US Top Tier - Abrams, Hellfires, Anti Air and what needs to change

[Klassischer_Durc]

@Necrons31467

If you believe the T-72B3, T-90A or T-80U (to a lesser extend) don’t have problems competing at 11.7 matchmaking, you haven’t played them.

Correct, I havent played them. The T90a is a vehicle with a way lower BR, so it shouldnt be a concern that it struggles to compete at 11.7. Dont have a clear opinion on the other two.

@Necrons31467

‘‘For years now’’

Hyperbole isn’t going to convince me of your arguments I’m afraid.

Just over a year ago, the M1A2 SEP was sitting on a 70% winrate and the IPM1/M1A1 well above 70% for months.

Do you have a source for that? I can only remember US hardly going to 50 percent, most of the times way lower than that. Concerning winrates, youre saying that russia struggles, while their winrates are constantly very high.

@Necrons31467

Yes, that means premium/squadron vehicles for other nations at 11.3 as well.
The problem with US high tier is squarely with it’s horrendously poor playerbase, not the MBT’s they have at their disposal.

Thats an argument I wanted to avoid. Its just a claim that you are making and doesnt bring anything worth talking about. In my opinion, the playerbase of the most popular nations is equally skilled since many new player want to play them. Minor nations often have more experienced players.

@Necrons31467

T-90M was also a sidegrade to the T-80BVM, as were the Leclerc AZUR, Challenger 3TD and plenty of other vehicles. Even the Strv 122B+ is still a sidegrade.

And as I said, SEPv2 wasnt even a sidegrade. T90M offered better survivability due to spall liners and a better protected caracell, the Chally 3 better Ammo, the 122B+ better survivability. The SEPv2 was just heavier, more easy to spot. Nothing more.

@aDSD

You would be ignoring mobility as a whole which isnt as lacking as you try to portrait.
Theres more than forward speed and reverse speed like how fast your tank rotates, get to their respective speeds and how much they lose while adjusting their movement.

Even when taking these things into account, they are still pretty close, and the M1 gets to the worst end. So theres no point in going further into specific turn rates etc, its the same result.

[SanguineSerpent]

@Necrons31467

But that doesn’t mean that any other MBT is a poor vehicle just because they don’t stack up with these Leo’s.

Well, what does that make any other MBTs… other than being inferior?

[SanguineSerpent]

@Necrons31467

That being said, I’m all for the remaining nations to receive vehicles on-par with the Leopard 2A7V and Strv 122, that includes the M1A2 SEP v3, but that doesn’t mean I believe the current M1’s in particular need more buffs or are unique in their suffering when matched against the aforementioned Leos.

I 100% agree. But again, I would like to see other nations with vehicles that can be just ON-PAR with the Strv 122s and Leo 2A7Vs. This includes every nation, like Italy and Israel, including the US. Their suffering isn’t special compared to something like the Ariete, but it’s still unbalanced. Just that there are more US mains than Italian mains, and that exacerbates their voice on the matter.

Another key point is that Germany gets chosen to be on the same team as Sweden and USSR (and sometimes other minor nations) against USA, which substantially affects the winrate and the problem of unequal MBTs.

From what I can tell, USA’s MBTs aren’t the only problem, but the teammates that teams consist of (premium inexperienced players with clickbaits). But even then, the winrate in Japan between 10.0 and 12.0 hasn’t really changed that much after the Fuji came out. So are inexperienced players that much better in the Fuji than in the Clickbait?

[aDSD]

@Ladies__Man_217

Abrams got spall liners but it’s considered a real one because it’s not like the Russian one.

Cope about external spall liner or liner only for ammo rack: Pick it.

@Ladies__Man_217

You don’t even play with US teams so your point doesn’t make sense at all.

Do you think online is strictly Allies vs Axis or NATO vs Warsaw Pact and USSR or smth to say that ?

@Ladies__Man_217

It helps 99% of the time if someone shot at me and it didn’t do anything to me it would be a great benefit won’t it?

aDSD:

If seeing armoured tank doesnt make you think and shoot into the weakspots even at top tier I only think you bought your way there through premiums and such.

