I try to express objectively: I do not agree that this Air Force technology tree should be called the KOREA technology tree (after all, it includes countries in the non-Koryo Peninsula), and I think the army technology tree is more characteristic than the Air Force technology tree: after all, South Korea has a lot of good army vehicles, at least in the absence of a lot of North Korean data. The Air Force is not even as “characteristic” as the Japanese technology tree (I mean the F-15 or other vehicles with a new engine,and call them ‘‘xxxJ’’), which is inevitably a bit far-fetched. It is a good thing to have more countries join the family of war thunder, but at least it should not be named after KOREA. It is suggested that the name should be Pan-Asian Science and Technology Tree.
Just to add in here.
Here is a picture of 2 North Korean JDAMs/Glide bombs on display, the one on the right is likely the AGP-250 as mentioned before which are used on the MiG-21PFM, BiS and IL-28.
My opinion might be a bit controversial here but ill say it, i think both SK and NK should be added into the chinese TT.
Now, hear me out, SK could be added into the ROC part of the TT either as a new line or just by adding them in folders with the ROC aircraft
And NK could be added into the PRC part of the TT
Idk how good the relations between ROC and SK are but imo that would be the best option since japan is not a good idea
Any particular reason as to why? I can understand North Korea being in the Chinese TT but I don’t see the logical reasoning of South Korea being there.
An Tech Tree can only have 5 lines currently according to Gaijin so an extra line is out of the window and the Chinese TT is in no need of a subtree especially when they have a lot of potential domestic vehicles that can be added.
So if player want Korean vehicles it would either have to be through Combined Tree, subtrees (SK bit difficult) or individual event vehicles.
Maybe add Korea to the Chinese tech tree?
I mean it mostly in the sense to be able to add the vehicles in the game, since japan is not an option and imo the US does not need them, i think the ROC part of the chinese TT would be the best idea imo
Iirc china has only 4 lines atm, SK could get its own line while NK could be mixed into another one something like the hungarian bomber line mixed with the italian bomber line or vise versa, NK could gets its own independent line while SK could get added in mixed with the ROC line of the TT
I’d still prefer a Korean tree.
While I get the PRC+DPRK and ROC+ROK subtree idea, there is one glaring issue. Gaijin can’t officially make an ROC subtree, as for that they would need to state PRC and ROC as separate countries, which they sadly won’t do due to the controversy that would bring from the PRC side.
So if they add it it will most likely be a simple “Korea to China” explanation that will assume ROK as a collateral for the DPRK joining PRC rather than a subtree for ROC. Sure, they could add it to a more separate ROC/ROK line, but then there is no more space for a DPRK line.
So in my opinion it’s best to avoid this issue and add a Korean tree, and different subtrees for China.
China has Pakistan.
Give or take too much guess work.
Korea is one of those countries that if you put either or into another nation you are just wanting a lot of bad press and a considerable amount of controversy. It isn’t one of those countries the populace will shrug off. Since they won’t.
DPRK as a subtree for China would be a workable concept, but ROK in the China tree wouldn’t really make much sense. It’d be almost as problematic as making them a subtree for Japan.
IMO there are only 2 ways get ROK into War Thunder that wouldn’t cause problems. Either the united Korea tree or as a subtree for USA. And USA doesn’t really need a subtree.
The only thing I have an issue with is that the Ground Forces would have to start at Rank IV to match the Air Tree because I highly doubt we would see Rank III without any CAS support. It’s possible since it’s only one rank difference but I don’t think it’s likely. Other than that looks good to me. Sure there’s Copy and Paste but if anyone wants any new nations, then we’re going to have to have C&P. +1
Also can’t wait to fly my KF-5F Jegong-ho:
There is at least one Rank III plane option for North Korea, and it’s their indigenous fighter.
Although I don’t know what South Korea could get…
Did they ever use any other early fighter craft? Even if C&P or is this everything post-Japanese occupation?
Other early planes used include:
- Il-10, Rank IV
- Yak-6, Rank I
- Yak-9, Rank II
- Yak-9P, Rank IV
- Po-2, Rank I
- La-9, Rank IV
Frustratingly nothing that would fit at Rank III. The US did claim a few air kill as La-7s, but these are most likely misidentifications of La-9s and La-11s. North Korea also restored an abandoned Ki-43-II (Rank I, 2.7) but it was never airworthy.
+1 This is the perfect way to express Korea
+1 But it’s not an independent country. As a subtree of the United States, it needs K2
Man u spoiled af
Suggestion: the F-40 Early/Late could be replaced with an F-30/40 as there were upgraded F-30 Sabres with AIM-9 rails
Serial number 54-2308 is a F-30 saber given to the Koreans in 1955 and as you can see it has the rails
Yup, I deployed the F-86F-30 with wings replaced by the F-86F-40s as premiums.