Ushijima = trash

Ouchie. A couple of things. One he is the Undisputed third Axis Artillery. Nobody is better than him in that regard. One could make a case for Rommel, but nobody would put him on Artillery. I sometimes use him on an M10 (Italian Light Artillery), and he is great. Scout makes him the first unit to move, Desperate makes another case for him as either a frontliner or a defensive Artillery, while Crowd Tactics makes him the Axis General with the single most output on the counterattack. (lol, it actually works well if you have some cash).

Second, let's look at your claims on his skills. You say that Desperate is kind of decent, and you are right. It is trash in most scenarios, but invaluable when dealing with a tough opponent that will need multiple turns to kill. I would say an equivalent to Guerilla. Not good by any means, but it can save you.

Crowd Tactics may well be one of the best skills in the game on an infantry or Light Artillery gen, as bad as it is on a tanker. Here is why. Both of those units I mentioned are both very cheap to add stacks to, and fit the role very well, as Infantry have a potential of four slots, and Artillery don't lose stacks easily. Better than Bayonet Charge because it is both very easy to trigger, and it also works on the counterattack.

Lastly, his worst skill, Scout. A number of things about XP skills in general - they are economic skills. By that I mean that they free up tech medals for promotion and non-infantry fields. Scout, I think we can agree is the worst XP skill, but I would just like to note that the difference between 0 and 7 XP (on infantry) is 35 HP a stack, meaning on 4 stacks, that is 140 HP, essentially an additional stack of HP and damage. Now, this is a very extreme condition, but it is even useful if you level up to level 3 inf tech. 4 levels is 20 HP, times 4 is 80 HP. Ushijima can get to that much quicker than most, particularly if you use him as a frontliner.

His skills also have excellent synergy. Crowd Tactics, Scout, and Desperate are all skills for both one on the front lines, or a defender. Desperate to give enemy gens a nasty shock, Crowd Tactics to give him a boost against normal units, and Scout to help regain lost XP from recruiting new stacks.

Lastly we have his price. He is overpriced, yes. But IMO worth it, like Guderian in WC4. I almost forgot: his competition. You mentioned that Kuribayashi exists and that he is cheaper. That is true, but I think that Ushijima is better enough that it is worth it to get him instead. I already explained why I think Bayonet Charge is worse than Crowd Tactics, I would say Desperate is equal to Samurai, and then we have Scout, Artillery Ability, and Two movement versus Raider. I am voting definitely in favor of the former. Versus Yamashita he is Minutely (IMO 50 medals) worse, but also 90 medals cheaper. It is up to you for that decision. I vote strongly in favor of Ushijima.

Note: I had to type all this out on mobile, so you better like my argument.

@vonmanstein77, he is avenged!

Some Things. One, he is 90 medals more. Two, he doesn't need a slot in Pacific '42. Three, I think he is worth it, although many people disagree, but in any case he is the third best Inf and Artillery.

the third axis artillery is bock , he have same stat with ushijima and he is free , 
2/ let me ask : desperate work with scout and crowd tactics ?? 
3. crowd tactics is decent , also enemy can appear with a huge amount and can overwhlem u
4 some defense skill , and desperate and scout suck 
5. bayonets charge trigger everytime , and crowd tactics only trigger when u have more force than enemy ( late game )