IPM1 from 1984 facing Leopard 2A7s and T-90Ms from the 2020s is deeply nonsensical and unbalanced.
Ariete AMV and Leopard 2A7HU being the same BR feels like some kind of a bad joke.
A more objective, clear example; Leopard 2A5 being the exact same BR as Leopard 2A7V, which is a literal massive upgrade in terms of electronics (3rd gen vs 1st gen), protection (670mm KE vs 430mm KE), survivability (hull coated in spall liners) and firepower (L/55 vs L/44). Leopard 2A7V is lightyears ahead of Leopard 2A5, yet they both share the exact same BR, as if they had the same range of capabilities even though this is not true.
Top Ground BR should be 13.7 at very least, just like Air; allowing the desperately needed decompression not just for Top Tier, but also for lower BR ranges that also need it.
Regarding Top Tier, here’s an example list I elaborated for reference:
Also there’s weird differences in thermal gen and missiles:
Beam riding missiles currently are just better in terms of getting to the crosshair, not dipping into the ground immediately, or just missing entirely (in the case of the top-attack Spikes). Also tandem missiles not functioning as tandem missiles is a big issue.
As for thermals, they seem to have no influence on BR at all. You’ve got three different M1A2s at 11.7, all with different thermal gens, meanwhile the 120S has second-gen thermals at 10.0. Not to mention most 9.0-9.3 tanks having only first gen thermals, but 9.7-10.0 mainly get second- or third-gen thermals.
Making use of all decimal points for BR would help with these situations as well. If something is a direct upgrade but also not 0.3-better material, raise it by 0.1 or 0.2.
Basically, MBTs full of strengths with no weaknesses at all.
I would say, factoring vehicles currently ingame and setting the top at 13.7 and also accounting for bug fixes and historical corrections regarding armor and mobility;
Basically; what’s currently cramped into 11.0-11.7, should actually be spread between 12.0 and 13.7. And the extra BR from 11.0 to 12.0 would come from decompressing lower BRs as well.
They were 2A7 in my mind anyway, before 2A7 was added lol
I would put the T-90M below BVM, it really is nothing special. İt’s kind of bad.
I never even use it, instead I use the BVM. it has subpar mobility with exploding fuel tanks, and the worst reload of top tier. (Almost 2x of Type-10 and 1.6-7x of Abrams lol)
My only true top tier nations in ground are Germany and USSR, so will not comment on the rest.