Decompressing Battle Ratings for Top Aircraft and Accompanying Changes to Stock Weapons

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can we at least get 12.0 for ground too?

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@Stona_WT
Will the unexplained 13.0 cutoff for the Air Assault mode still be in effect after these changes?

or will it also be being increased to 14.0?

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J-8F is surely going to get some better IR missiles right?

Stock it has PL-5Bs (not the All-aspect PL-5C), and it spaded has Python 3s with no IRCCM at 13.0 all because it gets 2 ARH missiles?

Meanwhile the same BR is a JAS39A with far better flight performance, countermeasure load, and 2x 9L (Stock), and 6x 9M (Spaded). No rear-aspect missiles here.

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It’s look like pretty good

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I did not read it yet - but holy Gaijin you made some change didn’t you!
Hope this is not disappointing.

Edit:
First of all thank you for this, I reckon that you have been listening to the community and I am appreciated. Rest assure this is a good change and you have my full support, I am still concerned with the following:

  • If we are talking about the entire range from 10.0 to 13.0, then merely decompresing it to 13.7 is not nearly enough. I know you need to be conservative right there in Gaijin, but I want to let you know that there’s actual problem between BR like 10.0 to 10.3 (F8E vs F4C, for example) and 11.0 to 11.3 (F104S vs F4S for example while the J8B is at the same BR of F104S - nonsense to me.) So yeah I’d say if we extend it all the way till 10.0, then 14.0 is necessary at least.
  • I’d mention this again that chaff is an essential need for survival against FOX1 or 3 after the calibration to multipath effect. I appreciate your work on missiles but chaff is just as important if not more than the MRAAM itself.

Elsewise, very nice decision, I am not disappointed at all.

Edit 2:
It looks like you guys had the focus on 10.0 to 11.3 really. Top tier is essentially unchanged. It is also - if not more, demanding for a change. Please Gaijin, you know and I know, we all know it.

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The tornado series being 11.3 and 11.7 is still a big joke. Just put assta1 gr1 on 11.3 like the MFG and the WTD, this would have been the chance to do so

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They… Listened?

Dang, where is my Gaijin? What did you do with them?? Give them back- er actually, don’t. Keep it up guys :)

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Can someone explain to me WHY the all the Tornado IDS variants have different BRs. Like, in ARB they are all EXACTLY THE SAME yet the ones with guided bombs are 0.3 higher???

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Could be worse, but how about ground battles? Are we going to get some decompression there for the tanks?

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While we do need much more decompression - This is a small start.

Some credit where it’s due, naturally. It’s appreciated.

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@Stona_WT completely dumb and unreasonable changes.
I can agree with some, but overall - you’re wrong. Cancel it before it’s too late!!!

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You see, laser guided munition make plane go faster, says piss drunk Ivan

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Seems like good changes for most planes with some exceptions tho, I hope that feedback will sort those out before the update goes life.

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I had to do a triple check reading the title. Though it was another thread complaining about this issue rather than an announcement of a fix.

Finally. This will also relieve some pressure from lower BR planes as well, meaning those will also be decompressed soon (I hope).

Good change.

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A-7D BR increased?! Seriously?!
All aspect? No
Why?! It’s can’t do anything agaist mig-15 (not bis).
Worse than su-25 in everything and still 10.3?!

Same for A-7E. More mass, less manuverability, worse missiles , more BR….why?!

Same for a-7k with OMG 2 AIM-9Ls , weak engine and more mass!
11.3 just like su-17m4 with infinite flares, 6 all aspect R-60M and Mach 2

A-7D and A-7E should be at 9.7.
A-7K should be at 10.3

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Will these be of the active variety?
Also what about chaff?

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@Stona_WT there is an issue in the chart, the F-4F Early is currently 10.3 in ARB, not 10.7, so it should go to 10.7 and not 11.0

And also, why are the GR.1/IDS(TT) going up, while they are literally the same as the WTD61 and MFG

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F-4J(UK) should be 11.3 I’m tired of f15 and mig 29s. very regretful for buying

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If the F-16 MLU and F-16 ADFs are going to be the same br as the Belgian F-16A they need to be receiving AIM-9M.

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While I like the fact that there is more decompression, I mainly want to ask if there are any plans to decompress top tier ground as well?

The 2A7s and Strv 122s really need a seperate BR/BR step.

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