Planned Battle Rating changes for April 2025

Mode: Ground Realistic Battles

Tank: Ikv 103 (Sweden)

Change: 4.0 → 5.3 // Rank III → Rank IV (Before Bkan 1C)

Reasoning: The Ikv 103, currently at BR 4.0, Rank III in Ground Realistic Battles, is a unique Swedish tank destroyer that combines strong firepower, decent mobility, and a low profile. While it lacks significant armor, it’s not entirely defenseless—its angled frontal plate offers some protection against light machine gun fire, and its compact size allows it to take advantage of concealment and terrain.

Its main strength is its 105 mm HEAT shell, which boasts 400 mm of penetration—more than enough to handle virtually any target it encounters, even well above its current BR. The gun remains effective all the way into Cold War matchups, only beginning to struggle against vehicles with advanced armor around 7.7–8.0. Because of this, raising the Ikv 103’s BR to 5.3 would not drastically limit its performance. Its role as an ambush-focused tank destroyer would remain viable, and the increase would place it in matchups that better reflect its potential impact on the battlefield.

In addition to performance considerations, moving the Ikv 103 to Rank IV would provide a meaningful boost to the Swedish lineup at 5.0–6.0, which currently lacks depth. Having it available in that range would offer players more flexibility in creating lineups for both casual and competitive matches, while also improving the nation’s progression curve.

Overall, shifting the Ikv 103 to BR 5.3 and Rank IV would be a fitting adjustment that better matches its firepower and utility with the vehicles it faces, while also enhancing Sweden’s lineup in a key BR range.

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Vehicle: Lightning F6 & Lightning F.53
Gamemode: Air Realistic
BR Change: 9.3 → 9.7/10.0
Reason: It is supersonic at a BR that quite often faces sub-sonics. It’s BR should match the 9.3 F-104s, so if they move up, so should the Lightnings

BUT:

Red Tops are currently missing their all-aspect lock capabilies. With all-aspect Red Tops, it would quite comfortably sit at this higher BR without issue and maintain its current level of performance

(All-Aspect Red Tops would not be an issue at 9.7, or even at a lower BR like for the Sea-Vixen due to how easy they are to defeat kinematically)

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Vehicle: Harrier GR.3
Gamemode: Ground Realistic
BR Change: 9.7 ----> 9.3
Reason: The Harrier Gr3 is rather lacking in terms of performance when it comes to CAS and Britain has very little in the way of 9.7 line-up for ground. The Harrier Gr3 is weaker than the Buccaneer S2 already at 9.3 for CAS but would provide a stronger option for a CAP Fighter, which is a little lacking at that BR, with the only meaningful option the Hunter F1 on the TT or Hunter FGA9 if you have the premium.

With the Tornado WTD61, Tornado MFG and Tornado A200 only 0.3 BR above as well, with notably better performance in every single respect, the need to lower the Harrier GR.3 is only increased further.

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Vehicle: B-26C (France)
Gamemode: Air Arcade and Air Realistic
BR Change: 4.7 —> 4.3
Reason: It is identical to the B-26B found on the US tech tree which is currently at 4.3 in both Air Arcade and Air Realistic

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american 120s MBT at 10.3 is too good maybe 10.7
cons-
poor mobility (m47 hull)
poor hull armour
pros-
improved abrams turret
120mm gun with m29a1 (598 mm penn)

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VBCI-2(MCT-30), Change Rank VI→VII, This is a suggestion in case this viecle’s BR does not go down. BR 9.3 is fine for rank VI, but if you don’t lower the BR, this guy should be ranked higher. 9.7 makes it hard to build a card deck because of his rank. Please pair him with 35NL.

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Its more mobile than normal pt-76, no? Like 200more hp

Rooikat 105
Mode: Ground RB
BR change: 9.7 → 9.3.

The Rooikat 105 has the exact same optics, mobility, and shell as the Rooikat MTTD at 9.3. The main differences is that the MTTD is autoloaded with 3 crew members and a 6.7 second reload, whereas the 105 has four crew and a 6.7 second reload aced. These vehicles are extremely similar yet l one is a higher BR.

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They were alright at their BR’s for years now, no point moving them up anymore. Besides how come all the other nations 8.7 MBT’s aren’t moving up but only USSR’s

i just dont find myself fighting 10.0 on a literal t55 like its so unfair im pretty sure that its already good in 8.7

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Are you lost your mind?!

The ztz88s and t69llg shouldnt be there either tbh, i play 8.3-9.0 constantly and the main vehicles that seem to always out perform other vehicles are the t55am1 and t55amd, then the xm800 but that vehicle is just annoying

And IKV is just a worse TAM. But the T-55AMD can be 9.0 as it has HK APS

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“2A4M CAN feels MUCH better than the 2A5 PSO due to having MUCH better TVD at an lower BR” CURSED AF, Thermals are overrated and people should learn to play without it.

The PSO is perfectly fine where it is, and shouldn’t be touched.

Ah yes T-55 seperated by 1 br from the 2a4 very balanced isn’t it?

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Gaijin, don’t you think Is time to move the Otomatic down in br?

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Ayit Air 9.3 → 9.7 a plane with a weapon kit that is way too strong for its BR especially since you face a lot of Vietnam era Jets with it, that dont have any CMs against missiles that cant be outpulled

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Vehicle: A-7D
Gamemode: Air Realistic Battles
BR Change: 10.3 → 9.7
Reason: The aircraft is woefully uncompetitive against other strike aircraft at its BR, lacking flight performance to reach ground targets before other strike aircraft besides the A-10 and cannot effectively fight other aircraft in a defensive manner. It also lacks All Aspect missiles which put it worse than the A-10A Early when it comes to defensive combat

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Vehicle: char 25T
Gamemode: ground realistic
BR Change: 8.0 ----> 7.7
The Object 908 serves as a perfect benchmark for what an 8.0 light tank designed for flanking should be. Compared to it, the Bat-Chat is slightly better armored, has a 0.3-second faster reload, and boasts a superior reverse speed. However, in exchange for these advantages, it lacks a stabilizer, night vision, amphibious capability, and access to a HEAT-FS round. those disaadvantages are significant enougth to warant a 0.3 br reduction

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Ground RB

Sweden Strv 103& IKV 91-105

The Strv 103 going up in Br makes no sense in my eyes. its very situational, has a slow reaction time and the only thing going for it is the reload.

The IKV 91-105 makes more sense in my eyes, but its only a glass cannon with bad optics.

So imo the 103 should stay where it is same with the 91-105.

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