Russian Teams Steamrolling NATO - Top Tier is Broken Again?

The statshark calculator seems reasonably accurate, I took the Mi-28NM into test drive and a 14970m range (just under LMURs 15000m maximum) 197m alt shot from hover at a stationary target gave me a 63.2 sec flight time in the calculator and timing the shot in the test drive came out at 67.6 seconds. So not perfect but pretty close.
I can’t test the JAGM because I frankly cant be bothered playing the Kisarazu or the DJP again to grind out another Apache.

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Why not use the option to grind the 64E using ground vehicles after you finnish the top tier Japanese ground lineup?

I did that with US and Israeli helis and I’m doing it now to get the dutch 64E.

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I will eventually, I’ve been playing mostly air and a little bit of lower BR ground lately so I still have the Type 3 and all the new Thai tanks to grind first. Helis are not really a priority for me so they go to the back of the line unless I have a 500%SL booster to burn in the PVE mode or something.

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If you die to A5/6/PSO in a 90M then you really have skill issue bro

On average, the leoA5A6PSO is the worst of the top tanks.

Other way around, considering the Leopard 2A5 and it’s derivatives are superior to the T-90M.

War Thunder’s meta is all about mobility and getting the first crippling/lethal hit on target. The T-90M does not suit this meta whatsoever.
Mobility, gun handling characteristics and reload rate are the most important elements, armour and survivability are just a bonus if you already excel in the previous mentioned attributes, but in the case of the T-90M armour is literally the only thing it’s got going for it.

The T-90M is a 12.0 tank that’s sitting at 12.7 because there isn’t anything else that could fulfill that spot alongside the T-80BVM.
At the same BR as the T-90M you’ve got the Strv 122’s which offer:

  • Superior gun handling.
  • Better all around mobility.
  • Better survivability.
  • Better firepower.
  • Equal armour.

But hey, I’m sure you know all about this given your experience of having played… Not a single German or Russian vehicle above Rank I, let alone the Leopard 2A6 or T-90M.

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The NATO tank profiles are massive and event the UFP are also not reliable
We can talk all day on the entry fragging, which one die first on the first shot
Handling is not the problem. I rarely see any time that Russia tanks have to turn around and do all the micro adjustments like you said on the bad features
Its either the map design that NATO can’t defend or the frontal armour of the Russia tanks are artificially strong.

If you die to a T-90M in your 2A5/2A6/PSO you have a skill issue.

See how I can do the same?

Also ironic coming from you, since you haven’t played either of these tanks since you are a British main.

As long as the Ariete AMV and T-72B3A exists the 2A5/2A6/PSO will never be the worst.

I just explained to you how armour isn’t as relevant as other features, and your reply to me is: ‘‘Yeah but the 2A6 doesn’t have as good of armour’’.

Then neither is the lack of armour.

See? I can just conveniently dismiss deficiencies that don’t align with my views too!

The fact of the matter is that you’ve never played any of the vehicles you’re talking about, yet you claim to know which is superior regardless.
You have no idea, because if you did play these vehicles you wouldn’t be sharing the views you’re sharing right now, and you’d actually know just how awful it is to play the T-90M in the current meta.

The T-90M can’t reach powerpositions before it’s opponents do because it’s mobility is atrocious, but even if it somehow could, you still don’t have the gun depression to make use of half of the best powerpositions in the game anyways.
Then there’s the fact that it’s got the literal slowest reload of any high tier MBT in the entire game coupled with not particularly impressive penetration.

Again, need I remind you it shared the same BR as an Strv 122?

The armour is completely irrelevant the moment you face anyone with more than 2 braincells and who simply aims for the LFP, breech, driver’s weakspot, overmatches side armour. etc.
You’re constantly at the mercy of your opponents being bad at the game, and even if they are, there’s still a good chance they knock you out via sheer happenstance.

T-80BVM at the same BR is superior, not to mention vehicles like the M1A2, M1A1 AIM, Leopard 2A5, etc. being superior at a lower BR.

British main and uninformed takes.
Who would’ve seen that one coming ?

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Yes, the gate keeping sweat-lord has spoken
*Press W for the win *
No line up needed cuz 1 tank is enough lol

que the picture

this happens so often its incredible, like clockwork

You need to press it harder bro.

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Really anyone has enough braincell knows that you can’t spawn 90M at the start of the match.
The match usually end on the first frontal assault and mostly you know the result…who won the first wave of frontal fight.
Like do I need to prove to have a Rus tank to know how it is operated? We are in the same game bro
The fact that all threads about USSR have a lot of debates whether they are solved or just a myth. If the game is balance - do we need to stand over here to debate?

hey apparently those russki tanks are not that strong huh

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Pls, also check how often I play the T90S please. The stat is bad because I’m learning the game at the time and I don’t even want to play the Bishma at the time just like you lately don’t hop on top tier lobbies am I right?
C’mon bud, we’re all grown up here…Unless…
I don’t even need talk about your lately sessions

The T90M has the ability to counterattack almost at any time when its side is penetrated (as long as it doesn’t hit the ammunition). but the situation for the Leopard 2 would be much worse. This is the Russian bias

Leclercs and some other tanks not having a turret basket is Russian bias.

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Leclerc was almost killed when it was hit. It had no heavy armor. And the gaijin added baskets to certain vehicles in advance to address the issue of insufficient shooting effects. The T90M is clearly one of these types of vehicles.
At least M1 and Leopard 2 have received unfair treatment.

You really need to step up the press W and win game, you’re slacking.

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Debate is often started by uninformed individuals like yourself that most likely have biases stemming outside of the game.

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