T-64A(1971) add AA MG mount, add smoke grenade, add laser rangefinder, which makes it a T-64A(1981), or simply lower it to 9.0BR
Reason: This is the best example of Gaijin’s broken balance system. Its mobility, firepower and protection are all worse than the T-72A/T-72M1 in the same 9.3BR. The lack of laser rangefinder and AA MG is fatal to its performance.
T-72B from 10.3 to 10.0 and remove 9M119, change NVD from 1K13 to TPN-3 which makes it a T-72B1(1985)
Reason: Bad maneuverability, slow firing rate, no thermal device and commander fire control make it suffer from more mobile opponents, for example Leopard 2 which it often meets in uptier battle
T-72B(1989) from 10.3 to 10.7 and add 3BM60, change its name to T-72BA(Kontakt-5)
Reason: It really needs something to counter its common opponent vehicles. Slow vehicle speed and traverse rate and reload rate put it at disadvantage in battles.
T-80B from 10.7 to 10.3 and remove TVD
Reason: Only one prototype T-80B has been equipped with thermal device and it has no Kontakt-1 ERA. Currently T-80B is not performing well against Leopard 2 and Abrams, and its armour and survivability in uptier battle which often happens is poor.
T-80UE-1 from 11.7 to 12.0 and add 3BM60
Reason: It performs much better than the original T-80U and T-80UK. It has better traverse rate, better ATGM and better Thermal sight. In reality this upgrade allows it to use the 3BM60 APFSDS round.
T-80U from 11.7 to 11.3 and remove TVD (which is still inferior to T-80UM2 at the same BR)
Reason: The serial production model of T-80U in Russian army does not use any tvd sight.
Poor gun, unreliable and limited amount of missiles, and no lineup at its BR. It may have superior survivability compared to the light vehicles around its BR, but it doesn’t compensate for its inefficiency at killing stuff.
The only difference between this and the other Ki-84s at 5.3 and 5.7 is the guns in the wings. The 30mm Ho-155s it gets have been HEAVILY nerfed and are lacking in every respect, with damage barely exceeding that of the 20mm Ho-5s it also has in the nose. Should be moved to same BR as the Otsu with its 4x 20mm Ho-5 loadout.
AH-64D 12.0 → 12.3
AH-1Z, and MH-60L → no change in BR
But add the HEAT and HE-PF warheads to the APKWS
The hellfire L would be way too much of a buff but right now these helis really struggle to keep up at topteir due to how slow the hellfire is
I’ll just leave this here. 150+ people agreed with me last time.
Air RB - F-14A IRIAF 13.0 > 12.7 Because unless you’re buffing it this patch, it’s not equipped to fight its new matchmaker. I think a solution of adding the R-73E it was successfully tested with and allowing it to use all 6 Fakour slots would be beneficial. If deemed too strong for 13.0, remove the R-27R-1. I also recommend looking into possibly buffing the radar/RWR, as even with its missiles, there are certain standards for 13.0 aircraft that the F-14A airframe from the 70s cannot overcome with the Fakour-90 missiles.
Upgrade the radar from AN/APG-70 to AN/APG-82(v)1.
Why? Because the current radar is underwhelming for its BR.
The aircraft also struggles in dogfights even with the AoA button due to airframe limitations.
It doesn’t have proper dogfight missiles either.
Plus, we’re using a late version of the F-15E, so the upgrade makes sense.
Why on earth are the Q-5s going up??? They don’t have any missiles, and can’t break Mach 1 at sea level, and they only have 9 flare pops. The L is also objectively better than the A. Do not move them.
I do not agree, I think the Javelin is a good plane that performs well at 8.3, it has good guns with high cadence and good acceleration, if we remove the Sabres and MiG-15 that clearly should be at 8.7 minimum, it would be similar to the case of the F-104
Reasoning: The F9F-2 is somewhat of a struggle bus, as its flight performance is underwhelming compared to the F9F-5 and F9F-8. It closely resembles the F2H-2, which sits at 7.3, and shares very similar flight characteristics. Additionally, the F9F-2 struggles even in a support role, as it is easily outperformed by MiG-15s and Sabres in sustained dogfights.