BR changing of A6M52a/b to 6.0 is totally insane

[EagleBlade]

It is totally unbelievable and insame at all! How can they be promoted to 6.0?
Same powerful as F2G, Ta152, SpitfireLFmk9, La9 and can fight against F80, Me262, Su9???

Yes their turnfight ability is good, but this is the only advantage of zeros.
The horsepower of their engines is around 1000HP, cannot do any enegy fighting!
Every player with basic knowledge knows how to kill Zeros by bleeding their energy.

I cannot accept this BR changing at all.

[poopooo]

It’s curious. The A6M5s are at Br 6.0, and the plane that made it disappear from the sky (F6F-5) is at Br 3.3.And there are corsairs in Br 2.7. Oh my God.

[SilentTracker]

Post in the BR change thread then. Your thread is only going to be locked.

Furthermore, it is much more useful to add likes to the already existing replies about the A6M5’s on the BR change thread.

Here is a link to see all the posts for “A6M5” on the BR Change thread: Search results for 'A6M5 topic:343793' - War Thunder — official forum

Here are the highest liked posts about the A6M5’s, add your likes if you agree:

Planned Battle Rating Changes (August 2026)

A6M5 (both): 5.7->5.7 Reason: already being increased to 5.7 last time is more than enough, being able to see 7.0 jets in a zero is completely unacceptable

Planned Battle Rating Changes (August 2026)

A6M5 Ko 5.7 → 5.3 This is utterly ridiculous. Already far too high at 5.7. The guns also do measly damage.

Planned Battle Rating Changes (August 2026)

Let’s start addressing the elephant in the room (questionable planned BR changes in the spreadsheets). A6M5 Ko [image] Air Realistic Battles: 6.0 → 5.7 Reasoning: I fail to see the justification for moving the A6M5 Ko to 6.0. To me, this seems to be an unnecessary proposed BR change that appears to be based on player statistics rather than the aircraft’s actual capabilities. The A6M5 Ko, at its undeserved 5.7 placement, is outclassed by its fighter counterparts. While the aircraft has decent…

Planned Battle Rating Changes (August 2026)

A6M5 Otsu [image] Air Realistic Battles: 6.0 → 5.7 Reasoning: I fail to see the justification for moving the A6M5 Otsu to 6.0. To me, this seems to be an unnecessary proposed BR change that appears to be based on player statistics rather than the aircraft’s actual capabilities. The A6M5 Otsu, at its undeserved 5.7 placement, is outclassed by its fighter counterparts. While the aircraft has decent maneuverability as its main strength, it still does not warrant any further BR increase. Revert t…

Again, creating new threads is a waste of time. Use the BR Change thread, search for the vehicle you want to add likes/comment on.

[有马佳奈天下第一]

"In the upcoming BR change plan, the weighting of the Zero fighter and the prototype Reppu has once again been increased. This change will greatly ruin the gameplay experience for Japanese Air Force players, for the following reasons:

We all know that the Zero fighter is renowned for its agility, but this cannot conceal its fatal flaw of slow level-flight top speed—a weakness that is already exposed at its current BRs of 5.3 and 5.7. However, at the original BRs, the Zero could still hold its own thanks to its airframe, which disintegrates at 777 km/h IAS. If these Zero fighters are raised to 6.0, they will have to face numerous jet fighters at 7.0, most of which have sea-level top speeds exceeding 800 km/h—far beyond the Zero’s airframe disintegration speed. If these 7.0 enemies choose not to engage in dogfights, Zero pilots will have virtually no chance of scoring any kills. While planes at 6.3 and 6.7 might still have to put in some effort to shoot down a Zero, 7.0 jet fighters can defeat a Zero as easily as drinking a glass of water.

In my opinion, the best solution is to make no BR adjustments to the Zero fighters and keep them as they are. That way, at least the last remnants of enjoyable Zero gameplay can be preserved."