The problem is that there is widespread dislike of Japan among the Korean population.
According to a 2014 BBC World Service poll, 13% of Japanese view South Korea’s influence positively, with 37% expressing a negative view, while 15% of South Koreans view Japanese influence positively, with 79% expressing negatively, making South Korea, after China, the country with the second most negative perception of Japan in the world.
I mean, probably because as the 2nd or 3rd lagest nation in game (not 100% sure) the US not only has vehicles for most if not anything, but also has a tree so full that no subnation could properly unfold its full potential.
Sadly the way Gaijin does it right now, subtrees are bound to the same tree limitations as the main tree, 5 lines of three vehicles per rank (excluding folders). There sinply wouldn’t be enough space to add all that Korea has to offer.
I don’t think Korea should go to Japan either, Japan has other more fitting options like Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia, but the way subtrees are currently implemented the US would also be less than ideal unless Gaijin reworks subtrees quite substancially.
Though then again there is no way they could ever fit all of the Indian vehicles in the British tree either, so this does seem to be an already existing problem with subtrees.
If you look at the more modern much newer polls its SIGNIFIGANTLY higher albeit not the best of all time obviously but much much higher then 14% their relations as of late are very good
What if they are planning a tech tree expansion update? With all the UI changes, collapsible ranks, and confirmation of India as a subtree, it is totally possible they could extend the amount of lines to fit another subtree. So it can go to US. Imo, Taiwan should have gone to US and North Korea as a full subtree to China in place of taiwan
Why would they confirm India as a subtree? And they can just throw in SK stuff to US tree where they want if you’re right. Gaijin has denied a lot of stuff in the past like missiles but look what they are hyping now
India is irrelevant. They won’t horizontally expand tech trees, at least not any time soon, and no, America has way more than enough on its own. It should never get any sub nations.