Overview
I love IFVs, they are very capable and versatile machines, but have their own downsides. So i made this tier list of all the IFVs and ranked them from best to worst. Ofcourse this is from personal opinion and only in AB mode.
The Tier List
S Tier
Strf 9040C
Pros:
Good Fire Rate
Best APFSDS Shell for IFVs
Has Proximity Fuse Shells
Thermal Vision
Good Reverse Speed
Good Mobility
Smoke Grenades
Cons:
No ATGMs
Bad armor but can still bounce
24 Shots before a reload longer than my life expectancy
Verdict:
The perfect IFV, sadly without ATGMs, but due to the immense firepower this thing has, it doesn’t need ATGMs. You have the Strf 9040 BILL for that 🙂
A Tier
Dardo
Pros:
Good Mobility
Great Fire rate
ATGMs (can get TOW-2Bs)
APFSDS Shells
Can Be Quite Survivable
Thermal Sights
Smoke Grenades
Cons:
No Armor
No Proximity Shells
Must be stationairy to fire ATGMs
Verdict:
Basicaly a Bradley 2.0.
Type 89
Pros:
Good Mobility
Good APDS Rounds
Can Fire ATGMs on the Move
Thermal Sights
Smoke Grenades
Cons:
No Armor (No Surprise)
Slow Firing Gun
Only 2 ATGMs for Reloading
No Proximity Shells
Verdict:
A rare IFV that can shoot ATGMs while on the move, and it has a good but slow gun.
BMP-2M
Pros:
Good gun Fire Rate
4 Tandem Missiles Ready for Firing (Can have HE Missiles too)
Can Fire ATGMs On the Move
Thermal Sights
30mm Grenade Launcher in the Back of the Turret
Can use APDS Shells
Smoke and ESS
Good Mobility
Cons:
Really bad armor
The 30mm Grenade Launcher Doesn’t Do Much
Bad Reverse Speed
No Proximity Shells
Lackluster Penetration, even with APDS
Verdict:
A good improvement over the BMP-2.
BMP-2
Pros:
High Fire Rate
APDS Shells
Smoke and ESS
Night Vision
Good Mobility
Amphibious
Cons:
No Armor
Bad Reverse Speed
No Proximity Shells
Lackluster Penetration with APDS
Verdict:
Basicaly a lesser BMP-2M, but still quite capable.
Bradley M3A3
Pros:
APFSDS Shells
Better ATGMs (Including TOW-2B Missiles)
Improved Armor
Good Mobility
Thermal Sights
Smoke and ESS
Cons:
Armor Still Ain’t Much
Slow Fire Rate
Must Wait for ATGMs to Unfold Before Firing
Mediocre Reverse Speed
Huge
Verdict:
A good upgrade over the first Bradley, that’s for damn sure.
BMP-1/SPz BMP-1
Pros:
Good Reload Speed
ATGMs
ESS
Night Vision
Amphibious
Cons:
Bad Velocity of the Shells
Must be Still or in Battle Speed for Firing ATGMs
Bad Armor
Bad Reverse Speed
Verdict:
For 7.3, its a capable war machine.
A/B Tier
Warrior
Warrior – British Sniper
Pros:
ATGMs
Good Mobility
Thermal Sights
APDS Shells
Smoke Grenades
Add-On Armor Modification
Cons:
Slowest Firing Gun out of All IFVs
No Armor
The Add-On Armor Doesn’t help Much
No Proximity Shells
Verdict:
Even the slow can shoot far 🙂
B Tier
M3 Bradley
Bradley – Burgers, Guns and Explosions
Pros:
APDS Rounds
ATGMs
Thermal Sights
Smoke and ESS
Good Mobility
Cons:
Even with APDS, Lackluster Penetration
Not Much Armor
Bad Reverse Speed
Average Fire Rate
Marder A1
Marder A1 – Lite Begleitpanzer
Pros:
ATGMs
Fast Firing Autocannon
Good Mobility
Night Vision Sights
Smoke Grenades
Cons:
Bad Penetration
No Armor
Verdict:
I love autocannons, even if they do almost no penetration.
BMP-3
BMP-3 – When 1 Isn’t Enough
Pros:
30mm Coaxial Gun
Fast Reload Speed (For HE Shells)
Gun Can Shoot ATGMs
Smoke and ESS
Thermal Sights
Good Mobility
Cons:
20+ Sec Reload Speed If Using ATGMs
Max 8 Tandem ATGMs Available
Bad Armor
30mm Gun Has Lackluster Penetration
Verdict:
Not really sure what to do with this one. 30mm is mostly only good against light tanks and planes.
The 100mm HE shell is very fast firing but doesn’t do much damage last time i tried. The ATGMs are devastating but takes longer to reload than an IS-2. Might Change it in the future.
E Tier
Ratel 20
Ratel 20 – Paper on Wheels
Pros:
Fast Firing Autocannon
ATGMs
Smoke Grenades
Cons:
Bad Mobility
No Armor Whatsoever
Bad Reverse Speed
20mm Doesn’t do much damage
Verdict:
No armor best armor?
Ratel 90
Ratel 90 – When 20mm Ain’t Enough
Pros:
Smoke Grenades
90mm Gun
Cons:
Bad Mobility
Paper Armor
Verdict:
for 6.7 it’s alright, but overall it’s one of the worst.
Ending
I might change the tier list a bit in the future. Move a couple of tanks to S tier, move the Ratel 20 to D Tier. Actually make the list a bit more comprehensive.Dunno, we will see. Thanks for watching.