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Pec Jul 1, 2024 @ 2:47pm
What purpose do 10.0+ ifvs have
While some have mobility quite a few ie des warrior + bradly don't leaving you with unreliable atgms that dont pack any more punch then darts do while being unpleasant to fire/control + stop to fire. You get a auto cannon that depending on its pen may be semi worthless even from the side.

I cant see any viable playstyle for such vehicles being straight outclassed by regular cannons
Last edited by Pec; Jul 2, 2024 @ 4:43am
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Munk Chuncher Jul 1, 2024 @ 2:51pm 
IFVS are great at top teir. My Italian IFVS have spike missiles i can fire and forget even while moving. And fire ATGM behind cover almost impossible to hit. And they have scout ability to mark tanks plus you can use effectively as AA. I survive more rounds in a IFV than i do in a MBT
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Wandering Flare Jul 1, 2024 @ 2:51pm 
2S38 is great for attacks from any side and can be used as a close range SPAA.

Yea that's all I got.
Gaius Jul 1, 2024 @ 3:12pm 
That's because you are using crap IFVs. Try the 2S38 and BMP2M and you'll love them.
jaxjace Jul 1, 2024 @ 3:18pm 
You pay a lot for versatility and scouting features. The Purpose of them is a cheap way to get into an aircraft as quickly as possible, they also almost all can be used as light SPAA and are actually more suited than MBTs to take out others of their own kind. But yeah the main purpose is to get into aircraft. Spawn in, scout, cap a point, maybe get a kill, and you have enough SP to get into an aircraft within 3 minutes of spawning.
j.yellow28 Jul 1, 2024 @ 3:33pm 
IFV are fast vehichle one can use to flank and attack fast, such as Puima, BMPs, 2S38 and Vilkas are all examples of good IFV that can attack fast and diable and kill enemys, also they are good scouts for ur team and recon
PUMA and Namer can easily defend positions while being completely invincible just by poking their turrets out and hiding their hull, can be used against SPAA to defend against low flying jets and rushing helicopters, can spot enemy tanks to share intel with your team and also has access to drones, they are really good at disabling tanks and some can take out MBTs in a 1v1

IFVs are not for destroying tanks, they are light vehicles that scout and recon %80 and the remaining %20 is for supporting MBTs
JuX Jul 2, 2024 @ 4:09am 
You are correct regards to some IFV's.

M3A3 Bradley for example is one of the worst if not the worst. It's mobility and protection is garbage. It also has to be going less then snail speed or stationary to spend several seconds to deploy it's TOW launcher. Then spend several seconds of ATGM's flight time at which point you already been killed by the point-n-click MBT's.

Only thing it had going for it was it's TOW firepower, but then it got drastically raised to 10 rating, to where it struggles to do anything. It's so bad that Gajin had to give it tandem TOW's just so it could penetrate something.


So all you really be doing is camping near your spawn area for a cheeky flanker/spawn killer and get some spots from a distance to reduce your CAS cost.
j.yellow28 Jul 2, 2024 @ 5:03am 
Originally posted by JuX:
You are correct regards to some IFV's.

M3A3 Bradley for example is one of the worst if not the worst. It's mobility and protection is garbage. It also has to be going less then snail speed or stationary to spend several seconds to deploy it's TOW launcher. Then spend several seconds of ATGM's flight time at which point you already been killed by the point-n-click MBT's.

Only thing it had going for it was it's TOW firepower, but then it got drastically raised to 10 rating, to where it struggles to do anything. It's so bad that Gajin had to give it tandem TOW's just so it could penetrate something.


So all you really be doing is camping near your spawn area for a cheeky flanker/spawn killer and get some spots from a distance to reduce your CAS cost.
THE WORST IFV......i think gose to the first british warrior...its a worse bradly.
Bradly is still dangerous due to tow can be used to negate armor top down on MBTs, and tandoms are good
JuX Jul 2, 2024 @ 5:31am 
Originally posted by j.yellow28:
Originally posted by JuX:
You are correct regards to some IFV's.

M3A3 Bradley for example is one of the worst if not the worst. It's mobility and protection is garbage. It also has to be going less then snail speed or stationary to spend several seconds to deploy it's TOW launcher. Then spend several seconds of ATGM's flight time at which point you already been killed by the point-n-click MBT's.

