There has been many Battle Rating changes in the last few years that Air Sim Battles has received close no attention, with the exception of little bit of attention in the top tier.
This happens simply because of the lower popularity, which doesn’t generate enough data to draw Gaijin’s attention. So I’m here in an attempt to do just that.
I want to draw attention to some absurdity on some aircraft that have received significantly br increases across all other game modes, but not in ASB, leaving these forgotten vehicles in a situation where a single pilot can completely win a match by themself, as no one else can do anything against them.
If you folks have any other examples, feel free to share. And if possible, help bring attention to it in the next Planned Battle Rating Changes discussion post.
These are aircraft I gathered to be the worst offenders, with the BR suggestion and reasoning. I have previously made a bigger list with more (less important) changes on r/WarthunderSim if anyone is interested.
Mode: Air Simulator Battles
Vehicle: XP-55
BR Change: 3.0 > 4.0
Reasoning: It differs by 1.3br from ARB (4.3). It has one of the highest K/D in the game. For the same reason it moved up in other game modes, it outruns, outclimb and outturns anything at its BR.
Vehicle: Su-11
BR Change: 7.0 > 7.3
Reasoning: It got moved up in ARB for performing so much better than the Su-9 (7.0). The same thing is happening in ASB.
Vehicle: Spitfire LF Mk IX (US, GB and Israel)
BR Change: 5.0 > 5.7
Reasoning: It is 5.7 in ARB. It has one the best turn rate, thrust to weight ratio and speed among ALL props up to 5km altitude, it even outperform the Mk24 in most aspects. The only downside is instability, which on the hands of any slightly experienced pilot its not a problem.
Vehicle: Harrier GR.3
BR Change: 9.3 > 9.7
Reasoning: All the early Harriers are 9.7 (even the flareless one). There is no reason for this one in particular sit at a lower BR. This one is not necessarily broken at 9.3, but it is a clear sign of oversight from Gaijin’s system.
Vehicle: A7M2
BR Change: 4.7 > 5.3
Reasoning: Its 5.3 in ARB. The only plane that has a chance against it is the Spitfire LF Mk IX, which is also currently undertiered.
Vehicle: Ki-84 Ko (Japan and China)
BR Change: 5.0 > 5.3
Reasoning: Its 5.3 in ARB. The only plane that has a chance against it is the Spitfire LF Mk IX, which is also currently undertiered.
Vehicle: J-7E
BR Change: 11.0 > 11.3
Reasoning: Same reason it moved up in ARB, it is the best performing 11.0 by a huge margin.
Vehicle: Sagittario 2
BR Change: 8.0 > 9.0
Reasoning: Its 9.3 in ARB. This one is probably the most egregious on this list. It is the lowest BR rank VI aircraft in the game (alongside the Yak-30D, which might also need to go up). It has the performance to beat even late korean jets like MiG-17 and F-86F-2, but currently sits at the same BR of post-ww2 jets that can do absolutely nothing against it. Even at 9.0 the Sag2 would perform very well. Have I said it also boasts the highest K/D in the entire game by far?
Vehicle: Ariete
BR Change: 9.0 > 9.3
Reasoning: Its 9.3 in ARB. Its only weakness in ARB is to face supersonics, but in ASB most of those supersonics are at 9.7 anyway. So even if it would go to 9.3 it would probably still overperform, but would at least give some breathing room for those underneath it. Also boasts the 3rd highest K/D in the game.