Well imo Japan’s Su30MKM should also lose it’s R77-1 (or Rvv-SD) as it never carried them.
What did it actually carry? I assume R-77s? I think they are just desperate to get Japan a top rank fighter, since they missed the bus with the F-2A and added it after the Raf, which pretty well killed it.
Falcon not losing APDS would mean it would go up to 8.7 or even 9.0, which might create another wave of crying.
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Why shouldn’t spaa kill T72? 2s6 can kill leopard and abrams as well,do u think that they should also loss aphe?
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Falcon in 9.0 is also great,but without apds it is worse than m163.Remember,it doesn’t even have radar
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They do not have APHE to begin with so that’s a mote point.
Also their solid shot AP only has 12mm more pen then the Falcons SAP-I with 30g of explosive incendiary filler (Remember that the ZSU-57-2 that everyone complains about has 20g HE filler, the SAP-I on the Falcon has 30g and the APHE on the Gepards etc. have 37g) and the 2S6 is 2.3 BR higher. If you want to compare them solely on their AT abilities then the falcon should still lose its APDS AND go up to 10.0/10.3.
But I would not be opposed to ALL SPAAs from 20mm up losing all AP ammo.
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YES IT SHOULD
it was OP and unfair
also forced britain to have a 5.3-8.3 SPAA hole
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i mean they could have added some thing to fill that gap but they didn’t
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the place be hit is only 20mm . are you realy know that? if it didn’t have APDS it still could kill you
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The Falcon situation should’ve been solved by changing its vehicle class from SPAA to TD + a BR raise instead of just gimping it. Besides, There’s already precedents of Gaijin doing that with AA systems (ADATS).
At least, that’s my take for sure.
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u actually wrote the headline false. It says that the falcon removes APDS, but it shoudnt?
True, it going up to 9.0 could’ve been better for the vehicle.
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Just spawn fox/scimitar/warrior
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They either have worst firerate, silhouette or even (arguably) both in case of the Scimitar and Warrior.
Lol.
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3 of them have scouting, 3 of them are much faster than falcon, 1 gets uav, thermals, rangefinder, atgms and commander sights for better atgm guidance. And finally, 3 of them will have their apds belts after those changes, unlike falcon.
Upd. Warrior is heavier as well so it loses less speed after colliding with random garbage on maps while being faster than falcon
Does anyone have any actual info that mentions the Falcon ever using APDS IRL?
From what i can tell, Gaijin simply copy pasted the shell from the RARDEN on the Warrior as they are both 30x170mm and have the exact same stats
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it probably is just another case of “technical compatibility” to why it has it, like alot of weapons in game already
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you don’t play the Falcon for ground kills as a light, if anything you run it as TD. This is meaningless lol
Meaningless advantage when the Falcon’s firerate is infamous to even compensate the lack of a improved RF, you can lit adjust your range while shooting by watching the tracers. (EDIT: this appeals to a TD playstyle, that’s where the correlation is made.)
at a significantly higher BR, by the way (EDIT: thought you meant the desert warrior, mb).
Then I won’t play the brits at those ranges, better call. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
All of those lights are hot mid material.
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Thought they only do that to ground vehicles when they are trying to make them somewhat balanced? which doesn’t really fit in with the Falcon getting APDS
outside of that, only see it for aircrafts from what i can tell
Having refreshing marker on enemy is better than not having one. It makes hunting more convenient. Especially when target is not visible.
That will give your enemies time to strike back (depends on range tho). Also your grid is adjusted for first shell in belt, aphe, not sabot. You always have to keep this in mind. Or well, had to keep thanks to future change.
Also mobility is actually meaningful advantage which determines how fast you will reach hunting spot, flank, reposition or evade enemy.
No I would never in my life recommend someone to play desert warrior.
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