War Thunder – IFVs tiered from best to worst

The Tier List

S Tier

Strf 9040C

 
 
Strf 9040C – High Powered Surströmming Launcher 
 
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 
2. 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

 
 
Dardo – When Type 89 and Bradley Make Love 
 
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

 
 
Type 89 – Made in Japan 
 
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

 
 
BMP-2M – Boris Has Received Some Upgrades 
 
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

 
 
BMP-2 – Absolut Vodka Dispenser 
 
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

 
 
Bradley M3A3 – Fat Got Fatter 
 
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

 
 
BMP-1/SPz BMP-1 – Flat Is Justice 
 
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. 
 

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