As most competent players know, Zeros tend not to pose a large threat if you can stay faster than them (which, MANY planes can.).
However, Gaijin seems keen on moving them up as much as possible.
For example, as of the last patch, the A6M5 Ko (which was a bit overtiered at 5.3) got moved up AGAIN and is currently sitting at 5.7.
How is the A6M5 Ko even POSSIBLY similar to something like the Spitfire LF Mk IX or Bf-109 K4 in terms of performance ASIDE from Turn Performance ? It isn’t.
Not to mention, now it can face a full team of P-51H’s, and has the possibility to go up again Spitfire Mk 24s.
The BRs of the Zeros are a joke, and Gaijin has repeated it past the point of staleness.
I think Gaijin fully intends to continue up tiering the Zeros until USA planes can compete with them in low speed turn fights, which will never happen, but maybe once they are seeing supersonic jets Gaijin will wake up to the stupidity of balancing based on player IQ.
I am bad at props (I don’t like playing props and usually don’t play them) and even I know how to deal with
zeros, Gaijin really should have not moved them up IMO. Player turn fight with them which results to better stats for zeros and hence they get moved up. Lol