Battle Rating Changes in the Latest Patch

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As some of you may noticed, there was a patch changing the battle ratings of mostly planes and some tanks. The patch was mostly to decrease the battle ratings rather than increasing, so you may see some different planes/tanks coming to your matches from the pre-patch up-tiers.

You can check out the official forums to see the changes yourself, check out some videos and/or read the summary which I will mostly write myself. However, I still strongly suggest to see the official forum post even if you read my summary to check the spreadsheet.

This is the link to the Official War Thunder Forum Page on this topic.

This is a link to the Youtube video of a player (long5hot) analyzing the patch. [FOR ARCADE BATTLE, PLANES]

This is a link to the Youtube video of a player (MagzTV) analyzing the patch. [FOR REALISTIC BATTLE, PLANES] [NSFW BECAUSE LANGUAGE]


If you decided to read my summary, first of all, thank you. Secondly, I'm not experienced in higher tiers so I'm just trying to point some big changes rather than posting the change log or analyzing every point of it. Sorry if I missed a big point or made a huge deal out of a necessary fix.

Here is my quick summary of this patch:

Aircraft

Arcade:

1. A lot of the premium plane Battle Ratings (BR) are decreased while some non-premiums not getting a change, maybe this is the Gaijin way of saying "BUY MORE PREMIUM PLANES!".
2. Bi-planes will have chance of seeing the P-40E1(USA and USSR), Ki-61-Ib(USA) and Ki-44-I, because their BRs are dropped to 2.0 which is in bi-plane range.
3. Sea Hurricane Mk.IC had an increase to its BR from 3.7 to 4.0, poor thing...
4. American P-51s w/ MGs are now all the way down in 4.0, except the P-51D-30 which is in 4.7.
5. British 5.3 planes (Spitfire F Mk.XIVc, Mosquito FB Mk VI and Lancaster B MK I/III) got a one step decrease and now sit in 5.0, this gets them out of the 6.3 matches to 6.0 if up-tiered.
6. Almost all of the jet BRs changed. This also means that top-tier prop planes will see a lot of jets from now on. Here is a list:
   
   
   • 6.3 to 6.0 - Kitsuka
   • 7.0 to 6.7 - F-80C Shooting Star
   • 7.7 to 7.0 - F-86F-25 Sabre, Me 262 C-1a, B-57A
   • 8.0 to 7.3 - Me 262 C-2b
   • 8.0 to 7.7 - Me 163 B, Meteor F. Mk.4 G.41F, Venom FB.4, Canberra B (i) Mk. VI
   • 8.3 to 7.7 - MiG-15, Meteor F. Mk.4 G.41G
   • 8.3 to 8.0 - CL-13A Sabre Mk.5
   • 8.7 to 8.0 - Meteor F. Mk.8, MiG-15bis (Germany)
   • 9.0 to 8.3 - MiG-15bis, F-86F-2 Sabre

Realistic:

1. Ki-61-Ib (USA) is now 3.0, being 2.7 before. This is the only increase to BRs in RB whatsoever.
2. Both Typhoon 1b and 1b/L are now in 4.0, dropping them by one step and putting them in 3.0 to 5.0 range. Seal clubbers if low-tiered?
3. Almost quarter of the total planes got decreased in BRs, shifting some planes into new BR ranges. I suggest you to check out the official forums spreadsheet because I can't cover them all here, sorry.
4. Jet changes again, here is a list:
   
   
   • 7.0 to 6.7 - F-80C Shooting Star
   • 7.3 to 7.0 - F2H-2
   • 8.0 to 7.7 - Me 163 B, Venom FB.4, Canberra B (i) Mk. VI, MiG-15
   • 8.3 to 7.7 - Meteor F. Mk.4 G.41G, F-86A-5 Sabre, F9F-5, F9F-2, F-86F-30 (Japan)
   • 8.3 to 8.0 - F-86F-25 Sabre
   • 8.7 to 8.0 - Meteor F. Mk.8, MiG-15bis, MiG-15bis (Germany)
   • 9.0 to 8.3 - F-86F-2 Sabre, CL-13A Sabre Mk.5

Simulator:

1. More BR increases than RB and all of them are just one step up.
2. Typhoon 1b got a decrease in its BR from 5.0 to 4.0, making it even with the Typhoon 1b/L's new BR, from 4.3 to 4.0.
3. Again, a lot of minor BR changes, most of them being just one step decrease. I suggest you to check out the official forums spreadsheet because I can't cover them all here, sorry.
4. Jets! Again! You might see a pattern showing up, you can almost say that this patch was intended for jet players. Here is a list:
   
   
   • 7.7 to 7.3 - F2H-2
   • 8.0 to 7.3 - Meteor F. Mk.4 G.41G
   • 8.3 to 7.7 - F-86A-5 Sabre, MiG-15, Meteor F. Mk.8, F-86F-30 (Japan)
   • 8.7 to 8.0 - F9F-5, F9F-2, MiG-15bis, MiG-15bis (Germany), F-86F-25 Sabre
   • 9.0 to 8.3 - F-86F-2 Sabre, CL-13A Sabre Mk.5

Tanks

Decided not to separate the tanks info to AB RB and SB because mostly BRs are same in all three game modes. However, there are some exceptions.

1. Battle ratings for T-34 1941 / 1942 and Premium 1st Gv. T. Br. versions are increased to 3.7 while T-34 1940 staying same in 3.3. This means that you will still see T-34s in 2.3 matches if up-tiered, however they will be significantly lesser in numbers compared to pre-update.
2. Jagdtiger is down from 8.0 to 7.0 in Simulator. Expect to see them in 6.0 BR matches if up-tiered.
3. Pz.Kpfw. Maus is down from 8.0 to 7.7, this means you will see them in 6.7 BR matches if up-tiered.
4. Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G is all the way down from 4.7 to 3.7 in Realistic and Simulator Battles, meaning they will face 2.7 targets if low-tiered. Seal clubber maybe?
5. Following the Ausf. G model, Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J is down from 4.7 to 4.0 in Realistic and Simulator Battles as well.
6. Again, going same with all, most of the tanks got decreased in BRs. I suggest you to check out the official forums spreadsheet because I can't cover them all here, sorry.

Additional changes:

• Heavy tank IS-2 "Revenge" receives an additional shell type: BR-471D
• Heavy tank IS-2 mod. 1944 receives an additional shell type: BR-471D
• SPG Su-122P receives an additional shell type: BR-471D

I hope this was useful for you, be sure to point out if I missed anything.