@Ladies__Man_217

US play 90% of the time against Russia,

Never knew you had official statistics but alr.

@Ladies__Man_217

it can’t spawn CAS its gonna get sandwiched, it cannot spawn an SPAA since it cannot do absolutely nothing against the SU-25SM3 so i don’t know why u compare them nations with US since most of them are small nations compared with the US.

If existance of Pantsir is your only argument then I wont take it.
Theres countless videos of people yet succeding or even straight up slaughtering Pantsir’s.
Plus taking an aircraft or shooting the missiles down are always an option, first of which should be made more viable by making aircraft’s with no ground attacking weaponry cost much less, not only USA problem but really is a problem of every each nation in game all BRs and ranks.

@Ladies__Man_217

I won’t say that the US teams doesn’t lack skill, they do but most of the players do have skills but infortunately they get crushed while most of the time they play against the Copium BVM, and leos

So maybe stay out of the stream of teammates who just push W before getting crushed and do something else but not just pressing W key and hoping firepower of your team will be better?

@Ladies__Man_217

What you gonna do about it? pop smoke every 2 sec to not get killed by a Vikhr? or hide between buildings to not get stomped on by SU-25SM3?? or kill tanks that got spall liners and let’s not mention the Stalin BVM side armor thats made from copîum.

And hows your copium/anytime suggested is supposed to help?
War was never symmetrical yet better equipment never granted the win.
And yes cover and smokes are a tool and I cant imagine playing even T series without those.

@Ladies__Man_217

You do realize that the Army won’t let a weak spot like that stay for long to be in one of the latest tanks such as the SEPV2???

As I havent seen any angle increase or something that would include armour increase not really.
From you it sounds like cope but from IRL stand point round hitting that exact place is just as unlikely as something hitting lower plate or driver port of T series.

@Ladies__Man_217

UK and Israel play with the winning team most of the time, you’re onto nothing buddy.

Again you doing nothing but pulling shit out of nothing.
You have nothing to back your words with.
As I tried to represent it’s not the tools winning for you but the players.
In such manner I had an uptier while playing soviet 10.7, had best scenario by your words, Sweden and USSR being coupled together.
Yet we lost to other team with their best player being literally the last Challenger 2 premium basically bringing his team to a victory.

[Necrons31467]

@Klassischer_Durc

Do you have a source for that?

@Klassischer_Durc

youre saying that russia struggles

I have not.

I said the T-72B3, T-80U and T-90A struggle to compete.
I said nothing about the T-80BVM, T-90M, Russian CAS, SPAA, etc. struggling in general.

@Klassischer_Durc

the playerbase of the most popular nations is equally skilled

They clearly aren’t, exactly because of the large numbers of low level players that rushed their way to top-tier USA.
Flavour of the month effect is also a thing that’s been with us since the start of War Thunder, the Leopard 2A7V is the flavour of the month and thus attracts skilled players.

@Klassischer_Durc

And as I said, SEPv2 wasnt even a sidegrade

It clearly is.

@Klassischer_Durc

T90M offered better survivability due to spall liners and a better protected caracell

And significanly worse acceleration, worse reload rate, worse reverse speed, etc. compared to the T-80BVM.
Many people still prefer the T-80BVM over the T-90M.

@Klassischer_Durc

the Chally 3 better Ammo

But worse reload.
Hence a sidegrade. You’d know this if you played these vehicles.

@Klassischer_Durc

the 122B+ better survivability.

I get the feeling you are completely unfamiliar with playing anything but US tanks.

All Strv’s received spall liners, the Strv 122B doesn’t have better survivability at all.

I would suggest you start playing those other nations, because it’s becoming more and more a case of ‘‘US Main thinks grass is always greener on the other side’’.

[aDSD]

@Necrons31467

But worse reload.
Hence a sidegrade. You’d know this if you played these vehicles.

