I agree that the Type 87 RCV needs a buff. Considering the vehicles it can see, it’s worse than the competition all round; XM800T, VBC, VBCI, BMP-3, BMD-4(M).
Compared to the prototype, the later variant lacks a stabilizer which is must have at 9.0 for this sort of vehicle. It’s relatively slow compared to the previously mentioned vehicles and also lacks thermals and LWS.
How’d I balance this vehicle is by either adding a stabilizer for sake of gameplay or move it to a lower BR like 8.7.
Can you drop a nuke in it? Yes, I have done so early today and in the right hands you can make almost any vehicle good but it doesn’t mean it’s balanced