I won’t deny, the matchmaking sucks, and certainly plays a part. But I also had a really good win rate BRI-II Japan, where that type of stuff doesn’t really happen, so I think it’s mostly due to the players.
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I think there are two problems with the Japanese army in this game. one realistically the Japanese Army had inferior technology when fighting the US in WW2 when it came to ground combat. Lots of the soldiers didn’t come back after missions due to them still holding on to the death before dishonor. Don’t get me wrong I love that the game allows you to use a mine on a stick to blow up a tank, but realistically if you have a 3-year veteran fighter that takes his life in combat how do you expect to past on the information on how the enemy fights when the veteran is a pile of blood and guts on the ground or his tank is a burning wreak because he didn’t want the US to capture it.
Second and more game sided, but the iron sights on Japanese weapons suck. In comparison the irons on the starting US rifle gives you a clear picture to see everything, while Japanese starting rifle you can barely line up a shot because the irons look like you’re looking through a solid block of steel further exaggerated by the fact that when you first start out your soldier can’t hit the broadside of a barn because they have no perks and the rifle has no perks. That being said I have a good win rate with Japanese Army in my BR 1 matches, but it’s all about who you match make with.
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Beyond the fact that canonically Japan had a technological disaster, it extended the war to the end, surrendering only because of what we already know… That is to say, Japan really rose to the occasion against the US and China at the same time.
Still in the game you can’t do much if both teams have the same skill.
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i say that because the L-11 doesn’t have HVAP as a shell, the F-34 did however
That one’s a post war fabrication. There’s 0 evidence, neither from US collectors nor from Japanese researchers or any document I’ve seen so far that this was actually something they made/tested during the war.
Alone the Chrysanthemum on the front (which was never just randomly stamped on test equipment) should tell you its a fake.
interesting,but,we have cold war stuff on soviet area,so…
No, rpd and rd44 are different, rpd lacks the foregrip of the rd-44, with rd-44 being the first design of the rpd that would be produced to show to the weapons bureau in late 1944
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Br 1 and 2 is where I have most games. Br 3-5 is like a lotto ticket, fun to play but easy to lose.
In order to have a fair chance at winning as the Japanese, it is better to play “all platforms”. If playing “console only” you’ll consistently be outnumbered and therefore steamrolled regularly.
A higher amount of PC gamers play Japan vs console resulting in a better rate of evenly matched games. And if not evenly matched, the balance is tipped towards Japan more often than not.
Oddly enough I get steamrolled more often when I have all platforms turned on, I’ve given up on crossplay.
lol totally different experience on my end so maybe I’m just lucky 
I play on PC and I usually have more bots on the Japanese side than players, not to mention console players, they are more abundant in the US or Germany.
You are the second who has discredited what I proposed. Guess I’m wrong or just lucky.
from the info I gathert he nambu pistol prototype seems between 1937 to 1945, so…the pistol is legal
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Unpopular opinion:
Japan is actually quite good on low BR.
Yes the Tanks are kinda meh. That much is true, however they are not as outmatched as is often suggested. They also have better anti tank weapons than the Americans to counter tanks. (The BRII PIAT and Bazooka are kinda meh).
Planes → Their fun dont get me wrong, but the kill count is often not that good, their slow and have smal bombs. This means planes rarely decide the outcomes of matches on low BR like they do on high BR.
Everything else → is kinda good for the japs:
BRI, Japanes have the fastest Bolt action on BRI. the best anti-tank weapon on BRI and a very good SMG. This means Japs are all around quite strong when compared to the others, which all lack in some areas. This makes Japs the strongest on BRI in my opinion.
BRII → Japs have one of the best LMG’s. The scoped LMG thing is all around quite strong and allows for accurate shooting on long distance. The SMG, although not the best, are stil quite strong. A 50 round SMG or a very stable Type A. They also get a semi-auto unlike for instance the the Soviets. Although this gun is not as good as the M1 Carbine, its stil a ussefull adition for bum-rush SMG squads. they also have some of the best AT weapons. I would not say the japs are the best on BRII, the tanks are indeed somewhat weaker, but in my opinion their stil very competative.
The real problem is not the strength I think, instead its the lack of diversity in weapons, the lack of customization and the lack maps to play on. Even though they are the most interesting faction in the game, playing japs gets boring because of those reasons. The strength problen is only really present on BRIII and BRIV
I also love the suggestions in this post, I hope some of them make it into the game!