I know tripwire had tested tanks, and a lot of players shoot down the idea of tanks for the Pacific maps, but there is a sweet spot of tank balance that we should consider. The Japanese used tanks as infantry support, while the Americans used tanks for destroying obstacles and fire support.
Here is my idea for balance.
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Japan:
Ha-Go(flame tank and regular) or Type 94 Tankette
Chi-Na or Te Ke
Now Pacific Maps are cluttered and I don't expect them to be redone if tanks are added so that's why I am try to use smaller tanks like the Type 94 "tankette". Also small tanks require less modeling
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USA:
M3 Stuart(flame tank and regular) or LVT A(1)
M4A2 Sherman or LVT A(4)
The Sherman is op compared to Japanese tanks but the Japanese had a secret weapon, bamboo sticks with magnetic AT mines at the end. This weapon destroyed a lot of Shermans and Stuarts but required sometimes a one way trip for the user.
I believe that giving the Japanese AT poles would balance the American tanks, and a upgrade for the American tanks would be wooden boards ,that can be destroyed, that are placed on the tank hull. The Japanese tanks have bad armour so for them spaced armour plates on the hull,( as the Japanese Army forbid place plates directly onto government property). The plates would not be that thick, only 10mm-20mm thick.
I choose LVTs as a secondary option because the Americans didn't use that many types of tanks, and the other types were only used in Alaska. S000,
I used LVTs instead. This would be balanced as long as the American infantry or marines don't get 50.cals .
The number of tanks per map would depend varying from 3 tanks to 18.(Note not the number alive at any time but the number of reinforcements)
I think a max of 2 tanks alive at any time, but that's just my idea.
After the tanks ran out you would have to switch to another class.
:IS2:
Here is my idea for balance.
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Japan:
Ha-Go(flame tank and regular) or Type 94 Tankette
Chi-Na or Te Ke
Now Pacific Maps are cluttered and I don't expect them to be redone if tanks are added so that's why I am try to use smaller tanks like the Type 94 "tankette". Also small tanks require less modeling
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USA:
M3 Stuart(flame tank and regular) or LVT A(1)
M4A2 Sherman or LVT A(4)
The Sherman is op compared to Japanese tanks but the Japanese had a secret weapon, bamboo sticks with magnetic AT mines at the end. This weapon destroyed a lot of Shermans and Stuarts but required sometimes a one way trip for the user.
I believe that giving the Japanese AT poles would balance the American tanks, and a upgrade for the American tanks would be wooden boards ,that can be destroyed, that are placed on the tank hull. The Japanese tanks have bad armour so for them spaced armour plates on the hull,( as the Japanese Army forbid place plates directly onto government property). The plates would not be that thick, only 10mm-20mm thick.
I choose LVTs as a secondary option because the Americans didn't use that many types of tanks, and the other types were only used in Alaska. S000,
I used LVTs instead. This would be balanced as long as the American infantry or marines don't get 50.cals .
The number of tanks per map would depend varying from 3 tanks to 18.(Note not the number alive at any time but the number of reinforcements)
I think a max of 2 tanks alive at any time, but that's just my idea.
After the tanks ran out you would have to switch to another class.
:IS2:
