Proposed Change #2: Keep at 3.3 but move the spawn to the coastal area instead of the bluewater fleet area
Reasoning: USS Hoquiam is the worst-performing frigate at her BR. She lacks torpedoes, is slower than most destroyers, and has weak main guns with large frontal dead zones. She cannot compete with destroyers in the 3.3–4.3 range and should either be reduced in BR or given a coastal spawn.
I feel like the entirety of coastal needs a BR overhaul, it’s only within the lowest part of the gamemode that is actually okay, i.e. if you’re unlucky enough in your 3.3 wooden dual bofors boat you will fight bonkers Soviet saws, and 2.3 has almost the same story only with the 3.3 bofors boat dominating in the right hands
The Chinese air tree rework is… not quite what I expected, but why not I guess. Isn’t the best option if they wanna add Pakistan later, but they don’t seem to plan that so I guess it works. Will at least give the sinoflankers more room
F-15A/Js should not be moving down, they’re fine where they’re at (imo they’re some of the better 13.0s in the game, having everything but fox 3 missiles).
F-16A Netz should go to 12.3, there is a straight upgrade (F-16A OCU) in the French tech tree at the same br and Python 3 doesn’t warrant a br step increase over the regular F-16A.
Kurnass 2000 should move to 12.0, it’s not an equivalent to the F-16A or F/A-18A at the same br at all.
The Su-30MK/K should be moved up to 13.7, I doubt this needs to be explained, they’re completely busted at 13.3, straight upgrades over the other 13.3 planes, especially the MiG-29SMT (in this case everything but radar and ~30cms).
F/A-18E is already the worst 14.3 and you expect it to perform well at 14.7? It’s worse than some of the 14.0s in the game, so it should stay at 14.3.
Reason: As of now, it doesn’t make any sense for F-35 to be at its current BR.
Weaponry is rather weak for 10.7, using only bombs and unguided rockets is incredibly hard against SPAA’s of similiar BR’s
SPYDER 12.7 → 12.0
The SPYDER is a very weak system with very short range missiles which have a very large minimum engagement distance. Even with the addition of I-Derby ER, its performance would still not be compareable to other systems as it will be an ARH missile with an even larger minimum engagement distance which provides launch warning to enemies and can be multipathed.
Mirage 4000
air realistic
13.0 --) 12.7
Why : Mirage 4000 is a f15a counterpart, with the f15a/j going to 12.7 it’s only normal that this one go down too.
It lacks the armour to be put 12.0 and having M829A1
the Leopard 2A4M is has atleast armour to shrug of shots and keep going, the M1A1 doesn’t benefit that at all
the Turret it can be penned by 3BM42
the turret ring is still a massive weakspot
it only good thing about it is the Speed and reload rate, with M829A1 shell penning.
Other wise the armour is the massive draw back.