Planned Battle Rating Changes (January 2026)

So - we still have at least in the US tree on the Arcade side:

  • F-105’s at 11.0 which is well above where it should be, 10.7 which I believe was it’s old BR was a stretch at times

  • F-111A at 11.3, sporting AIM-9B’s, when the F-105 before it has 9E’s and was retired as/before the F-111 was entering service, and the E model was the predominate model/B’s being rebuilt to them when the F-111A made it’s official roll out.

  • The F-104A/C at 9.7 - when they’ve been nerfed to hell with that rate of fire nerf being really the last kicker. When other supersonic aircraft with similar firerates and weapons exist at 8.7 and 9.0 in the Russian tech tree. No way those being 9.3 breaks the game if the MiG-21S (R-13-300) is fine at 9.0.

  • The F-86F-2 at 9.0 when it is literally the 7.7 version with cannons and doesn’t even have missiles like anything around it or even some 8.3 aircraft, including other F-86 variants

  • The US F-14’s (not the Iranian one) pretty much dead and unused at this point. I almost never see them, unless I’m flying them. Likely cause the AIM-54’s are garbage, with the A sitting there with 7F’s and 9H’s at 12.3 when everything else is getting 7M’s and 9L’s, and the B at 12.7 being slightly better in yeah finally getting the 7M’s and 9L’s, at a BR where a lot of the newer 12.7’s are sporting IRCCM missiles, and that’s before getting in to the 13.0’s people pull in to 12.7 match making with ARH and IRCCM missiles, and the people bringing 13.3 ARH missile busses like the Su-34 or the newer premium Su-30’s you added in to 13.0 matchmaking that they constantly see where 6-8 R-77’s (or their export variant) leagues better than the AIM-54’s it gets.

Some of this isn’t new, some of these are years old at this point, and some (like the F-111A STILL only having access to 9B’s) are just so dumb that they are even a thing. If were gonna say 13.0 is the ‘standard’ for where you start to see systems like AMRAAM and foreign equivalents in terms of FOX-3 missiles, then basically anything without that needs to be like 12.3 or lower. 12.7 needs to be something like the Iranian F-14 where it’s Fakour-90’s aren’t as good as the AMRAAM, but way better than the AIM-54 and actually score kills. 12.3 will still likely get saddled with 13.3+ matches from time to time having to deal with them but at least it won’t be as irritatingly often when your stuck with sidewinders or the like only or some SARH while some guy launches 8 missiles and runs away cause they have ARH ones.

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Air RB
B-66B
9.0->8.3

Way too slow for the BR. Top speed is okay but the problem is acceleration. B-55B is no faster than every other jet fighter in the BR so you are not going to reach the base first. You are also guaranteed to get intercepted by enemy interceptor and you are going to die to missiles cuz u cant even out mauver an aim9b for God sake. Absolutely horrid plane to play. Yak-28B at the same BR that can run away from everything btw.

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Vihecle: F-14B

Gamemode: Air Realistic

BR change: 13.0 —>12.7

Reason: About F-14B its have a same reason as mentioned above abot F-14A. Its need AIM-9M same as F-15A too, If F-15A go down to BR-12.7. But that mean all jet in BR 12.7 should get a FOX-2 IRCCM as standart
such as MIG-29 and F/A-18C Early. Therefore F-14B should be at 12.7 BR and need AIM-9M if F-15A be in 12.7 BR and another 12.7 jet should be get a FOX 2 IRCCM missile same as F-15A

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yes

100%. 13.0 with “okay” flight model but only has aim9L is extremely rough. F14B is just a one-trick-pony with the aim54, which is incredibly mid. Not to mention that the Iranian F14 at the same BR with a much much better fox3 missile, aka the Fakour.

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R2Y2 V1
GRB 8.0 - 7.3

I have discussed the difference with R2Y2 and MB326K, I’m sure that the only reason why R2Y2 at 8.0 is just because of its statistics is pretty good, and that is due to only few of ACE players played them, under this link, I have totally compared what’t the difference between R2Y2 and MB326K, which only based on FM, not loadouts, considering MB326K’s Ground battle BR is still 7.0, and so many jet bombers move to 7.3 as well, there is no reason to make R2Y2 stay at 8.0
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We can also compare the loadouts, what MB326K has:
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And what R2Y2 has:
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Except R2Y2 has APHE BELT, there is nothing better than MB326K, and using TYPE5 is pretty hard to against those cold war SPAA even some of WWII spaa

such as:
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These SPAAs have radar or powerful guns, even good armor which need approaching to pretty close distance; there is no way to go against them at all.

