positional advantage is completely nullified once the enemy knows not to die to your 15km launch
Why do you think the meta vehicles from 13.0+ are not AIM-120 carriers unless they have a metric shitload of them?
F-15C GE is the only “meta” plane with AIM-120s.
That’s how bad AIM-120s really are
AESA euro is the third best top tier plane sure, but will get completely rinsed so hard by the Su-30SM2 and Rafale that it isn’t really meta.
There is no other 14.7 apart from the J-15T anyways (which completely sucks due to being stuck with 48 countermeasures and an Su-33 airframe)
Vehicle: MiG-9 Early and MiG-9 Early (China) Gamemode: Air Realistic Battles BR Change: 7.3 → 7.0 Reason: Vastly worse flight performance than the MiG-9 Late at the very same BR. Performance is equal to, if not worse than, a lot of 7.0 vehicles.
Vehicle: La-200 Gamemode: Air Realistic Battles BR Change: 7.7 → 8.0 Reason: Untouchable in downtiers if played passively. Manoeuvrability is not that bad. Poor guns and poor ergonomics keep playerbase wide statistics low.
Rationale
The recent addition of APHE has significantly boosted the combat effectiveness of the Cromwell V, but not to the level warranting 4.0.
Compared to the early Sherman models at 3.7, the Cromwell is noticeably faster, but is generally worse or equal in all other regards. The flat armor, mediocre reverse gear, lack of a .50 cal, and most importantly, the lack of a gun stabilizer mean that the Cromwell V can’t be outright better than the Shermans.
With corrected armor modeling, some parts, such as the UFP or lower sides would become a bit thinner, further cementing the Cromwell V’s role as a sidegrade to the Sherman II rather than an upgrade.
Compared to the Shermans, the Cromwell’s turret has less space for the loader and lacks any sort of ammunition stowage in the turret or basket. A slight reload nerf would have some logic to it, and could allow the Cromwell V to remain at its current BR.
Vehicle: MiG-15bis ISh Gamemode: Air Realistic Battles BR Change: 8.0 → 8.3 Reason: The flight performance is closer to that of the MiG-15bis at 8.3 than it is to the MiG-15 at 8.0. The MiG-15 at 8.0 is already a very strong vehicle, as is the MiG-15bis at 8.3. The MiG-15bis ISh is simply undertiered.
Vehicle: BI Gamemode: Air Realistic Battles BR Change: 7.0 → 7.3 Reason: Better acceleration, energy generation and sustained turning performance than the Me 163s. The fuel looks like it is more limited, but it actually isn’t given this vehicle’s ability to cruise on very low throttle percentages.
