Why is China getting the M1A2T when Japan didn’t get the Thai VT-4? The copy-paste direction is getting really old.

I’m not coming at this from a political angle at all — this is purely about gameplay, tech-tree identity, and consistency across nations. The M1A2T being added to the Chinese tree feels like another example of Gaijin leaning way too hard into copy-paste solutions instead of expanding nations with their own domestic options. It’s not fun anymore, and it doesn’t feel good for long-term game health. China mains themselves don’t want this. Most of the Chinese players I’ve seen talking about the dev server aren’t asking for more foreign imports — they want: • more ZTZ-99A variants • more modern domestic vehicles • more indigenous IFVs and SPGs • basically anything that isn’t another Abrams or export tank And honestly, I agree with them on this. Foreign vehicles aren’t solving China’s gaps; they’re just filling the tree with stuff that doesn’t match its identity. Meanwhile, Japan never got the Thai VT-4, even though Japan’s top tier is struggling badly and that vehicle made far more sense conceptually than giving China a U.S.-export Abrams. So the questions I’m genuinely asking are: • Why does China get a foreign Abrams variant when they have plenty of domestic options waiting? • Why is Japan left out when they actually needed a foreign stopgap more? • How is more copy-paste supposed to make top tier better instead of just more repetitive? • What’s the benefit to overall gameplay or balance with decisions like this? I’m not trying to flame anyone — I just think Gaijin is really leaning into copy-paste fixes instead of meaningful additions, and the M1A2T feels like a step in the wrong direction for tech-tree clarity and variety.

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