Ranking of “Disappointing Weapons of the Self-Defense Forces” that Can’t Sell Overseas[Evaluated by 108 Self-Defense Forces]2nd tank, 1st place? | Military Business & Self-Defense Forces 10 Trillion Yen Competition | Diamond Online

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The Diamond editorial department conducted a questionnaire asking Self-Defense Force personnel to evaluate their “weapons,” and received responses from 108 people.special feature“Military Business & Self-Defense Forces 10 Trillion Yen Scramble”In #6 of (25 episodes in total), we will deliver the “ranking of weapons that cannot be sold overseas” selected by SDF personnel at the forefront of defense. In general, the reason for the lack of sales was that they were “more expensive than overseas products,” but there was also a fatal evaluation that they were “difficult to use.” The global arms market is booming like never before, as the risk of a conflict rises. Without immediate “improvement”, business opportunities may be lost. (Diamond Editorial Department Hirofumi Senbongi)

The unit price of rifles is five times that of foreign-made rifles!
Sadness of domestic weapons that cannot be exported

The Diamond editorial department conducted a questionnaire to ask Self-Defense Forces personnel and others about their evaluation of Japan’s defense equipment in light of the increasing risk of an emergency in Taiwan.

The number of respondents doubled from 53 in the previous survey in 2017, suggesting that the sense of crisis among those involved in defense is growing stronger.

Based on the answers to the questionnaire, we created a “ranking of weapons that cannot be sold overseas”, and found that weapons that were “excessive specs” and “overpriced” as a result of optimizing for the Self-Defense Forces. Among them, there were some weapons that were pointed out to have a fatal flaw of “not suitable for actual combat”.

What is the disappointing weapon that Self-Defense Forces officers honestly confess? On the next page, let’s take a look at the “Ranking of Weapons That Don’t Sell Overseas”.