Should M3A3 Bradley be 9.3? POLL
My thoughts: on top of USA doesn’t have a very good 9.7 lineup, the M3A3 is just a bit too weak for 9.7 and uptiers, and since TOW2Bs seem to be staying as is, I think M3A3 can stand to move down to 9.3.
No matter what tank it is TOW2B is incredibly inconsistent, it would be no more OP than it is now at 9.7, even light vehicles such as Wiesels, any SPAA, Rooikats, BMP-3s (especially the new AMV BMP-3) all can take upwards of 3 TOWs to kill if not more, I dont think it should be buffed if thats how TOW2Bs need to stay for balance, but 9.7 is too high of a BR for such an inconsistent missile, meanwhile the Strf Bill gets a perfectly usable top attack missile with 5x the pen.
The Bushmaster is also just a Bushmaster, inconsistent damage and not very accurate at range which is important for higher BRs and needing to hit specific modules in quick time, but that isnt a big deal, the damage itself is just not good enough in uptiers or getting rushed by a light tank of the same BR.
Heres some short clips showing the TOW2Bs are almost completely useless when you need them to work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwSPOhuL-hM (skip to 2m 30s)
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9.7 is a void BR for the US, and the Bradley is not better than a T-72A or T-64A. If they made the TOW-2B and other ATGM models hit like they do IRL, it would be a different story, but they’re borderline unusable.
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It is incredibly difficult and inconsistent to kill a T72 specifically, my first couple of TOWs in the second video on it were bad so I only got the track and also a bad one on the AMV, but often you can fire one when the turret is turned away from you and it will completely tank the HEAT jet on the breech and now you need to barrel it or keep wasting TOWs
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Thousands of Bradley games don’t lie
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Just use TOW-2As or better just don’t play bradley
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I understand your grief over these ATGMs. Spikes have a similar damage consistency issue, and they feel just as annoying to use.
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Great solution. Very constructive.
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Yeah. I find most of IFVs at 9.7 a skip, they are either:
- not good enough to bring the 9.3s to the 10.7 range
- not useful enough for 10.7 lineups
M3A3 is a special one.
Little survivability, puffs in one hit.
Little mobility, not terrible but you go slower than most MBTs so flanking could be difficult.
Firepower is not even that good. USSR tandems and 30mm auto cannons combo are far superior.
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Tens of thousands, and I always come back to the conclusion that M3A3 is a bit too weak for 9.7
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Yeah bro definitely should be a lower BR than the Beigleit with its I-TOWs lol
you have 25% more games in the m3 alone than i have in total lol
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I rely on TOW2Bs to a degree, the M3A3 is too slow to avoid getting into positions before the enemy is watching behind a hill, in that unavoidable situation (because I would rather play aggressive than safely TOW2A snipe) I can fire a TOW2B, and maybe take out their breech and deal with them before pushing further, M3 Bradley can get to positions or flanks well before people start sniping behind hills, which is why I dont need top attack missiles while using it. It comes down to speed
Is that because it access to hevt rounds?
Plus it seems to do better than a m3a3
Just look at the games played alone people would rather play that than a m3a3
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Bagel I could be fine with it being 9.3 again, but it is faster, tankier, and over all I see it doing much better and used more than M3A3 Bradley
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Yeah idk about tbh they been one shooting me a lot of times recently but maybe it’s just me
The Begleit is a borderline overpowered vehicle that should be at least 10.0 when you compare it to some other vehicles around it. Its hyper-aggressive playstyle can be egregiously bloody at its current BR thanks to that APCBC slinging Bofors with a bottomless magazine. The only thing holding it back is it being German and not a minor nation vehicle.
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I think you meant to tag m3 Bradley?
