list for Japanese Helis. If one could make an updated proposal for this so that it might actually happen, please do; anyways heres more pictures.
They would be best at 1.0, with unlocking rank II being required to research them. This will keep them separate from the rest of the helicopter tree because, quite frankly, they would be utter crap aside from the meme factor.
