Russian Tanks - Problem with the ERA

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Quick Summary of what this will entail:

  • Russian ERA models
  • Russian Tanks
  • Other Nations Tanks
  • Suggestions

Russian Tanks have a serious model issue where the ERA is way too powerful. This is ruining the game at the moment, as Russian Tanks can obliterate you almost anywhere, whereas you have to aim at a specific location (which takes time), then shoot. Furthermore, I have noticed that Gaijin has been adding highly modern tanks to Russia (e.g., the T90M, which was introduced in 2019), but other tanks (e.g., the Leopard 2A7A1/2A8 with APS) have not been added for whatever reason. I’m not accusing Gaijin of bias here, but it is quite strange that they don’t add any of these to other nations. If you guys have any input, please add it!

(Side note: Move the BMPT to 12.0, and if you want to give it APFSDS rounds - Move it to 12.7 - It has no purpose in 11.3, and its downtiers to 10.3 are devastating and almost an guranteed nuke - It is ruining matches!)

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Not with this stupid image again. Its not even known if that shot penetrated. That also isn’t the right spot.

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(Peak username btw)
I just uploaded the image for the funnies. My main argument is my statement

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I think most people can get behind a complete ERA overhaul, but its unlikely.

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Yeah - the ERA is drastically russian propogandasised in this game, it’s quite sad.

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i mean does ERA have gaps ? as it seems only to be a little left of the spot in protection analysis

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Not modeled in WT but in real life - yes.

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I will add:
The 2A7V we have is from Late 2021.
The 2A7HU we have is from Late 2023.
The Ariete AMV we have is from Mid 2025.
The Challenger 3 TD speaks for itself, not even in service.
The list goes on, many nations have very modern tanks.

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Yes, but small.

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russian stuff introduced in 2019 is barely able to keep up with the western stuff we have in game rn so adding more modern tanks would tilt that imbalance even further.

Also yeah ERA needs a serious overhaul especially with newer darts on the horizon.

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DM53 should not get stopped an ERA bag its just not real bruh

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try shooting same shot in protect analysis and see if it pens different or somethinng

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Yeah the tank with worse than 90s armor value and the 90s ammo on top is totally 2020s material

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Eh. I’d say its more of ERA being hella complicated. ERA does not have a flat “mm” reduction value IRL, it is a percentage that is different for every single dart. Gaijin realistically can’t keep up with this, and thus we have a bit of an averaged value that overperforms and underperforms.

The best change to ERA would be to just HEAVILY reduce the destabilization effect it produces and make it ineffective at flat angles.

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Still the best tank in the game. Go figure.

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To be fair with the Challenger 3 TD - The main focus of it was the APS, but they didn’t add the APS.

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so even it hit a gap its biased either way as that gap isnt modeled

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Eh the 3TD afaik is a demonstrator for many different features, the main one being the new-to-Britain L/55A1.

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Mhm, the steel lines between ERA are where the gap is, but Gaijin just models it as ERA.

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The ERA didn’t trigger. We don’t have reliability modelled in WT.

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