In terms of engagement, the Type 16 is consistently at a severe disadvantage.
The DM23 is awful and even the 9.3 2S35 gets good shells like 3BM42. Light tanks should be given better armament in compensation for their bad armor, especially in the early tier of early second generation tanks.
How can the Type 16 be a light tank/tank destroyer if it struggles with T-72, T-64s etc?
At the very minimum, the Type 16 needs the Type 93 shells, which are slightly better and available for the rank 7 Type 16/Type 74G.
Prototype and First Production Series doesn’t need Type 93 APDS-FS. Both vehicles has benefits of good quality termal imaging devices for both gunner and commander at the expense of a worse APDS-FS penetrator while retaining lower battle rating compared to the Production vehicle. I personally don’t think Type 16 (P) and Type 16 (FPS) is struggling with a weaker APDS-FS, it’s a good vehicle nonetheless.
No the type 16 (P) and Type 16 (FPS) are fine at 9.3, they don’t need to go to 9.7 where the type 16 sits with a better shell but uptiers to 10.7.
You have great thermals, aim for the drivers hatch, barrel, or LFP. Or just use the great mobility to flank. If you flank but a T-72 flanked as well, smoke and just reverse if you can’t get a good shot. You shouldn’t be playing this like a MBT. And the scouting on this is amazing, especially on hilly maps.
There’s a reason why type 16 is 9.7, let’s keep the different type 16 seperate.
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It isnt? It gets good round at low BR
without two thermals, with worse traverse, worse aim angles.
By flanking?
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It used to only have M735 😅
DM23 is good enough on such a mobile and versatile platform.
The 2S25 gets 3BM42 (and much better reverse speed), yes, but it doesn’t get access to thermals, gets a way worse gun sight, worse vertical gun handling, slightly worse gun depression, worse reload (7.0s instead of 6.7s), no armour against autocannons, and way worse top speed.
Both of them are great options with their pros and cons.