Suggested BR: II TT Equivalent: P-40E-1, IAR-81C Aircraft Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Primary Armament: 2x 20mm mm Ho-5 Cannon Suspended Armament: 2x 100kg Type 94 GPHE Bomb Defensive Armament: N/A Max Speed: 574 km/h Max Climb Rate: 16.6 m/s Turn Time: 16s Note: I really wanted to give these guys their historical 2x 250kg bomb load out, however it’s difficult for me to justify at this BR and the aircraft themselves would likely be too weak at a higher BR.
Suggested BR: III TT Equivalent: P-51D-5 Aircraft Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Primary Armament: 2 x 20 mm Type 99 Mod.2 cannon, 1x 13.2 mm Type 3 MG, 1x 7.7 mm Type 97 navy MG Suspended Armament: 1x 250 kg Navy Type No.25 Mod.2 bomb Defensive Armament: N/A Max Speed: 540 km/h Max Climb Rate: 16.9 m/s Turn Time: 16s
Suggested BR: III TT Equivalent: P38J-15 Aircraft Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Primary Armament: 2x 20 mm Type 99 Mod.2 cannon, 3x 13.2 mm Type 3 MG Suspended Armament: 10 x Type 3 No.1 Mod.28 Mk.1 rockets Defensive Armament: N/A Max Speed: 540 km/h Max Climb Rate: 11.5 m/s Turn Time: 19.1s
Suggested BR: III TT Equivalent: SB-2m, SBD-3 Dauntless Aircraft Type: Attacker Crew: 3 Primary Armament: N/A Suspended Armament: 1 x 800 kg Number 80 Mod.1 bomb Defensive Armament: 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Mod.1 turret (nose), 1 x 20 mm Type 99 Mod.1 turret (dorsal) Max Speed: 546 km/h Max Climb Rate: 26 m/s Turn Time: 10.2s
Suggested BR: IV TT Equivalent: AP-4C Aircraft Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Primary Armament: 4 x 20 mm Type 99 Mod.2 cannon Suspended Armament: 2x Type 3 No.6 Mod.27 Mk.1 rockets Defensive Armament: N/A Max Speed: 650 km/h Max Climb Rate: 18.2 m/s Turn Time: 19s
Honestly keeping the carriers around for repairs but letting people air spawn with aircraft would be perfect. I’d even like it if they added in airfields on other maps if they were incorporated this way.
Well, I also think there souls be a cool down period between aircraft spawns to help reduce the issue with cycling. That said, maybe that’s more complicated than it has to be.
I dont think there is an issue with people cycling what they want to play, but delaying things “naturally” a little would be good. slows it down without having to sit there looking at the respawn screen waiting (This is what you used to do in battlefield waiting for a vehicle, because thats what you wanted to play)
Basically having to lift off, or spawn at really low altitude is the same thing as having a 30-60 second lockout (just minus the sitting and waiting in the respawn screen)
Probably a mix of the two, one has nearly no HE filler, the other one is okay but the destruction radius isnt too much better than 500kg…has been a really long time since ive done much with warthunder Japan (mostly naval). Never really cared much for their payloads.
I prefer multiple drops of a smaller bomb over a single 800
Really good suggestions for aircraft, these models would really round out Japan, however some of the BRs you chose are really cursed.
For example:
Ki-43 at BR I would be absolutely under-tiered. It will out run, out manouvre and out gun everything plus 2×100kg bombs it would be as broken as the IAR is. I would suggest BR II for the Ki-43-II and BR III for the Ki-43-III.
A good army fighter for BR I would be the Ki-27.
P1Y1 I would put at BR IV or maybe even BR V with 2×500kg bombs. It’s a great plane. Faster and more maneuverable than the Ju188 and Pe-2-31 as well as better protected, and dive brakes give it a capability that no other aircraft in the game with similar payload has access to. The bombload also rivals the Ju188 and would exceed that of the Pe-2-31. IDK why so many people sleep on this aircraft when suggesting ground pounders for Japan.
B7A2 I would put at BR III with 4×60kg and 2×250kg bombs. This would make it WAY more useful since you would be able to loiter around the airspace longer without having to waste time having to fly to the rearmament point. And more drops gices ypu more oportunities to destroy tanks before being engaged by other planes(which the B7A2 should easily peice up).
The Ki-102 Otsu had bombs, it’s just that Gaijin is too stubborn/forgetful to add them. I would give it 4×100kg bombs and place it at BR III. Why 4×100kg and not 2×250kg or 1×500kg? Because you can easily destroy any tank with 1 well placed 100kg bomb amd having four drops is better than 2 or 1.
