Nerf this op trash weapon already this is ridiculous it can kill every single us tank in pacific with zero care of their safety or range since it has unlimited range with no drop off it’s not balanced in any way. Why are first AT unlock the most powerful one, rockets can’t compete against that range and instantaneous damage. I have never deserted faster than this game (and lost 75% booster). I feel like i wasted my time grinding us to lvl 32. Ty for making me hate to play yet another nation.
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That was your own choice so dont complain about it.
The Type 97 is strong but only as the US tanks just dont have much armor to defend agains it (which will change with the merge most likely).
But what you describe is the same with 50cals and most japanese tanks with the only diffrence that you didnt even have to aim those exactly to shread most tanks.
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Yeah most but they can’t 1hk kill Ho-I which is equivalent of M8 Scott in japanese tree that’s the difference.
It can if you flank the tank as the side armor isnt thick enought to stop it. Or just use the bazooka.
The US tanks come with coaxial mgs making them way more potent agains infantry while the japanese get hull mgs sabotaging your crew priority.
Everything has its pros and cons
50cals and Type 97(AT weapon) are not the same type of thing.
50cal’s competitor is Type97 AA gun , and it can pen all US tanks too.
Unless we can have a handheld 50cal for gunner or AT gunner.
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Tanks in Pacific aren’t for everyone. 
Your rant and frustration is kinda irrelevant.
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to be fair,
the Type 97 cannot destroy tanks that are angled. ( or rather, somewhat struggles. more of rng )
beside, due to being loud and makes huge smokes, hard you are gonna miss it.
p.s. the second anti tank unlock is unironically almost worse than the anti tank rifle.
you have no sight.
which it’s kinda why not many people use it anyway.
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It should have been added as an AT Squad buildable gun, like how MG Squad can build a M2 Browning. Type 97 is OP as hell, being able to carry 3 in AT Squad is OP as hell, and its unrealistic for a small japanese soldier to be able to carry and use it on his own. M13 is also OP as hell against lightly armored tanks, basically making the only useable Jap tanks the Chi Ha and HO I.
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the tube has the same velocity as the bazooka so if you can am one you can aim with the other
doesn’t work for me.
everytime i always die when i fire the first to arrange it.
or, kill my self because of lovely hitboxes of trees, fences, and when you are aiming at a window, clear blast zone, yet i manage to kill my self with it.
so i rather use the anti tank rifle.
until i will unlock the funny yellow tube.
( hoping it has a sight )
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Final at launcher does have a sight but same low velocity rockets, less penetration than the others too. Not bad but the rifle is still more versatile
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Its also unrealistic that people are able to jump around with an Flamer and a rifle but here we are.
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Bruh the Bazooka shred any Japs tanks in Pacific better than the ATR… wth are you smoking?
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Then what do the Japanese get for their first AT weapons? Type 5 would simply just make things worse because it not only has the potential to oneshot every single US tanks with ease, but it can arguably do it easier because it does have some post pen while the Type 97 does not. Japan also doesn’t have any AT rifles or anything else other than the Type 4, Type 5 or lunge mine so what do you propose take it’s place.
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Solved that problem. Dont bring armor and just fuck them up with another infantry spawn 
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Considering that the American tanks in the Pacific are MASSIVELY OP against the Japanese tanks, they had to find SOMETHING to balance it with.
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You do understand that this game as it stands is supposed to be asymetrically balanced, right?
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That point is unfortunately lost on many people unwilling to adapt and improvise
The devs are kind enough not to add the Shermans lol