Only if you take the mineplaye no? The 2A7HU is 65.1 ton and the 2A7V without the mine plate is 64.1 ton.
I never play my tanks with mine plates, they are a waste and useless dead weight. So I compare all tanks without the mine plates added.
Eh the 50 cal doesn’t really add that much at 11.7 imo. Usually the Kamovs stay out effective 50 cal range anyway when rocketing, so if they want you dead the 50 cal won’t change that.
If you’ve failed to 1hit you’ve probably either killed the driver and engine and he cant move or you’ve shot the gun out and you can push up having the .50 is barely noticeable id rather just have a smaller silhouette while weighing less
And if you get screwed over by the vertical elevation limitation of the main gun (aka the helis practically on top of you) at least you’ve got the .50 as the backup.
I’ve never found the timed fuses too useful against flying targets since they’re constantly moving, wish it was a proxy fuse instead.
Yeah extra armor sure does make it more vulnerable… If you wanna take such a stance at least make a showcase. I just happened to have fought a swedish leopard in a hulldown situation recently. 125mm HE didn’t so shit to it, it either bounced or got sponged. The extra armor is good for dealing with vikhrs on occasions
Better thermals doesn’t really matter for a lot of people tbh. For me it does (the jump from 1st to 2nd is huge, whereas the jump from 2nd to 3rd is minimal) but for them, the weight gained is just an overall net negative.