Bro, your summary is really good.
However, the M2 Carbine does not perform well in‑game. Based on its overall performance, it would be better suited for BR 4, similar to the Kiraly submachine‑gun.
Your general line of reasoning makes good sense. DF ought to add the TT‑prototype Hori at BR 5 to expand the tech‑tree. Even though the Hori is historically fictional, it was introduced to fill gaps within the tech‑tree roster.
Following this logic, Germany could later receive the Krupp 105 mm‑gun Tiger II and Panther II for BR 6. These vehicles are supported by far more complete real‑world prototypes, early blueprints, experimental turrets and component documentation, so their historical basis is much more solid than that of the Hori.
Here is another proposal: split vehicles into 7 battle‑rating tiers, and firearms into 6 tiers.
At present, the gap between BR 3 and BR 4 is quite severe.
Jumping straight from the 4.0‑rated T‑34 at BR 3 to 6.0‑rated tanks at BR 4 creates an excessively steep progression.
Right now, the KV‑ZIS‑5 and Churchill VII are in a rather unfair spot. Originally balanced for 4.7, they are forced into BR 4 where they face 6.0‑rated vehicles.
If they get moved back to BR 3, they will overmatch BR‑1‑2 tanks which cannot penetrate their armour. That is the core problem.
We would need to shift a large number of BR 3 and BR 2 vehicles down one battle‑rating tier.
Lower‑rank tanks would then be able to penetrate each other more reliably.
Vehicles such as the Panzer IV F2, StuG II, StuG III G could all go to BR 2.
Certain open‑topped, turret‑less vehicles armed with 75 mm or 100 mm guns could be placed at BR 1.
I have long thought the devs’ rigid rule banning guns above 75 mm from BR 1 is too inflexible, much like the rule keeping machine‑guns out of BR 1.
Vehicles such as the KV‑85, VK3002, SU‑85M, KV‑122 and M4A1(76)W,，KV‑1‑KwK 40(r) ，T1E1 /76 /90。which sit around 5.0‑5.7, occupy a very awkward niche. An additional battle‑rating tier should be created for them.
Proposed battle‑rating layout:
- BR 3: KV‑1/ZIS‑5, T14, Type 4 Chi‑To, Nashorn
- BR 4: KV‑1 7,5‑cm‑KwK 40(r), Type 5 Chi‑Ri, T‑34‑85,Sherman E8，
- BR 5: Tiger, Panther, IS‑2‑1943/4, Jumbo 76w
- BR 6: Tiger II, T‑44‑100, Hori prototype
- BR 7: IS‑3, jet‑aircraft, Hori, Jagdtiger，maus，E100，T-29，T-30，T-34
Proposed infantry‑weapon tier division:
‑ BR 3: event‑acquired semi‑automatic rifles with 10‑round / 15‑round magazines
‑ BR 4: semi‑automatic rifles with 20‑round magazines
‑ BR 5: fully‑automatic weapons with low magazine capacity
‑ BR 6: fully‑automatic weapons with large‑capacity magazines
Right now the performance difference between semi‑automatic rifles at BR 3 and BR 4 is minimal. Differentiating them by magazine‑capacity would be a more reasonable approach.
