Still by far the worst top tier tank nation from 10.0 to 12.7. They need a proper reload buff, especially the T-72s, T-90s, and 2S25Ms.
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AZ autoloader should’ve gotten the 6.66s reload along with WZ1001, not sure why they just implemented it for VT4 and ZTZ99A.
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Out of hate for Russia. It’s a community issue.
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This thread is going to be filled with a bunch of people who’ve never touched an RU tank saying they’re the best in the game, when they’re the far opposite of that.
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agree +1
russian tanks have some huge disadvantages ingame, but i honestly don’t know what Gaijin could do to balance them and buff them.
Lol
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Nothing new. Every time I play War Thunder as a RU main I wish I put all my hours into Sweden or Japan.
I used to say British top tier tanks were worse than Russian tanks but that’s straight up false. Hell even the Ariete is about as good as the T-90M if not better.
The only somewhat decent RU top tier tank is the BVM, and even that thing is pretty middle of the road in 2026. The T-90M is the second worst top tier tank, the only vehicle being worse is the T-72B3A.
I mean I dont want to be an ass, but OP havent touched any other tank other than russian when it comes to top tier, his assesment can be potentially just as flawed.
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i dont wish to take sides here, but as a RU main, the second ive used the clickbait it was like a whole new world.
so yeah i kinda understand him
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Most people that comment nonsense haven’t played RU themselves and will never understand how underpowered it is. Russian tanks lack so many opportunities for play because of innate design that they just need to be buffed in order to be playable, particularly for the game’s maps.
If they add an incredibly boring flat map, I’d reckon Russia would be pretty okay but still weaker due to reload speeds. If they made it 25vs20 Russia vs others, then it’d be even.
It’s just design flaws.
I can say the same about my experience in T-80UD. Grass is always greener and all that.
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let me simply ask you, do you think T-80UD is or is not 10.7 tank?
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Any blufor does a thread like this and gets the exact same amount of attention and dismissal.
I don’t see why Russia needs buffs compared to other nations, especially GB, Italy or Israel to name some at GRB.
Hell, Russia got the BMPT recently and you can simply uptier it to 12.7 and it performs decently. Not nuke, fool-proof levels of good, but it’s more doable than uptiering a Jaguar while being at the same BR.
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Soviet ERA nerf when?
T-80UD should be 10.3. It’s just T-72B (1989) but premium so it has to be slightly better than it.
I see it still being fair in 10.7 but quite badly, and it’d be best to describe it by asking “how would the T72B (1989) fare at 10.7?” (very badly)
Just FYI ALL STATS ARE PUBLIC we know youre lying
Is that why you have a very good K/D in almost all of them at high tier?
You havent played anything higher than a panther in any other nation. Either youre clinically insane and full to the brim with delusion or want russia to get more fake buffs to ensure this game has more russia exceptionionalism pumped up its backside
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Yeah i dont need to hear more lol.
You shouldnt really be talking about game balance.
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It’s literally OBJECTIVE that Russian tanks are bad. No gun depression, poor reverse (none), slower reload speed, just slightly smaller and relatively more reliable armor that good players can still abuse.
Me doing well in them means absolutely nothing other than “hey maybe this guy kinda knows how to play”.
If anything, I’m currently doing awful because most players I’ve met are actually quite good and Russian tanks cannot exploit others’ weaknesses as others can do to them.
Most of my duels are whoever fires first wins, as top tier is by nature, and that’s why Japanese top tier tanks are the best lol.
lol no.
EVERY map in-game has been carefully built to overcome those disadvantages at certain locations.
No need to elaborate further.
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