I am a German whale, BR4 weapons do pretty well in most encounters. The Panther is pretty good for its tier, can pierce most things. Weapon wise, the Kerali can counter most high fire rate weapons from allies / soviets
I used to play them when the PZ III N was still BR II … and that thing was dominating every BR II game.
For BR II my favourite is Japan, the Arisaka still does very well, the Type 100 early is a great SMG & those rare Hotckiss LMGs are truly awesome.
A fellow Hotchkiss enjoyer I see.

The Hotchkiss it’s probably my favourite LMG. I just love laying prone and firing that shit up.
BR II Japan is madness and very awesome. It’s the only BR and faction where I have a very consistent win rate even when we’re outnumbered. At least for now. Even against those cocky BR III Soviets who think they have it easy, I’ve seen them quit after a few minutes of steamrolling. It’s so fun seeing a T-34 or KV-1 getting ganged up by a bunch of crazy guys running with swords and TNT Charges without fear of dying.