Yeah probably. There is also a question of how they wish to model ASRAAM. To be honest. I’m expecting a seeker performance just barely better than the Aim-9M/Magic II.
Just a far more capable missile performance.
We’ve already seen them nerf both the Aim-9M and PL-8B as well as all ARH seekers for the sake balance. So it’s not necessarily new.
As for strike aircraft. ARB is just bad for them and they seem to have abandoned ASB
“AMX-13 to 7.0”
I’m almost disappointed, you could do better, Char 25T to 8.3 when ?
Air AB, French F-84F. 9.0 > 8.7 : like the israeli and german ones which are identical. Terrible flight performance for a 9.0 aircraft. This inconsistency is in the game since these vehicles were added!
Sidenote : same situation for the american and italian F-84F.
T-80UD
RB
10.3 → 10.7
It is way too powerful at 10.0, it is essentially a T-80U with slightly weaker front armor and less mobility, or a T-80B with slightly stronger frontal armor and less mobility. Compared to the Chinese T-80UD/DU1, the only real difference is the lack of thermals, which is a disadvantage but enough to justify the BR decrease. This should not be facing 9.3 tanks like the MBT-70, which it totally outclasses in all ways, and is without a shadow of a doubt superior to contemporary MBTs at 10.3 like the ZTZ96A or T-72B.
At least it gets stock chaff 🤣
Sherman II
RB
3.7 → 3.3
The Sherman II has all the same weaknesses as the standard M4A1, which the addition of APCR will not fix. While the APCR is a nice bonus, it is by far not the primary round used with the Sherman II, and thus should not be the cause for its raised BR.
Air AB, French Mystere IVA. 9.0 > 8.7 : it has no IR missiles, no afterburner and worst aerodynamics compare to the Super Mystere B2 which is also 9.0. The 30mm canons are good but 8.0 F-86s have better flight performance and its energy retention is terrible. The comparison is even worse with a 8.3 Javelin or Scimitar which have better firepower AND flight caracteristics !
Same thing for the Israeli one.
Air AB, Mystere IIC. 8.7 → 8.3 : same issues than its big brother but with even worst flight performances, especially acceleration.
Air AB, AV-8A. 9.3 → 9.7 : almost untouchable if flighted well with its countermeasures, huge climb rate and (too much) good missiles for its BR.
T-72A, T-72M1, ZTZ96
RB
9.3 → 9.7
This change has been overdue for sometime, especially as the various rounds of BR decompression have had their time to settle in. These tanks are clearly superior to several of the “upgraded” MBTs also found at 9.3 (e.g. CM11, Leopard 1A5) as well as some other contemporaries, such as MBT/KPz 70. All of these tanks wield incredible firepower (in 3BM42 and Type 85-1) that makes them fightable against the current 10.7 vehicles such as Leopard 2A4 or M1 Abrams, while also having some armor that can actually take a hit in return (unlike other 9.3 MBTs). These vehicles are more than 1 BR step up over the current 9.0, such as ZTZ88B or T-62M or T-55AM-1, and absolutely do not need to be facing 8.3 vehicles that are firing only 100/105mm APDS, some of which lack stabilizers.
Antelope TC-1
RB
10.3 → 10.0
With the Israeli I-Chaparral having moved down to 9.7, this vehicle probably can move down to 10.0 as well. The TC-1L missiles are superior to the MIM-72G, but the terrible platform and lack of a search radar still drags this vehicle down immensely. All IR-homing missiles are also useless against about half of the helicopters they face as even with IRCCM, they cannot counteract the IRCM jammers found on helicopters such as later Mi-24s, making the Antelope extremely vulnerable.
A-4N Ayit
Ground RB
9.7 → 10.3
Being able to carry 5 decently long-range guided munitions is already quite excessive at 9.7, as most SPAA are limited by the range of their MANPADS missiles (Stinger, HN-6, etc.) and cannot easily combat the Ayit, especially with its countermeasures. Its air-to-ground performance is more comparable to the A-10A Early (10.3 in GRB), while having improved flight performance that makes it a much harder target to hit and gives it decent air-to-air combat abilities. It should not be dunking on 8.7-9.0 SPAAGs that have no chance of even engaging it before it dumps a missile or GBU onto it.
Air AB, Yak-38 (the standard one and the M variant). 9.3 → 9.7 : insanely good missiles for its BR (R60s!).
Air AB, Ki-84 hei. 7.7 > 7.0. : 7.7 is way too high for a prop plane with poor top speed.
ZBD04A, ZLT11
Switch research order
Some time ago, the ZBD04A was raised from 9.7 to 10.0, but it still precedes the ZLT11 in the research tree. This does make the progression feel out of order, regardless of if we look at AB or RB battle ratings.
Air AB All the Ki-49s. 3.3 > 3.0 & 3.7 > 3.3 : poorly armored bombers with small bomb loads and average speed compare to other nations at the same Brs.
T-72A doesn’t have 3BM42.
Only armor they have are on the turret cheeks, even against common 9.3 rounds, let alone against stuff flying around at 10.7.
Ground AB, E.B.R. (1951). 4.3 > 4.0 : useless gun at its BR and no line-up to bring with it.
Mode: All
Vehicle: AMX-40
Leave it at 9.7! Compared to the Leopard 2k it has slightly worse mobility, similar protection,a worse main gun, a less flexible 20mm canon and worse zoom, its only advantage being thermals, which do NOT justify putting it at the same Br of 10.0.
Other 9.7 vehicles moving up to 10.0, like the Sabra Mk1 or the Merkava Mk2D feature far better firepower, gun handling and protection than the AMX-40. Even compared to 9.7 vehicles staying at 9.7 like the T-64B it is obvious that the AMX-40 can be considered underpowered for 9.7, making its Br increase unreasonable.
In addition the change would create another void in the french tree, with the Vextra 105 at 9.7, the AMX-40 at 10.0 and the Leopard 2a4NL at 10.7 not having functional lineups,
forcing players to grind through the 7th and 8th rank with 6th rank tanks increasing the time needed and making france less attractive to players than it already is.
Almost no one in the universe thinks the KV-1, E B S are fun to fight, so it’s better for them to get a more unfavorable BR than potentially bully hordes of Timmies — like it happened with the Jumbo, 279, and others