T-44(FM) 6.3 → 6.0 reason: very bad armor / survivability, also a poor gun for 6.3
Its pros are mobility and BR-367 which is understandable for 6.0, but 6.3 is pushing it,
It has far too many weak spots or enemies pen you everywhere.
IS-6 7.7 > 7.3 (terrible reload, bad gun depression, gunner optics are a big weak point aams as roof hatches, bad penetration, not equal to other 7.7s in performance, being typically equal to or slightly better than the IS-3, not enough to warrant a br difference). -irrelevant to move if 6.7s and bumped up-
Type 61 6.7 > 7.0 (great penetration, all around a good tank, but poor armor). -Has HeatFS which is OP for these brs-
ST-A3 6.7 > 7.0 (6.0 sec auto loader is too good for manually loaded tanks around). -Has HeatFS which is OP for these brs-
Because while the gun might be rather poor for its BR, its armour, especially from the front, is better then some heavy tanks around there (notably, if I wanted armour, I’d take a T-44 over an IS-2 every time)
It is fine where it is. In capable hands it is one of the most versatile mediums of its BR and the armour really is just good (partly because volumetric makes the turret very trollish).
Also, if you move the T-44 down to 6.3, then the STP will have to move down to 6.0, etc, etc, since it definitely is not a worthy sidegrade to the T-44
Tbf the T34, T30, T26e5, and KT’s need to move up and then I’d say it’s fair to keep the T44 at 6.7, since it’s armor isn’t as strong as you say, and it’s gun isn’t much better than a T-34-85.
T-44FM is no where near as good in mobility, and armor. It shares the same gun sure… but reasonably it should be a 6.0
Just move the T-44 FM and T-34-85 STP to 6.0 and then move the regular T-44 back down to 6.3.
I don’t see why it shouldn’t be at 6.3 when its armour is good but an APHE to the cupola can often kill it in one shot.
