Could you imagine that a tank with much inferior firepower and protection than its sibling can stay at the same br as the latter? This is exactly the situation for the Chinese M60A3 TTS. With nerfed M735 as its top round and no ERA protection, its performance leaves much to be desired, while the American M60A3 not only has M774, but also have ERA to defeat HEAT rounds and missiles, and both of them have the battle rating of 9.0.
The pictures above show the modifications for the two vehicles. In recent updates Gaijin pretended to release goodwill by adding M456 to the stock round of M60A3, but the fact is such HEAT round can do few damage to enemy MBT vehicles, and it will NOT improve the performance of spaded Chinese M60A3.
In reality, the operater of the Chinese M60A3 produces its own APFSDS round (DM63) for its M60A3 and CM11 CM12 tanks, and has used M833 round for a long period of time. Gaijin SHOULD improve the Chinese M60A3 TTS by adding more powerful round like DM63 to it.
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There is another example of similiar vehicles with different firepower.
The Swedish T-80U and the original Soviet one are basically the same except for the difference in firepower that the Swedish one lacks 3BM46. And such difference leads to the difference of their BRs.
Apparently Gaijin knows that such differences is VITAL.
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I thought i was a smart person. Until i read this i deserve to be on the short bus now.
I think CN M60A3 should down it’s BR to 8.7 without m774
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Thanks for your issue. But I am afraid gaijin will simply ignore it.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/GTeUjQhZyJO0
Another issue about M60A3(CHN). Giving it M833 will compensate for its shortcomings in armor protection.
In reality, the operater of the Chinese M60A3 produces its own APFSDS round (DM63) for its M60A3 and CM11 CM12 tanks, and has used M833 round for a long period of time.
Given that the operator of M60A3(CHN) and CM11/12 has produced or purchased M833, M774 and DM63(TC84), and it is likely its armed forces has not used or purchased any M735 rounds, it is quite strange why Gaijin chose to give CM11 and M60A3(CHN) M735 round as their optional ammunition.
For CM11, the experience of grinding for DM63 with M456 or M735 can be awful since it has a BR of 9.3. The M735 of CM11 should also be replaced with M774 or M833.
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Buffing the Chinese M60A3 TTS would be a step in the right direction.
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