Only thing it had going for it was it's TOW firepower, but then it got drastically raised to 10 rating, to where it struggles to do anything. It's so bad that Gajin had to give it tandem TOW's just so it could penetrate something.


So all you really be doing is camping near your spawn area for a cheeky flanker/spawn killer and get some spots from a distance to reduce your CAS cost.
THE WORST IFV......i think gose to the first british warrior...its a worse bradly.
Bradly is still dangerous due to tow can be used to negate armor top down on MBTs, and tandoms are good

I have no doubt that M3 Bradley is better then Warrior, which iv heard bad things about and incline to believe it. As M3 Bradley has 2x TOW's ready to go with more range and suitable for ranged sniping cause it has thermals and MBT's in general do not around it's rating.

I was talking about 10 rating IFVs but we can draw a parallel from this. Why is it that M3 Bradley is 8.0 and Warrior is 8.3? When M3 Bradley is likely better and their difference isn't that significant. But when we look at M3A3 Bradley and BMP-2M. They are both 10 in rating, but BMP-2M completely outclasses the M3A3 Bradley. So why the double standard?
Pec Jul 2, 2024 @ 6:09am 
Originally posted by JuX:
Originally posted by j.yellow28:
THE WORST IFV......i think gose to the first british warrior...its a worse bradly.
Bradly is still dangerous due to tow can be used to negate armor top down on MBTs, and tandoms are good

I have no doubt that M3 Bradley is better then Warrior, which iv heard bad things about and incline to believe it. As M3 Bradley has 2x TOW's ready to go with more range and suitable for ranged sniping cause it has thermals and MBT's in general do not around it's rating.

I was talking about 10 rating IFVs but we can draw a parallel from this. Why is it that M3 Bradley is 8.0 and Warrior is 8.3? When M3 Bradley is likely better and their difference isn't that significant. But when we look at M3A3 Bradley and BMP-2M. They are both 10 in rating, but BMP-2M completely outclasses the M3A3 Bradley. So why the double standard?

Honestly i would say the base warrior is better then the bradley in game for 3 reasons
(1) The milan atgm can actually fire in a straight line unlike the tow which likes to over swing past the path of the targeting making it harder to hit close range stuff.
(2) The rarden of the warrior despite forgetting the whole auto part of auto cannon hits very hard almost on par with a 105mm main gun in post pen although you cant spray like with the bushmaster on the bradley so long as you aim properly it may actually have a faster time to kill.
(3) Warrior is much more responsive without the pointless weight gain modification which is mandatory for the desert one
Either way its kind of ridiculous that upgraded vehicles somehow managed to get +2br despite not really offering anything over their predecessor apart from top attack
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KNightstyleZ Jul 2, 2024 @ 7:35am 
Light Tanks are dead, ATGMs are a wobbly useless mess, they got no armor, they almost always have small caliber main guns, you get ammoracked very easily, Spotting only gives 60 SL and 5RP, most of times you don't even get Assists for Spots, you are the Number 1 Target for ANY enemy Aircraft unless there is SPAA.

And recently they've increased the spall on light tanks specifically.


Don't waste your time on light tanks in BR above 8.0, playing them will put you on a disadventage
Rinky Jul 2, 2024 @ 8:56am 
Originally posted by karabaş 🐕‍🦺:

IFVs are not for destroying tanks, they are light vehicles that scout and recon %80 and the remaining %20 is for supporting MBTs
recon my ass. I am not jerking off in a bush while pressing a button for 60SL 5RP. I'd better go and play Hamster Kombat, I bet no matter how garbage return is there it will be more useful than this.

If I play IFV, I will cap a point and die. Sue me
HerrDoktor45 Jul 2, 2024 @ 11:25am 
First, they have scouts, and if you know how to use them, scouts can be a great advantage. Also in WT, anything that is 35mm or less in caliber with a high rate of fire, is much, much better than APFDS that penetrates 3 kilometers of armor with a rate of fire of 5 rpg. Why, because WT. Get yourself an IFV, with night vision and a 22lr high rof gun and you will take out any Abrams, T-90, or Tiger XXIV in the game.
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Date Posted: Jul 1, 2024 @ 2:47pm
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