Even with 2s its better reload for such bad first stage ammo rack and not specifically best penetration.
That making it 2 top tier worthy vehicles with America having 3, same SPAA’s , same helicopter basis.
Yet one you find with 30% winrate.

There is even one russian youtuber to call Challengers being at 3rd best MBT and calling it the best nation. Quite rich for something you would think struggles if you only accounted for “META” as anything viable.

[_Ladies_Man_217]

@aDSD

Cope about external spall liner or liner only for ammo rack: Pick it.

Both actually, it has been proved u can check sources that’s been rotting here for months and get ignored by people like u.

@aDSD

Do you think online is strictly Allies vs Axis or NATO vs Warsaw Pact and USSR or smth to say that ?

Did i say something such as this?? or you just getting this shit from your brain?

@aDSD

If seeing armoured tank doesnt make you think and shoot into the weakspots even at top tier I only think you bought your way there through premiums and such.

I know every tank weakspots but that’s not enough to defeat all of them, you need good helis with good missiles, good CAS, good SPAA to defend u from getting stomped on by the absolute BS SU-25SM3.

@aDSD

Never knew you had official statistics but alr.

Why would i need one when i play against them most of the time??

@aDSD

If existance of Pantsir is your only argument then I wont take it.

I don’t care if you take or not buddy, the existence of Pantsir in the game is a mistake.

@aDSD

Theres countless videos of people yet succeding or even straight up slaughtering Pantsir’s.

Yeah no shit and there’s videos of the Pantsir slaughtering and taking down MAVS mid-air.

@aDSD

So maybe stay out of the stream of teammates who just push W before getting crushed and do something else but not just pressing W key and hoping firepower of your team will be better?

Ladies__Man_217:

Russians and every nation do this one most of the time i don’t see you mentioning that?

@aDSD

And hows your copium/anytime suggested is supposed to help?

Crazy how it does make sense to you only.

@aDSD

War was never symmetrical yet better equipment never granted the win.

Better equipment is granting an absolute win, delusional statements lmao

@aDSD

From you it sounds like cope but from IRL stand point round hitting that exact place is just as unlikely as something hitting lower plate or driver port of T series.

Ladies__Man_217:

They don’t need to, there’s special shells for that, also t-series are old META that still getting used to this day is sad honestly and let’s not mention the turret POP.

@aDSD

Again you doing nothing but pulling shit out of nothing.

If you play top tier you would agree but yet you’re doing absolutely nothing but mentioning low BR expecting it to validate your point pal.

@aDSD

As I tried to represent it’s not the tools winning for you but the players.

The tools are lacking in the US tech tree, but players are here suffering.

@aDSD

Yet we lost to other team with their best player being literally the last Challenger 2 premium basically bringing his team to a victory.

WOOW a good premium player i’m really surprised, so you getting stomped on by a challi is somehow a thing to mention?? + why you bringing 10.7 into +11.7 topic?

[aDSD]

@Ladies__Man_217

Did i say something such as this?? or you just getting this shit from your brain?

Something it seemed from you saying I never get to play with US teams.

@Ladies__Man_217

Both actually, it has been proved u can check sources that’s been rotting here for months and get ignored by people like u.

So good sources they cant convince even a child.

@Ladies__Man_217

I know every tank weakspots but that’s not enough to defeat all of them, you need good helis with good missiles, good CAS, good SPAA to defend u from getting stomped on by the absolute BS SU-25SM3.

Or just one non ignorant player to take F-4 or F16.
Plus its ground battles.
The initial battle can be won only on ground.
Only after it becomes somewhat combined with people spawning planes.

@Ladies__Man_217

Why would i need one when i play against them most of the time??

To speak it like its official and no other stand point or any others experience cant be even considered.
In other words you putting it like no other cases can happen, no other variables driven from playing on other servers, timezones.

@Ladies__Man_217

I don’t care if you take or not buddy, the existence of Pantsir in the game is a mistake.

And the cope is unreal.

