well consider it like a crimes against humanity weapon after its released on the enemy they also become femboys I know its cruel but war requires sacrifices 
I-16 type 27 will be better for the TT since it has cannons but I have doubts they will add it since will reduce the premium variant value.
Can we also use them as target practice?
well I will advice against it they like it xD
Very well. Meat shields and target practice.
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Well, having fought against the Soviet army, I think all the Japanese tanks in BR3-4 should be downgraded by one level to be able to compete with the Soviet Union. After all, the Pacific battlefield is mostly vast plains, and there are fewer tanks. If it really comes to that, Your Majesty the Emperor, as an opponent, I can’t bear to see your mercenaries run away due to unfair armor. How about re-proposing to downgrade those tanks?
It aint gonna help to be honest since Japan have very limited number of tank options I think only having better planes and good ground attackers can fix the faction since tanks for Japan are hard to save but they can try saving the tanks but I simply don’t see how simply giving Japan better air force is the best solution since we have majority of Japanese tanks there is few key tanks missing that will improve the situation but even they are not match for US and USSR tanks but Japan has a lot of absolutely insane planes that can fix the balance like the Ki-100 helped a lot in BR III that compensate for weak armor.
If you can fix it that my game runs without freezing up and or crashes i might considder… Can´t play like this.
I love tanks! I could honestly do some Japanese tanks (if I’m not playing Italy)
Soviets vs Japanese…
I like playing the good guys… So I will have fun playing on Japan side 
For sushis, sake and Japanese whiskey. And Dragon Ballz.
Tbf there were no good guys in WW2. Every side committed some type of atrocity.
I know it. You know it.
But Japanese opponents, do not 
Well Japanese tanks are just worse then the rest of the factions and that’s normal but they are fun to play but when you go to BR III its the worst BR I mean Chi-Nu vs M4A2 and KV-1 and T-34 and T-34-57 so the only solution simply is strong air force they can lower the BR on Chi-Nu II to see what happens maybe will be ok but right now I can tell you BR II and BR III will be very bad BRs.
fun fact I have learn from history books that the good guys win all the time
I’m a WT player and I love taking things to their historical BR rather than the BR they are at. I should be good.
The problem is BR II there is not enough planes and good ground-attackers so in a match against BR II Japan vs USSR BR III this KVs will be very strong. In BR III vs BR III match is a bit more fair since there is Ki -100 with good bomb load but still lack of ground attackers and the tanks are much weaker but its much better then BR II. But you can play BR I tanker if you have the premium or the event tank. BR II Ho-I is ok vs Sherman however vs KV we shall see xD and BR III there is Chi-Nu that is not huge improvement over Ho-I . However at BR V Soviets have at the moment weaker tanks then US so I think Japan will be fine but If im Soviet player I would use IS-2 and not IS-2(1944) since the top armor is reduced and the Kikka will shred you. But I think BR V Japan will be ok vs BR V USSR however BR I,BR II and BR III will be in Soviet favor.
Aren’t the Ho-Nis any good?
No, sorry, i won’t play japan until hachimaki headbands are added
Type 97 will eat up anything br 1-2 soviet
Ho-Ni II is open top (and is missing 2 crew) but it has decent gun for a BR2 TD.
Ho-Ni III is just a Chi-Nu without turret, honestly no point using it, given that Chi-Nu is not even good either.