Top Tier Review - Japan: War Thunder

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• W1

  @w1zz0k12 · 1 month ago

  So depressing hearing it put so succinctly, the game is decided almost immediately, at mid-low br you do see come backs if one side has more fleshed out lineups but as an average player your impact on any given game is negligible, really un-satisfying gameplay loop in this ‘game’

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• TO

  @Tobias-wb6kd · 1 month ago

  Tan-SAM Kai is indeed the only AA that can Mad Dog a weapon, but not the only vehicle. The Hawks with radars can for whataver reason fire their antiship missiles with the radar turned off, unlike every other plane with AShMs. Personally I think they should open up the option to every weapon, IR missiles included.

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• KW

  @Kwisss · 1 month ago

  Oplot has underperforming UFP and ERA sadly and armor holes but it is nice as a somewhat armored vehicle for a change.

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• RO

  @roobobin · 1 month ago (edited)

  I always look forward to your top tier reviews<br><br>Edit: A few notes about my lineup:<br>-I really don’t like the type 16 in top tier. the type 93 dart is useable but not very reliable against the t-80 hordes in my experience, wish it was closer to M900. My main issue with it is it’s sluggish acceleration (also an issue on the type 10s) that just doesn’t feel competitive at top tier. I find the type 89 and 87 much more reliable with their autocannons. I like having an IFV so I typically take the former, and the top attack missiles are hilarious on occasion, but the type 87 really steals the show with its mobility + 25mm autocannon, which is same one as the freccia (it’s also surprisingly survivable). the main issue I have with these two is the lack of drone thermals at 9.0 but that’s whatever. <br>-For anti air I actually opt for the standard type 81 since it makes for a great quick spawn to lob an effectively un-flareable ir missile to quickly shoot off spawn without having to place and switch to a whole second vehicle. You made this point in your China top tier view with the CS/SA5 where major nations’ stronger radar missile SAMs can typically cover the big radar missile gap for you.<br>I did invest in an extra crew for the type 03 just to have it. At range I find it surprisingly hard for people to multipath since the missiles tend to go top down after that initial steep vertical launch.<br>-As for the type 10s, their current implementation is unbelievably butchered and I’m not even talking about the reload rate which is at a pretty healthy spot IMO, but isn’t as strong at 12.7 as it is for the type 90s at their battle rating. Basically, the type 10 round should have performance closer to DM53 while still being unable to pen the type 10 itself frontally. But of course the frontal armor may as well not be there. It’s also horrifically sluggish to get up to speed while dumping its momentum obnoxiously fast when you try to turn. The suspension should also be much more dynamic, similar to how the Udes 15/16 works in WoT, but you get the idea.<br>-Do you really consider the AH-64E to be better than the Mi-28NM? I personally rank it third after the z-10me on account of the ty-90s, but the Mi-28 gets more reliable (albeit less) FnF missiles, vikhrs (great for overwhelming SPAA and fighting other helis + shoot through smoke) AND the best heli gun in the game for countering planes<br><br>Sorry for the essay but there aren’t many other places for me to write all my thoughts out like this😛

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• LR

  @lRazorsEdgel · 1 month ago (edited)

  I love your videos! Your assessments and analysis on any topic always feel so deep and detailed. Great content, Keep it up!

• MA

  @MadaraStv · 7 days ago

  Will we be getting a revision on Sweden and France soon? Kinda weird they went missing in 2025

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• HO

  @Howieroark21 · 1 month ago

  The timing of this is great<br>Just started researching type 10 yesterday

• AH

  @ahmadjavedaj · 1 month ago

  Very nice analysis would be curious to hear if any of the other nations became better or worse this year.

• BA

  @badasstasticusbadass4908 · 4 weeks ago

  The line up that i have for Top Tier Japan is called &quot;Basically Ukraine&quot; because it has the BTR-82, Leopard 2RI, T-84, MI-24 and Mig-29N. <br><br>It is an effective line up? Sometimes yeah. <br><br>It is fun to use? Yesh

• CA

  @Cabin3Rox · 5 days ago

  The F2 can now carry the best anti ship missile or second best in the game and it does have good uses for its gps JDAMERs I’ve found. Also the AAM 4 is a decent but not outstanding ARH but the AAM3 is my personal favorite IR missile in the game. Japan IMO is probably the best tree for support and flanking, with a lot of glass cannons mixed in (I mean do we have to talk about the Chi-Ha LG?)

• TH

  @TheTurbanatore · 3 weeks ago

  Japan is getting a new Top Tier light tank, which was announced right after this video went live.

• KA

  @KauppaKomissaari · 1 month ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp1_PgRvik&amp;t=790">13:10</a> if i remember the tan sam gets also ability to get optical locks like the strela wich dircm wont affect if i remember