Here's some short footage of CAS, being so biased away by Pantsir 😔

https://youtu.be/cH5Dpb8oKb4
https://youtu.be/yTH2084bm84
This one is with CAS having limited vision and only kills are so op 2S6 and Pantsirs.

@Ladies__Man_217

They don’t need to, there’s special shells for that, also t-series are old META that still getting used to this day is sad honestly and let’s not mention the turret POP.

It’s not the need to" question of why theres little armour there but “how likely this is to be hit”.
Both have low chances, hence the protection being weaker.
Sad I have to read it letter by letter for you.

@Ladies__Man_217

If you play top tier you would agree but yet you’re doing absolutely nothing but mentioning low BR expecting it to validate your point pal.

The battle literally was the top tier?
Plus the issues described arent issues of USA and top tier exactly.
I hate how much this community has to ignore literally everything but 10.3 and top tier, as well as taking vehicles and WR as only the vehicles matter, excluding every and each possibility of player skill and team coordination.
🤔 General lack or presence of both surely have nothing to do with any nations WR.

@Ladies__Man_217

The tools are lacking in the US tech tree, but players are here suffering.

And you would be lying to say they re lacking.
As again even with Britain, a somewhat developed nations US is clearly on top in comparasion.

@Ladies__Man_217

WOOW a good premium player i’m really surprised, so you getting stomped on by a challi is somehow a thing to mention?? + why you bringing 10.7 into +11.7 topic?

And here is the ignorance i mentioned before.
Thats an example scenario of skill of a player being better than just setup of two powerful nations.
Plus I literally mentioned the uptier, Challenger 2 premium of there being one, the 11.3 one.
So even with that Sweden and USSR have good setups though the battle was full up tier for me.
11.7

[PercussionCap]

@AlvisWisla

AGM-114L would require the Apache to be BR 13.0 which isn’t in the game yet.
Only hardkill APS tanks and tanks with alleged radar warning would be able to defend against it

That’s the same as basically every other heli ATGM though? Most top tier tanks don’t have LWS and spotting an ATGM coming at you is pretty rare. Its range would still be lower than Vikhrs or any of the other 10km range ATGMs.

So why would it require the AH-64D to be 13.0?

[AlvisWisla]

Everyone’s favorite Russia defender defending mother Russia from my criticism. :)
You’ve never accepted my 1v1 you in Pantsir, so we know you’re bluffing.

@PercussionCap
There are zero helicopters in War Thunder with radar AGMs, thus not the same.

[PercussionCap]

Again, how would this change things when AFAIK they are radar guided and thus the AH-64D still has to be at least partially exposed? From the POV of a ground unit getting hit, 99% of the time there will be no difference to them.

[luque13]

Honestly US mains at top tier complain about so much.
Abrams 120mm reload buffed to 5 seconds (based on a video!)
Great mobility, tough armour (Waaa not as good as the Leo 2A7 or the Strv 122) That’s 2 out of 10 top tier mbts have some perspective!
F-16/F-15 for CAS and its only going to get better!
Ah-64 will get Radar Hellfires at some point
ADATS is good but spawn cost is a little high

Its embarrassing how good the US have it and how many whine posts we see like this. Please try a week in France or Britain, Italy at top tier and come back and tell me how bad you all have it

[_Ladies_Man_217]

@luque13

Abrams 120mm reload buffed to 5 seconds

As it should and most NATO tanks also.

@luque13

tough armour

tough armor??? what tough armor u talking about??

@luque13

Waaa not as good as the Leo 2A7 or the Strv 122

If modeled correctly and get its latest armor it should be better than those or atleast the same (we not including the SEPV3)

@luque13

F-16/F-15 for CAS and its only going to get better!

F-16C hmmm good for CAS but it has to deal with r-73 and pantsir, F15 is so bad your wings get crushed after a lil maneuver.

@luque13

Ah-64 will get Radar Hellfires at some point

this will happen after 10 years.

@luque13

ADATS is good but spawn cost is a little high

ADATS isn’t good, US doesn’t have a TOP TIER SPAA at all.

