AT rifle and hit the engine.
At the same time, the driver hides in the tank and cant be killed by normal guns and meeles.
Because it will come later, probabably with a drum Thompson as “counter”.
They do this gear-wise and not by soldier capabilites.
Thank you for your comment! and thank you for addressing the issues with ways to counter it. Now let’s see…
No issue there, fair enough. However the M13 is still far better than the Ta-Se at clearing infantry and something ought to be done about it.
Fair point, but then what. He can hide in the tank, but basically becomes useless.
Ah yes, very balanced. 30 Rounds SMG vs 50 Rounds SMG with similar rate of fire.
This must be the worst thing about the design then. If the gear is simply better on one side, and inferior on the other with no other balancing mechanics, then one side is just better.
Thank you again for taking the time to comment!
I’m going to let you in on a secret, shotguns are completely useless in this game so japan actually gets the better end of the stick
There’s nothing wrong with Japan’s starting rifle.
M13 does seem too durable though. I’ve noticed the Ta Se struggles to pen it with AP and I don’t think that was a problem in war thunder
'Tis no secret sir, the shotgun is far from useless, as I found out the hard way (or the easy way when I play as the US XD). But thank you for your comment either way!
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is the sight. Befitting a carbine, the Type 38 Carbine’s sight is much thicker than the American counterpart (Springfield M1903), thus making it more difficult to aim at longer rangers. Though I suppose the counter-argument would be to NOT engage at such ranges.
On the M13, even the Ha-Go with it’s 37mm gun can have a hard time doing any damage to the M13, let alone the Ta-Se. Though this is probably a problem that will persist for a while more as it seems that many armored vehicles in this game has an… interesting… damage model
Thank you for taking the time to comment though!
when compared to SMGs they are, doesn’t matter how good the shotgun is, you’ll get much more milage out of an SMG than you will with a shotgun as shotguns require you to be pressed against the enemy to actually work
probably true but it still just seems like a nitpick to me. The Type 38 carbine is perfectly serviceable
The Type Hei rifle can feed from 3 different magazines, a 5 round one, a 10 round one and a 20 round one. The 5 round one is the most common one IIRC.
Caliber, IMO, matters less than RoF here. The Type99 Late doesn’t compete with the Springfield because it fires 10rpm slower, while the Typ38 is 10rpm Higher. I’d have liked to see the Type 38 Rifle as the starter, and a Type 99 Early with a better RoF than the Late be the first unlock.
The Sword is better than the shotgun, at the distances where the shotgun makes sense to use. Shotguns in this game are next to worthless, having larger than realistc spread and much lower than realistic damage, and have long reloads, while the sword doesn’t need ammo and makes your soldier faster, and you can give them to every troop, while the shotgun is assaulters/medics only.
This would be a good change. IRL 8mm Nambu is pretty shit, but with the damage it does in game, a boost to RoF would bring it closer to par.
The Type 99 being the same level as the Garand, is nonsense, I’ll grant you that. Should have gone Hei-Type4 Garand-Type Ko Pedersen. And just because the Hei action is based on the Pedersen doesn’t mean it didn’t have a five round magazine, which would be made up for by the 10 round capacity of both the Type 4 Garand and Type Ko Pedersen.
Dear friend, I agree with most of your text, thing is: Dark Flow/ Gaijin haven’t fixed problems that are coming from the beginning of the game, and you think that they’re going to fix new errors or wrong stuff?? Nope, I’m sorry to spoil all the fun, but all they want now is get as much money as they can and run away with it.
Obviously you gonna find people that defend these companies or the game itself, but be my guest on checking old problems that still bother everyone.
Thank you for your comment good sir, and no I am under no impression that these issues will be fixed. I have a little conspiracy theory as to why they will not be fixed, especially on the Pacific Campaign, but I suppose that is not for this forum.
Is that so, perhaps I haven’t read enough on the matter. Thank you for the information. I still think it should be 10 to offset what the Americans get, but perhaps that’s just me.
Let’s try again, I’ll make sure that my reply is well organized this time.
I see. I agree on the rate of fire, but what would happen to the Type 99 Late in this case? Just dropped altogether? To be honest, I don’t mind that XD
This is the second time someone said this on this post, and fourth counting my two friends saying the same thing. Perhaps there is truth to it that the shotgun is bad.
This I agree with completely.
Yep, and I read up more on the Type Hei rifle. It does indeed have 5 rounds magazine. I was basing my understanding of the gun on the Pedersen rifle, which was a mistake.
Haha… Yeah I understand what you mean. I highly doubt this will even be seen by a developer. If it does, I hope he cares enough to reply.
You’re right. I made a mistake of basing my understanding of the gun on the Pedersen, and not the actual Type-Hei.
Perhaps you are right in this regard. I guess I would prefer the Type 38 Rifle as the standard weapon for historical reasons, which barely matters in this game.
Hm, quite a few people have mentioned that the shotgun really is bad. Personally I haven’t had much trouble with it, but that might have to do with me not using it often. If enough people says that it’s true, it probably is.
Hopefully my reply won’t clog up the whole board like I did the first time around.
i would rather that they have put 10 round or 20 round one for upgrade instead of otsu… or type 99…
Shotguns aren’t “bad” but a SMG is always better, especially a high RoF SMG.
Fair, especially if the loader of the Jap tank dies.
He could drive away and camp.
What do you expect? Japan is a crap nation if we dont consider their naval strenght. Its basically Italy with worse tank (yes, thats possible) and no Germany as Vaterland nation for a two-faction campaign and heck even Pacific Allies who deployed outdated stuff from Europe there are better.
Im not suprised. Im rather surprised that Df decided to merge ALL mid- to late-war campaigns into one campaign which is nothing but stupid. Understandable to some extend, but still stupid.
This is the concept of Enlisted. You grind and equip your squad with stuff and most people go for the better stuff.
Its basically HnG with “better” game- and gunplay and AI squads.
Thats why we have Pacific.
Because people are tired to play and grind the Germans AGAIN.
IMHO a Korea-War campaign would make so much more sense and wouldnt be that far from WW2 (and @Conscript_Joe gets his M26) than making weird campaigns with Japan or another one-sided Europe-theatre where either Germans get another safespace or Allies another sealclubbing backyard.
Yeah it do be like that.
That’s one tenacious tanker in that case.
Oh I am quite willing to sacrifice historical accuracy for better gameplay. The Devs already kind of did with the whole Japan having SMGs a-plenty and Semi-auto Rifles anyway. They were willing to do that, I wonder what’s keeping them from making Japan a little stronger than in real life 
Am I understanding this correctly; The concept of Enlisted is two factions fighting with one faction simply being better than the other in most regards? That is one… fascinating… concept if that is the case.
LMAO there’s truth to that. Personally I’d prefer the Chinese theater, but we all know why that won’t happen 
It was fun playing Japan when the Americans have yet to get their stuff which means the first days of the campaign’s release but now it’s getting really toxic with the constant spamming of M13s sitting at the grey zone along with the AA gun and bombers. Get to see more and more BARs and even premium Thompsons too.
Ha-Go is scrap metal while the Type 11 LMG is just absolute trash. Type 97 machine gun made me appreciate the DT-29 more while the SMGs are decent, just not as great as thompson. Type 99 rifles are good.
Atleast Tunisia Axis gets access to Panzers unlike the Japanese stuck with their light tanks while the Ka-Chi behind a paywall.
Slowly going back to my usual campaigns with mostly Berlin, Moscow or Normandy.