Planned Battle Rating Changes (April 2026)

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Mig-29G and Mig-29 (9-13) 13.0 > 12.7
The planes have absolutely no business being at the same br as su27/33 and .3 higher than f15a/j, which are better in everything except their sarh missiles. Even after being sent to 12.7, the planes wont become too op as they have nothing outstanding about them besides only 2 missiles.

All other early Mig-29 12.7 > 12.3 and remove the R-27ER. same reasoning as for the previous migs, but also they will recieve more realistic loadout options since early Migs never carried said missiles.

Also the fm rework for all Migs would be very pleasing, same way as for su-27 family

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2223

Object 435 from 9.0 to 8.7

Object 140 fro, 8.7 to 8.3

both of these tanks are old designs that do not deserve their current BR’s.

Their armor layouts are useless at their BRs and they dont have good ammunition.

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2224

29m is absolutely fine at 13.7, its just 30mk2 and 27sm not being at their rightfull br

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It is not with the horribble FM it has. Fix the FM and then it is fine at 13.7. J-11B/F-15C exist at the same BR with better everything.

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Su-24M

GRB: 11.3 → 11.7

Reason: A very similar aircraft to the F-111F but just a little bit better in a number of ways. FM is a bit better. Loadout options aren’t as limited either, plus, the internal gun and targeting pod keeps hardpoints free; something that the Vark suffers from a lot.

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Can the EFV please go to 9.0? Compared to the XM800T its slower (but faster in water), heavier, and easier to spot. Sure, it gets and arsenal smoke systems, NVD, and superb aquatic abilities it does not deserve to be at 9.3 where almost everything it faces is impervious to its APDS and can almost always OHKO it. Please lower it to 9.0 where it can face challenging enemies but also enemies more on parr to it.

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2228

Will the BR change for the F-5C also count for the NF-5A?

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No.

F-111F is much better in many ways.

SU-24M doesnt have thermals which is a very big disadvantage at this BR range, thermals make target acquisition MUCH EASIER.
F-111F ACCELERATES MUCH FASTER and is FASTER
F-111F has 2X the amount of countermeasures.

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+1 And please Devs fix HESH while you are at it 🙏

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If only ppl knew they could just not dogfight zero’s smh

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there are a bunch of planes at 10.7 without countermeasures, what are you doing?

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P-47D-25

  • Air Realistic Battles: Keep at 4.3 as it is
  • Increase the manifold pressure limit of the Republic P-47D-25 Thunderbolt from 56" Hg to 64" Hg, resulting in improved engine performance (Bug Report)

Reasoning: Currently, both the P-47D-22 (Razorback) Thunderbolt and P-47D-25 (Bubbletop) Thunderbolt have nearly identical engine performance, both operating at 56" Hg and producing around 2,300 bhp at War Emergency Power.

@Rockonanon33 submitted a bug report proposing an increase in manifold pressure for the P-47D-25 to 64" Hg, as implemented historically. At 64" Hg, the engine would produce approximately 2,535 bhp instead of 2,300 bhp.

However, the report was accepted and then closed as “Not a Bug.” Here’s BRM’s comment in the bug report, stating reasoning for the “Not a Bug” classification:

The developers have reviewed it in full. Currently, there is no error here. No changes are required at this time. Increasing the boost pressure to 64 inches of mercury will change the aircraft’s performance, requiring an increase in the aircraft’s battle rating in the game. So this modification is not planned for now.

For this reason, I propose increasing the P-47D-25’s manifold pressure from 56" to 64" Hg. As it stands, both the P-47D-22 and P-47D-25 have nearly identical engine and flight performance. The main advantage of the D-25 is a slightly higher power-to-weight ratio due to differences in the turbocharger, while the D-22 retains a slightly better flight model due to its lighter airframe.

I disagree with the reasoning that adjusting the manifold pressure would necessitate a BR increase, especially considering the P-47D-25 is already at 4.3, while the P-47D-22 sits at 3.7 and can be considered superior in some aspects.

Therefore, the P-47D-25 should receive the historical 64" Hg manifold pressure at WEP to better differentiate its performance from the D-22.

Additionally, the P-47D-28 Thunderbolt already uses a 70" boost in-game. Modeling all three variants (D-22, D-25, and D-28) with their respective boost settings (56", 64", and 70") would create a clearer and more logical performance progression within the Thunderbolt series.

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So these will now be the same BR as the T72s ?

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F7F-3 6.7… wow thanks… just bough it for a hefty pricetag and now u change it after 10 years… u fucking jocking… i want my money back!

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I’ve never heard of the internals absorb dmg as the only thing it has inside vertical/horizontal aiming dive, optics, cannon breech, ammo/charges, and all the engine components and then the crew the only thing I’ve heard of tanking shots is the lower checks where it overlaps the turret

Yeah most likely the same amount times that it’s that it’s not always the case

I would say theirs the same amount people who think it’s fine where it is

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Putting the Zero to 5.7 is crazy. I’d love to see the devs justify this with their sub-100 hour gameplay history

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They removed your comment because you were being hateful.

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yes i aggree as 9.3 germany has the gepard only for aa so its for helis and longrange target they have nothing

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Nah, plenty of criticism stays up. When you cuss or attack people instead of directing your words at the issue, then your comments often get removed. The only things I see them remove are posts that violate the TOS and/or Forum Rules.

There are lots of rude comments that I don’t report, HOWEVER, I do ignore posters who write a bunch of offensive nonsense.

If you want to have your voice heard and taken seriously (by other players and the staff), act like an adult. If you are too frustrated to post something non offensive in the moment, write it down in a text file, word etc, and come back later. The next day after you sleep is the even better. Not only helps chill out, but usually have something more well written.

Take a breather, try again later.

☝️ Exactly.

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I gotta say the alpha jets being put up was kinda unneeded, they were personally some of my favorites, and seem to be some of the few aircraft that actually seem fully balanced at the br. While they have a good roll rate and countermeasures, they have no missiles, and loose to pretty much everything else in a sustainable turnfight. (Also the BMPTs should be at 15.0)

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