@luque13

Please try a week in France or Britain, Italy at top tier and come back and tell me how bad you all have it

a braindead example ngl, why would people compare US with France and Italy, it’s literally insane also if someone wanna complain about their armor not modeled right u should complain also, why stop people from asking to model their realistic armor and not get another MBT with 80’s armor.

[PercussionCap]

@luque13

Abrams 120mm reload buffed to 5 seconds (based on a video!)

Pretty sure the requirements to become an Abrams loader are that you can reload it that fast.

[luque13]

Because even if your tank isn’t as good as a Leopard 2A7 its still the 2nd 3rd best tank in the fkin game and you cry like its worthless. But yes lets buff all the tanks armour and bring back actual weakspot sniping not just point click centre mass?

Armour that bounces all but oh wait DM-53 and 3BM60. and even then I have had DM-53 bounce

F-16 has all the tools to beat a Pantsir, I manage it in Tornado GR.1 (This is a skill issue)
R-73 you have Aim9M and AIM7M you have parity especially in mixed battles.

You know it will but you keep feeling hard done by

Yep least you have a gun on your ADATS (out of interest what SAM does the US produce that’s an analogue to Pantsir?)

Modelled they wont even model other nations tanks despite reams of bug reports, one of the cash cows starts crying and Gaijin bend over backwards for you.

[luque13]

Implying no other nation trains loaders…
Britain lap load CR2 but Gaijin wont model that. A shot every 3.5 seconds what did Gaijin do give CR2 4 rounds in a ready rack that load at 4 seconds then after that its 6.5-7 seconds per shot.

[_Ladies_Man_217]

@luque13

Leopard 2A7 its still the 2nd 3rd best tank

It’s 4th best tank in the game.

@luque13

you cry like its worthless.

It is worthless what do u see in it that make u say all this delusional stuff?

@luque13

Armour that bounces all

Bounces what? u mean the UFP? it does bounce sometime if the enemy just shot without thinking or aiming, but if he did u would get stomped on.

@luque13

F-16 has all the tools to beat a Pantsir, I manage it in Tornado GR.1

The moment u spawn in u get locked on by the Pantsir, u run to the trees u gotta deal with several Jets, and the moment u step out the trees u die, easy as it is.

@luque13

R-73 you have Aim9M and AIM7M you have parity especially in mixed battles.

R-73 is way better than the AIM-9M, it gets an advantage is the invisible launch in GRB.

@luque13

Yep least you have a gun on your ADATS

Whats that gotta do with TOP TIER bombs? should i fire my gun at SU-25SM3?

@luque13

Modelled they wont even model other nations tanks despite reams of bug reports

That’s what i’m saying i expect that they wont.

[luque13]

I can see this is a waste of energy,

4th best tank out of 10+ still pretty good and that’s highly debatable, you have a 5 second reload an amazing round great mobility. Maybe top tier isn’t for you

Yep the UFP and turret cheeks can bounce

Fly higher not lower the F-16 has the kinematic performance to defeat a Pantsir and AGM-65 levels the field. Fly fast and high and then dive low before you slam an AGM-65 into them.

No its not like your view on the M1A2 its wrong, the AIM9M is the best short range IR missile in the game.

Other nations don’t have a gun on their ADATS

Because it doesn’t need buffed

[tripod2008]

@luque13

Fly higher not lower the F-16 has the kinematic performance to defeat a Pantsir and AGM-65 levels the field. Fly fast and high and then dive low before you slam an AGM-65 into them.

There are far better options than the Maverick which could be available(but aren’t, I wonder why). Also the Pantsir can still just intercept incoming ordnance due to its gun (and the radar’s TWS capabilities) so single missiles per target aren’t a guaranteed kill.

examples of ordnance on an F-16

[luque13]

Yep but that’s done for balance, the fact you want JASM ER or HARMS is overkill. The best way to deal with a Pantsir is to engage it when its not paying attention to you.

APKWS is a cool system, but it still wont have the range to engage Pantsir.

Many nations are missing modern A2G ordinance, Britain should have Brimstone…But doesn’t.