The BTR-82AT has to be the one of the best vehicles to have fun in

Machinery of War Discussion Ground Vehicle
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I got my hands on the BTR-82AT today after a short grind and oh my is this thing so much fun.

Its launcher has a decent amount of depression and the missiles on this thing are incredible. They one shot 90% of the tanks they hit.

On more urban maps like Cargo Port, your launcher or just tall enough to peak over cargo containers and nobody ever expects it. It’s fantastic.

Its stock grind is really enjoyable too, because your main weapon is your missiles. Cannon is okay, but the missiles are fantastic.

If you have not tried this vehicle, I’d give it a go. You’ll have a blast :)

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Pro-tip : switch to the launcher by cycling your primary weapon, that was you can aim from the launcher.
The 82AT is ABSURDLY good at hull-down ATGM snipes.

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That’s what I’ve been doing, and I had a run on one of the desert maps (it’s name escapes me) where I sat on C and killed 6 people rushing and I just kept replenishing.

For 9.0 it is ridiculously good.

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Laughs in xm800t

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I’d like to but Gaijin put it in a research line where I’d have to start from the SU-152
(have T-90M/2S25M btw)

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I admittedly was disappointed when I heard about it only to realize it was in the tank destroyer line. Odd not to folder it under the BMP-3 to be honest.

I guess it sort of makes sense since outside of its ATGM’s, it really isn’t crazy good so I think I can see why they would put it there.

If you have the time, it’s worth the grind. Not great on every map, but good on a large majority.

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Thanks to russian bias this vehicle is absolutly undertiered and needs to be moved at least Br 9.7.

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It’s not really under tiered. It gets 4 ATGM’s and a cannon that really doesn’t do a whole lot. It is also literally the size of a school bus.

It’s not op. You just have to be more aware that sometimes you’ll have a cheeky bastard looking over shipping containers with an ATGM launcher.

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Sweet double standards for russians vehicles…

Okay, so lower every NATO vehicle with only 4 Spikes.
Or another example: Lower the MAUS cause it`s huge and very slow.

Your argument " You just have to be more aware" is absolutly retarted, cause the vehicles get rated on their abilities.
And being able to shoot a 1200mm missile at Br 9.0 while being turret-down is op.

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Penetration doesn’t mean jack. It’s a good missile but you are judging it without using it. You can lower every single NATO vehicle with 4 spikes. All of them should go down at LEAST .3 to .7 in BR. They all suck. They all should be lowered. Maus should not be lowered, because it is big and slow with lots of armor. Not the same as the BTR.

But you get 4 ATGM’s. That’s it. It’s great turret down, you are right. Until it gets the missile inside its launcher shot, killing the whole vehicle because unlike the IT-1, shooting the launcher kills the entire vehicle. So yes, you do just have to be more aware of its tiny profile. If you are dying to this thing consistently, you aren’t paying enough attention. It’s the one damn niche this vehicle has. Just let it be. I would advocate it going to 9.3 or 9.7. Any higher and it’s a little ridiculous.

Just because almost every other auto cannon vehicle with ATGM’s in this game sucks doesn’t mean this one should.

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and the Bradley is at 9.7 lmao (10.0 for a few years before recent BR changes)

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The BTR realistically should be 9.7 alongside the Bradley. I’d prefer it there in fact as it would fit much better into lineups at 9.7 than at 9.0.

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Maus needs to be lowered to the same reason you stated for the BTR should stay at Br 9.0
Why the double standard?

Marder 1A3 has only 4 ATGMs aswell, yet has the same BR as the BMP1 who can delete a Maus with its main cannon. The Marders are overtiered scouts after launching their rockets.
So why the double standard?

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The marder 1a3 does have quite a lot of advantages over the BMP1, while the bmp1 deals better with heavy tanks, the marder is much better against light tanks and against planes, they have a farely good balance.
I personally liked the marder 1a3 more and also did better with it, also the bmp1s are currently the worst perfroming vehicles at 8.0, they arent OP to begin with

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We are playing ground battles, so 80% of the enemies are ground forces.
It’s nice being able to defend yourself against strafing planes and choppers.
But that`s a big trade off not being able to destroy most of the enemies tanks effectively.
Edit: Especially if you lost your commander early and not being able to use your Milans anymore.
Therfore the BMP1 is superior to the Marders and calling it the worst performing vehicle at Br 8.0 speaks for yourself.

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It is a trade off at the end of the day, cas will focus on light tanks as they are easier picks, so your probability of being targeted is much higher than the average.

I am not speaking by myself when i call them the worst performing 8.0, they currently are the worst perfroming 8.0…
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And if i were to speak by myself i did better with the marders 1a3 aswel.