Some Frustrations and Suggestions from a Japan Main

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Some feedback and wishes from a very casual Japan main

  1. Heavy tank option for Japan
    I’d really like to see Japan get a proper heavy tank option. Ro-Go doesn’t really count as a heavy. Some people will point out that Japan has the Heavy Tank No.6, which is fair — but the problem is availability and price.
    At the moment, the Heavy Tank No.6 costs around 75 EUR on the marketplace, while the Italian version is sold directly for 4080 Golden Eagles, which is under 33 EUR. Having such a large price difference for essentially the same vehicle feels unreasonable. It would be great if the Japanese version could also be made available directly for Golden Eagles at a similar price.

(And even if Japan didn’t historically field many true heavy tanks, realism in War Thunder is already flexible in many areas.)

  1. BR compression around 9.7–11.7
    Why is the jump so extreme? Going from 9.7 straight to 11.7 feels very punishing. It often feels like BR 10 just doesn’t exist for Japan, and the matchmaking gap is frustrating.

  2. Chi-Nu II BR feels too high
    The Chi-Nu II seems overtiered for what it offers. This is a pretty common opinion, so there’s not much more to add here.

  3. Lack of light tanks between BR 4.0–5.3
    Japan really needs another light tank in the 4.0–5.3 range. Right now the lineup jumps from 3.7 straight to 5.7, and the 5.7 vehicle isn’t even a true light tank. That gap makes lineup building awkward.

  4. Top-tier lineup issues without CAS or helicopters
    As a newer player who doesn’t play CAS or helicopters, it’s very hard to build a proper Type 90 (11.7) lineup. I end up with two 11.7 MBTs and one 11.7 SPAA, but then I have to fill the rest with 9.7 and even 9.3 vehicles. That kind of BR spread feels very rough and not very beginner-friendly.

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  1. There’s nothing. I mean yeah you have the guys arguing about O-I but honestly I don’t see it happening I will eat my words if it happens though
  2. Sub-tree is supposed to be filling that but we will see in the near future, there are still japanese vehicles that can help fill those sub tree lineups
  3. Chi Nu II is indeed overtiered
  4. There are no light tanks that can fill up that br as far as I know but I don’t see how is that so much of an issue light tanks in lower tiers aren’t that relevant
  5. Uh do you mean lack of Japanese aircraft for CAS role? Because Thailand was added specifically to improve the CAS options and well I don’t know why would you uptier 9.X vehicles when F4EJs exist and they are better for that role you will still suffer though because they are better but no good for that role that’s why you are supposed to go for the thai F-5