Reasoning: The KA-50 is tier-by-tier the most toxic and overpowered helicopter to date. At it’s own BR there is literally only a single SPAA that is capable of reliably fighting it (Tor M1), any other SPAA at it’s br or below has absolutely no chance at dealing with it, even if the KA-50 player barely pays attention, as most SAM’s at the BR or below do not have the necessary range-performance, nor the velocity to take it down. Gun, or IR-based SPAA do not stand a chance, as they either: do not have enough range, or cannot lock-onto it at ~2.5km. Even at 11.7, there’d only be few, but atleast some, SPAA that can deal with it.
At the same time, the KA-50 has an absurdly high kill potential with minimal risk and is hilariously easy to spawn in. Heli-rushers inting early, therefore possibly dragging down it’s overall stats is absolutely no justification for it to stay at such a low BR.
In truth it should be given its 6 Aim9L-I it had IRL, Id need to find the source again but its out there. unclassified. it might even have had 8 since it had a double mount on the wings like F18 has.
It is directly outclassed by other US vehicles at 6.7, such as T26E5 and T26E1-1. These are more heavily armored and/or better armed variants of the M26. They are obviously different and shouldn’t share a BR.
It is comparable with tanks such as Panther A and Tiger 1E, which sit at a BR of 6.0, a whopping two BR steps lower. The tanks are roughly comparable in Armor and firepower, but I will concede the M26 is slightly better than either. That’s why I advocate for 6.3 BR, a difference of 0.3 from these vehicles.
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Type 81 (C) 11.3 > 11.0
No search radar, impossible to play in bad weather, missiles with IR can not often capture the target and have a low range, to compete against carriers X-29T not to mention more advanced missiles is not possible.
Reasoning:
MiG-17 is equivalent in BR to lim5p and MiG-17PF, so Shenyang should be equivalent to MiG-17AS since all it has over a lim5p or 17PF is the missiles and 37mm. Cl13B and many other planes that are stronger or rival the Shenyang are already at 9.0, performance wise there is simply no grounds to leave it at 9.3 even if it the few players that still take it out perform well (its not because the plane sits at its proper br)