The whole 3.0 spread of battle ranges from 7.3-9.3, and above, is ruined by these things. And I mean ruined. They are first-spawned multiple times per match, every match, and zoomed into the battlefield with the strongest AT capability in the game.
Complete removal of APDS and AP belts. HE/HEI only. They’d probably still rack up kills with the stupid overpressure mechanics allowing 35mm HE to overpressure an Obj 279’s UFP(happened), but these vehicles are fundamentally anti-aircraft and should never, ever be the potent tank killers that they currently are.
I don’t care about ‘accuracy’ or ‘realism’ or if they had these belts or some AT potential in real life. This is a game, and while accuracy should be maintained as far as possible, never at the expense of everybody else’s enjoyment. As it stands, 7.3/8.3+ is being absolutely ruined by the Gepard tree and similar vehicles. It is egregious that they have been allowed to be rampant for so long.
I am not an advocate for artificially nerfing/altering historical aspects of vehicles, but this is the one and only exception. HE belts only for these 35mm SPAA. All other SPAA like the Falcon, ZSU, milk trucks etc can keep their HVAP and APHE - they’re nowhere near as problematic.
Between this and the BMPT(nerfed or not), it’s a surprise anyone actually plays battle ratings above 6.7 anymore. I personally have been dissuaded from grinding any tree to higher tiers for this very reason, and I won’t be alone.
