USSR, Germany and USA all have good ground attack plane options on BR3:
IL-2 37/type 3, Pe 2-31/3, A-20 Boston, Bf 110 C-7/F-2, Ju-87 D-3, P-38 E/J-15.
Meanwhile, Japan is stuck with the only option being D4Y1, which also feels much weaker than every other faction’s counterparts:
1x500kg bomb
3x7.7mm MGs
Armament-wise, it’s very close to BR2 Ju 87 R-2 with 1x500kg bomb and 3x7.92 MGs.
If we judge by WT RB BRs, D4Y1 ais also ranked weaker than most of those counterparts:
D4Y1 – 2.0
IL-2M type 3 – 3.3
IL-2-37 – 2.3
Pe-2-31 – 3.3
Bf 110 C-7 - 2.7
P-38J-15 - 4.3
We know that WT BRs are not exactly Enlisted BRs, but still D4Y1 is ranked the lowest.
Not to mention that, as always, Soviet/German/American player can spend the whole match rotating BR3 ground attack planes non-stop, while Japanese players are stuck with just one squad/plane.
So, naturally, the correct way to add new vehicles would be adding them with new squads.
Proposed options from WT
Aircraft Name
Role
WT BR
Key Advantages
Weapon Loadout (WT)
Kawasaki Ki-45 Hei
Universal Heavy Attacker (Bf 110 analogue)
2.3
Nose cannon for strafing infantry and tank roofs. High survivability.
I don’t know, maybe the fact it has an oversized bomb, and can as OP describe out turn fighters?
Although… 2x medium size bomb could in most cases be better than one big one… but on Japan it’s not so bad as they are mostly open fields at least in pacific
Yeah sure maybe you like observation planes and balloons and you love enjoying the views but that’s a war game and without heavy machine guns or cannons a ground attacker is not exactly good you know
