Most event vehicles are unique, nowadays are just generic mass produced vehicles (MGS Boxer 3105) and considering To-Ku was never fully assembled, either chassis completely built, it shouldn’t be different.
Gaijin could just make the Ka-Chi premium, give Ka-Mi pontoons and add this as event.
Ka-chi should have been the thing right after Ka-Mi. Making it event was utter nonsence. And To-Ku should have been next step or premium. Like why does japan get american copycats as regular tech tree and when theres something unique and interesting “boom 1 time event vehicle ! those who miss it or play after the event cant get it or buy it since its not even bloody cupon”
For now, Gaijin seriously needs to find someone who can take a look into the archives since there is a rumor from back then that 1 prototype existed but no one is so sure. Sigh…
Where does this guy always spawn from?
See it function just like the other boat tank, and have the floats as an add on.
Did it exist though?
Either A) single finished vehicle
or B) unfinished ones
Manufacturing was underway while war ended. So kinda like Maus, E-100 or O-I and stuff.
I see no issue with its addition then, would be very fun to see in game!
Given the reasonable doubt of the To-Ku coming to WT, I understand why the Ka-Chi was made an event vehicle. That being said, I do agree the To-Ku would’ve been a better candidate as an event vehicle than the Ka-Chi.
IMO, there’s no need for two separate vehicles. Just give the player the option of switching the guns according to his preference (modification)
No, we know what the status of the O-I was through surviving documents. There is nothing supporting that any part of the To-Ku left the design stage.
I dont see why not if half of the russian navy that is already in game are never finished or just designed things and they plan on adding more like that.
Only the Kronshtadt and the Shherbakov are anywhere near what you’re describing, the former remaining merely a plan and the latter being incomplete. However, both Italy and and Germany, alone, have more incomplete ships than Russia; namely the RN Comandante Margottini, the RN Etna, the RN Conte di Cavour, the Z 46, the Z 47, and the SMS Saschen which were all never completed.
Panther II… XP-38G
Both removed due to not being real. They can’t be used as examples.
E-100
The hull was completed, albeit the Tiger-Maus idea was merely a proposal and the E-100 chassis wouldn’t have been actually capable of carrying the Maus turret without overloading.
then a lot of the chinese stuff
What Chinese stuff? Only the 1221 (Object 122MT) could classify as anywhere near “paper,” because Gaijin is stupid and gave it missiles even though the entire purpose of the 1221 was to make a cheaper and more affordable version of the 122, which involved welding over the missile mounts to make them unusable.
The other Chinese stuff that can be pointed out, namely their T-26s, the T-34-76, and the M36; are only wrong because Gaijin took the lazy route and just copy-pasted the existing in-game models rather than giving them the accurate T-26 model 1933 and 1936, or the M36B2 instead of the M36. The T-34-76 is utter fiction, though, China never received any. They received exclusively T-34-85. The myth seems to originate from China having been the intermediary between the Soviet Union and North Korea when sending military equipment, one of which were T-34-76s (though model 1943 instead of 1942).
Another paper tank? No.
kick rocks
Not really, To-ku very much left design stage and production was under way when the war ended. We just dont really know for certain if some were finished like some sources claim or if there were just unfinished vehicles.
Japanese amphibious tanks are so cool! +1. I think it would be best, if it was one vehicle with two modifications :)
I personally would not be mad if two vehicles. Maybe Type 1 as tech tree version and type 2 as premium at the same br. Since japan lacks vehicles of same br to make effective lineups. But dont really care is its just one as long as they add it.
It propably havent been fully bulit, but i will take any vehicle, which is somewhat real, for Japan. Unfortunately this will be to low BR for me to play it and 1.0-2.0 has enough vehicles to choose from.
I definitely think Gaijin should go with Type 5 To-Ku for the tech tree with the modification option for the pontoons, I wish it were like that with Ka-Mi, +1 from me.
Not sure if I interpreted it correctly. The thing about 1 or 2 vehicles was not about floats. Imo it should have both floats even Ka-Mi should finnaly get its floats. But the 1 or 2 vehicles was if to add To-ku type 1 and type 2 (one with 25 mm in turret and one with 25 mm in hull) as separate vehicles or not.
Thanks for the clarification, I completely forgot about that part, from my point of view adding Type 1 and 2 should be a single vehicle in the technology tree, with the option of modifications to choose from, but it could also be that one could be a premium, so that it does not happen like it did with the German 234 family, which are mostly special.
+1 as a tech tree vehicle! Fairly well-armored, especially for an amphibious tank, with some solid firepower to boot. This would be a wonderful way to bridge the gap between the Ka-Mi and the M24!
Indeed