More Japanese Infantry. IMPLEMENTED

[Dagravian]

Being brief, i noticed that, when i was doing my campaign, it seens a bit out of place that Germans are so strong in the pacific, even being a fictional campaign, the Japan should actually get a major place in there... I've been using Germans for everything but i think that it would be much better if i could replace the current Germans forces with some more of the Japanese ones... But for that i will need plenty new units for replacement in every field... But for that i think we could do later as we got other priorities atm... Btw at least infantry is something that i know we can sort out for the map editor...

Going foward, i made a small research for what i know it is missing and what could be interesting to have:

• - Nested machinegunner (using Type 97 LMG)
  - SMG infantry (using Type 100 SMG, Type 93 Hand grenade and Type 3 AT grenade)
  - Inf Mortar (using Type 97 - 81mm Mortar)
  - AT Mortar (using Type 94 - 150mm Mortar)
  - Flamethrower infantry (using Type 93 Flamethrower)
  - Rocket launcher infantry (using Type 4 - 70mm AT Rocket launcher)
  - Japanese Sniper (using Type 97 sniper rifle)

• - Alternative "Random weapon" infantry (with type 89 "knee-mortar" 50mm grenade discharger, as hability - Indirect fire support, 3 cost)
  - Alternative "Random weapon" infantry (with Lunge Mine Spear as hability - AT Suicide infantry, 3 cost)

I would apreciate some help here with imgs or some other suggestion aswell if someone is inspired by this...

[Stratego (dev)]

actually we can start gathering units for other nations (japan, british for first imho) to make the new nations.
so you can make indivisual ktopics with images and jsons so i can put them in ! thanks!

[Puss_in_Boots]

It seems our work for the beginning 3 nations will pay off now that we have enough units to work on different nations.

[Dagravian]

Made imgs for 2 of the list + engineers. The sniper and the knee mortar with standard rifles...

unit_JP_inf_engineers.png (2.35 KiB) Viewed 2610 times

unit_JP_inf_KneeMortarRifleman.png (3.26 KiB) Viewed 2610 times

unit_JP_inf_sniper.png (1.16 KiB) Viewed 2610 times

[Dagravian]

Made 3 more:

unit_JP_inf_Type4-RktLauncher.png (2.33 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

unit_JP_inf_flametrower.png (2.59 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

unit_JP_inf_Mortar.png (2.99 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

[Dagravian]

Here are 3 more:

unit_JP_inf_LungeInfantry.png (2.66 KiB) Viewed 2551 times

unit_JP_inf_Smg.png (2.89 KiB) Viewed 2551 times

unit_JP_inf_HVmachinegun.png (3.45 KiB) Viewed 2551 times

[Dagravian]

Forgot about the medic... I guess we got all the basic infantry right?

unit_JP_inf_medic.png (1.63 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

[Puss_in_Boots]

That's more than enough, excellent work!

Just one critic, can we stop giving mg boxes? I prefer to see them prone/ crouched because I can see them getting down for precision shots, but sliding around boxes looks too awkward for me.

[Dagravian]

Sure, I actually wanted to try something else, large guns nested somewhere, behind some cover, i was thinking to try behind walls, sandbags, barrels, logs or else, but was kinda lazy to work on something else and just used the boxes that we already have ...

[Dagravian]

Just wondering @Stratego (dev), but what is the japanese special stat trait compared to the infantries of the other nations? I know that Soviets have +10 health and Germans +1/2 damage... But i have no idea what to put there for these... Did you guys figured out something already for them?

[Puss_in_Boots]

Due to their brutal combat...
More damage, less HP.

They were also ment to be more mobile with bicycles or such.

[Dagravian]

Right, +2/3 dmg, -10 hp?

Idk. Every nation owned bikes... So a biker infantry is not a good special trait imo... What about that bayonet charge?

[Stratego (dev)]

engineers
smg
sniper
mortar

are in

[Dagravian]

Great, @Stratego (dev) but what about their medic? Are you waiting for the medic tent?

Also can you put here the Jsons of the sacrifice effects of aof? I want to see which will work better to simulate kamikazi attacks with aircrafts and infantries on some japanese units... Also i think we might rename them for AOW... Name ideas for the alternatives beside just Kamikazi 2 and 3?

I think it is just these 3:
- Sacrifice killer.
- Pain an hit.
- Hell of pain sacrifice.

[Stratego (dev)]

yes we need medictetnt too.

i think petard would be the good way, here

[Dagravian]

The lunge infantry can work as petard, but i think suicide should be one optional ability... Since they should work as any other infantry.

[Stratego (dev)]

agree

[Stratego (dev)]

These are in:
Japan Flamethrower
Japan Heavy Machinegun
Japan Type4 AT rockets
Japan Lunge anti tank

thanks!

Q1:
unit_JP_inf_KneeMortarRifleman.png - what is this good againt what stats to give?

Q2:
medic: we need a medical camp for this - can someone make one?

[Dagravian]

1- It should work as rifleman (maybe same stats), but with a mortar ability (instant attack with 2 range, with 1 turn cooldown... The damage should be lower than the standard mortars, around 24 & 30).

Also these will not have the ability to build. But they still can mend at lesser rate. Cost can be 2 or 3, you choose.

2- Unfortunatelly i can't help here atm. But will put it on the to-dos of the next week...

[General Brave]

Seems like I will work on this.

[Stratego (dev)]

thanks! awesome!

[samuelch]

I feel lunge mine should be at grenade ability to a unit. TYpe 89 mortar as infantry grenade ability with range of 2 (probably for smg)

[Stratego (dev)]

i believe all implemented already.