And also as promised, Gaijin manager has promised we will have a substitute, but till now we don’t have any 7.3 jets except F84G at 7.7. We don’t have any 7.7 lineup at all!
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So according these, R2Y2 should at least in GRB 7.3, NOT 8.0, NOT 7.7, BUT MUST BE 7.3!

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Its ok If they didnt bring F-15A down as 12.7.

they wont

becasue there isnt

Shouldn’t the M24 be moved up?

Except gaijin doesn’t like to do that, they like to add equivalent missiles for everyone rather than people having parity with better missiles or better airframe and etc

Ground RB / SB

KV-220 6.0 → 5.7 and minor Reload buff.
reload buff: 7.4 secs aced → 7.1 secs.
reason: being pretty equal to an IS-1 / other competitors such the Tiger 1 it really doesn’t do well in 6.0 matches which are regularly 6.7 it has the same firepower as a 5.7 Russian medium. it also has two loaders so loading as slow as 7.4 secs for an 85mm makes no sense I did a tally at comment 1985 in my Proposed br change list, which concluded 45% of games were 7.0 matches, and 45% were 6.7 matches in which the KV-220 struggles in, and can barely do anything. 6.3 matches were never found in the 20 gams played and the last 10% were 6.0 matches.

@OrsonES can I just link the proposed list of vehicle changes I made along with others? It’s quite long, and well thought out… and I cannot post it all at once.

Uh no, German vehicles are good enough for their BRs and in some cases are too strong for their BRs. Its hilarious I can drive my Tiger II Sla.16 and end the game always in the top 3, but its doubly hilarious when I am on the opposite team in another nation and I see German players drive with their eyes closed, not angling their hulls, not playing their tanks to their strengths and presenting the easiest targets in the world. German vehicles are strong, German mains are not strong.

Vehicle : Stormer HVM
Gamemode : Ground RB
Change : 10.3 —> 10.0
Reason : The missiles carried by the Stormer HVM lack VT fuses, making direct hits essential. Achieving a direct hit on fixed-wing aircraft with these missiles is difficult. Furthermore, it cannot effectively counter reconnaissance drones. While I understand the Stormer HVM’s strengths, even considering that, I believe a BR of 10.0 is appropriate.

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British mains at this point are definitely a meme material, need to create a British Main Bingo sheet for them. Living embodiment of zero achievements, lots of opinions lol

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Why is SU30 MK2 AMV and SU30 MKK not going up to 13.7??? These planes have done nothing but ruin their BR bracket.

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Money

Air RB
Yak-28B
9.0->9.7

Stupidly fast jet bomber that can reliably outrun every single fighter it faces around its BR bracket. Extremely good acceleration and great top speed, has a great nose gun, can turn pretty well, extremely under BR’ed. There are very few planes that can catch up to the Yak-28B, namely the F-106 and Lightning F.53. Yak-28B being at the same BR as B-66B is a joke.

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Vihecle: F/A-18E

Gamemode: Air Realistic

BR change: Same BR at 14.3

Reason: F/A-18E although have 14 missile and good radar, but now in cerrent toptier its cant figth fair againt another top tier as same BR, Its has a low speed and AIM-120C-5 that use on F/A-18E cant not do a good performance like another higth speed BVR jet. In term of performace its have the same as JAS-39E only (tecniqly JAS-39E have MAW its mean F/A-18E have a low performance then JAS-39 a bit) that have a lower BR, And its have low performance then F-15C GE that have a good speed as the same BR. So F/A-18E need to stay in 14.3 BR.

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they said that 1 time with regard to adding fox3s when they added them to all nations at the same time, it has nothing to do with individual missile upgrades for an already existing mechanic. and planes with bad fp for their br are almost always balanced out by having better missiles than other planes at the same br, a good example of the is the Tornado F3

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And this picture show F-14B can carry AIM-9M
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Its same model
And in real life F-14B can use AIM-7P too

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