Hello everyone, whilst I am very excited about Japan getting an assault rifle of domestic design it’s come to my attention there are some concerning details and statistics about the weapon, much of said worries have been put in replies to the new firearm on both the EN and RU forum.
I’m here to simply bring forth the concerns in a proper suggestion post as recommended to do so; I shall digress.
As we can see from the provided preliminary statistics of the new assault rifle it notably has a damage of 9.4 with a magazine capacity of 20 rounds. Currently it is placed in BR5. This might be a bit surprising to see considering such a small mag capacity and with such damage, especially when compared to other firearms like the BR 3 Thompson 30 as shown below ↓
Realistically both of these firearms are performing about the same as one another yet there’s a difference of 2 BRs.
Upon review of some of the limited information available about the Nambu Model 2 Ko assault rifle, (or Type 2 6.5mm as it’s called in game), particularly that of the “ORDNANCE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT NUMBER 19 Office of the Chief Ordnance Officer GHQ, AFPAC ΤΟΚΥΟ, JAPAN” It’s reported to have been a magazine capacity of 30 rounds.
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Additionally as an addendum in regards to the Nambu Model 2 Ko Assault Rifle’s appearance, it should be taken into consideration that the real version of the rifle as we understand it did not have a bayonet lug, nor did it have the cutouts of the barrel shroud typical of the Type 2 Model 1 chambered in 8mm.
We only know of such thanks to a photo of the muzzle end of the assault rifle being posted by Twitter User JGSDF 2aagp 305aco
(@ 305aco). They apparently do have a full photo of the firearm but they’re yet to share it unfortunately.
So for now this is what we have. ↓
Additionally we do have an artist rendition of the weapon based on the limited information and characteristics about the weapon, of which was also improved and refined by forum user @_DELAVR
I believe considering the real world data available for the weapon, it should at the very least have it’s magazine capacity increased to the realistic capacity of 30 rounds.
As for the BR, If there is to be no increase of capacity I think it’s sensible to lower the gun to at least BR4 and possibly even BR3 mostly due to the low capacity; particularly when drawn into comparison with the other firearms Japan has to offer from BR3 and up. Examples being: Sig 1920/30, Type 2 Model 1 and Tokyo Arsenal all having 50 rounds per mag.
Additionally if other characteristics like the bayonet was to be removed to be more accurate, I believe it also furthers arguments of lowering the BR. As for the barrel shroud and whatever else may be inaccurate it might be best to wait until we have a full photo so we don’t have to update the model twice or more.
Finally I’d like to say thank you especially to @_DELAVR who’s done a wonderful job of digging up what info there is about the rifle and other contributors. I’d also like to draw your attention to a post of his on the RU forum in particular about the rifle, of which I referenced a good bit of my post from.
I’d also like to thank the Devs for their work in the upcoming update and the helpers for their communication about the characteristics of the new weapon and the forwarding of information to the development team.
And thank you to everyone else talking about the Type 2 (6.5mm) and your concerns on the forum.
With much love 
- BR shifted down to 3 mag = 20
- BR shifted down to 4 mag = 20
- BR retained but mag ↑ 30
- BR shifted down to 4 & mag ↑ 30
- Kept as is, No changes.
- Something else (comment below)
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