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Title: Japanese Tanks
Post by: W7LPNRICK on November 01, 2011, 11:31:21 PM

Just was wondering why Japan is not represented in Armor...? :headscratch:

(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/Type-4-Chi-To.jpg)  Chi-To Type IV

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: Karnak on November 01, 2011, 11:51:23 PM

Chi-To Type IV was extremely low production and saw no combat as they were saved for the defense of the home islands.

All other Japanese tanks would fair very, very badly in AH.

The Chi-To Type IV wouldn't do very well, but at least it would be somewhat usable.

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: helbent on November 02, 2011, 04:32:20 AM

(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/889/23318952.jpg)

Oh theres one in combat.  See it right in the middle?

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: mbailey on November 02, 2011, 07:08:20 AM

Quote from: helbent on November 02, 2011, 04:32:20 AM

(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/889/23318952.jpg)

Oh theres one in combat.  See it right in the middle?

It appears to be a bit undergunned for the current situation its in  :D

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: Mitsu. on November 02, 2011, 07:19:24 AM

no tanks...err no thanks!

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: AHTbolt on November 02, 2011, 07:26:42 AM

No gun no armor no chance

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: AWwrgwy on November 03, 2011, 02:10:59 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/M4-sherman-killer-kwajalein.gif)

(http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Beachhd_Btlefrnt/Photos/423.jpg)

(http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/leyte/127c.jpg)



wrongway

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: Krusty on November 03, 2011, 03:12:15 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/M4-sherman-killer-kwajalein.gif)


Awwww... how cute, he's got a donut in case he gets a flat!

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: RTHolmes on November 03, 2011, 04:01:12 PM

if he'd landed a coupla feet to the right he would have nailed that M4. goomba kill fail!

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: W7LPNRICK on November 03, 2011, 04:27:01 PM

Ooookayeee....   :rofl  well answered.  "They Sucked" probably sums it up...?  :aok

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: SmokinLoon on November 03, 2011, 04:58:10 PM

They didnt "suck".  Ask the Chinese, Koreans, and Commonwealth troops who had to fight them.   ;) 

Vs other tanks yeah sure maybe. But generally speaking the Japanese tanks did their job just as they were designed to do: support their infantry in the jungles of the Pacific.  It was when those same Japanese tanks are used against enemy armor they fell short.  They didnt have the armor and didnt have the gun to fend off the Shermans and the hordes of Soviet tanks they faced.

In AH, they would not get very far.  The only place they would be at home is in an EW scenario against other EW tanks of the same caliber, which AH currently has none.  :D

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: STEELE on November 03, 2011, 05:59:46 PM

We could get the Japanese Ha-Go tank, so named because when a sherman would come across one,
they just   :lol and drove away.

Title: Re: Japanese Tanks
Post by: Tank-Ace on November 03, 2011, 06:26:11 PM

Japanese armor would be essentially useless untill we got light tanks (and I mean REALLY light tanks) such as the cursader and the BT-7.