for the sake of combat balance, the anti-armour missiles should be put on all APCs

[baptist_christian]

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[3===SPECTER===3]

1. dont think its realistic

2. ever heard of assymetrical balance?

[baptist_christian]

Originally Posted by 3===SPECTER===3

1. dont think its realistic

aren't they on the APCs IRL?

2. ever heard of assymetrical balance?

yes, its a contradiction in terms.

[Dr2B Rudd]

I'm not a beta tester, do I have no idea how balanced it is, nor if the devs have put anything else in for the opposition.

do you have inside information?

[[R-DEV]bosco]

Originally Posted by baptist_christian

aren't they on the APCs IRL?

Not on LAV-25s, WZ551s and BTR-90s, that's why they have been removed in the first place

[baptist_christian]

Originally Posted by Dr2B Rudd

I'm not a beta tester, do I have no idea how balanced it is, nor if the devs have put anything else in for the opposition.

do you have inside information?

its in part 2 of the US Army update, and as you can see, the M2A2 Bradley IFV has two TOW missiles, just one can take out another APC like *snaps fingers* that. two or 3 can take out a Main Battle Tank. the only way to balance this would be to put anti-armour missiles on every APC that would be called on to take out an M2A2

[[R-DEV]AfterDune]

Originally Posted by baptist_christian

the only way to balance this would be to put anti-armour missiles on every APC that would be called on to take out an M2A2

There are other ways to balance teams or just a map than giving all apc's a TOW (or similar). Diversity is good! Come up with solutions to this "problem", fight different.
Or one force shouldn't spawn as many apc's as the opposing force, etc, etc, etc.

[Flanker15]

Some of the IFVs in PR do already have ATGM, they're just not used.
The BMP-3 fires them out of its barrel, the BTR-90 is supposed to have one mounted on its turret and M2A2 has its TOW. That only leaves the PLA which does have a IFV similar to the BMP-3, the type-97 that can fire ATGM out of its barrel. The UK and USMC don't have a IFV with a gun and ATGMs.
Apparently the other IFVs ATGMs will be accessed after the release of the M2A2.

[Sir.Saul]

Originally Posted by baptist_christian

its in part 2 of the US Army update, and as you can see, the M2A2 Bradley IFV has two TOW missiles, just one can take out another APC like *snaps fingers* that. two or 3 can take out a Main Battle Tank. the only way to balance this would be to put anti-armour missiles on every APC that would be called on to take out an M2A2

Well if you have 2 bradley, then the other team would probably get helicopters or tank(s).

Trust me the last thing the devs would do is unbalance the game so no worries there, and if something gets out of hand in 0.8 servers probably wont run the map and it will be fixed in 0.850 or so-----

[Wh1tE_Dw4rF]

Putting TOW missiles back on the apc will mean they will use the APC for other things then transporting infantry.

APCs are now used as support "mini tanks" giving support fire. Because they get destroyed so quickly. If they have a TOW missile they will go out to destroy tanks, which they shouldn't. Making it even less of an armoured transport vehicle.