[2023] Changes to Hunter aircraft BR

The Hunter F.58 was planned as an attack aircraft for the German tree which at the time had a shortage of attack aircraft at the popular BR of 9.3/9.7 especially in combined battles. So when implementing it into the game, we compared it with other strike aircraft at this BR range. The lowering of its BR from 9.7 to 9.3 on release day was made due to the fix of the technical error as we had intended its BR to be 9.3 in all modes. However after analyzing its efficiency in a significant number of battles and the feedback we received from players we decided to change its BR as well as to revise the BR of other Hunter series aircraft according to their current efficiency and battle capabilities.

Therefore we will make an exceptional change to BR which will only affect Hunter aircraft: it will happen with the release with one of the next updates. In RB, the BR of the Hunter F.58 will be changed to 9.7, the BR of the Hunter F.6 will be changed to 9.7 and the Swedish variant, the J34 will get a BR of 9.0. Hunter F.1 will stay at its BR of 9.0 as lowering the BR for this aircraft will lead to the fact that the aircraft will meet weaker opponents in battles. Hunter FGA.9 will remain unchanged at the BR of 9.3 due to its flying characteristics and weaponry.

As for adding new variants of the aircraft to the British branch, we are studying this matter further and do not rule out the possibility that one of the variants of this aircraft may appear in the future, as a squadron, premium or other types of vehicle addition.

A visual table of changes in the BR of Hunter aircraft in RB:

Hunter F.58 9.3 -> 9.7


Hunter FGA.9 unchanged


Hunter F.1 unchanged


Hunter F.6 10.0 - 9.7


J34 RB 9.3 -> 9.0

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The Hunter F.58 was planned as an attack aircraft for the German tree which at the time had a shortage of attack aircraft at the popular BR of 9.3/9.7 especially in combined battles. So when implementing it into the game, we compared it with other strike aircraft at this BR range. The lowering of its BR from 9.7 to 9.3 on release day was made due to the fix of the technical error as we had intended its BR to be 9.3 in all modes. However after analyzing its efficiency in a significant number of battles and the feedback we received from players we decided to change its BR as well as to revise the BR of other Hunter series aircraft according to their current efficiency and battle capabilities.

Therefore we will make an exceptional change to BR which will only affect Hunter aircraft: it will happen with the release with one of the next updates. In RB, the BR of the Hunter F.58 will be changed to 9.7, the BR of the Hunter F.6 will be changed to 9.7 and the Swedish variant, the J34 will get a BR of 9.0. Hunter F.1 will stay at its BR of 9.0 as lowering the BR for this aircraft will lead to the fact that the aircraft will meet weaker opponents in battles. Hunter FGA.9 will remain unchanged at the BR of 9.3 due to its flying characteristics and weaponry.

As for adding new variants of the aircraft to the British branch, we are studying this matter further and do not rule out the possibility that one of the variants of this aircraft may appear in the future, as a squadron, premium or other types of vehicle addition.

A visual table of changes in the BR of Hunter aircraft in RB:

Hunter F.58 9.3 -> 9.7


Hunter FGA.9 unchanged


Hunter F.1 unchanged


Hunter F.6 10.0 - 9.7


J34 RB 9.3 -> 9.0

The F.58 is superior to the FGA.9 in terms of its missiles, flares and RWR in aviation. Hence why it will be higher. But the FGA.9 remains superior to the F.1 and J34 variants in terms of its characteristics and weaponry.

J34 is already being lowered with these changes. The F.1 currently is placed alongside its main counterparts (F-86F-2 and MiG-17) and fits well where it currently is.

Naturally we are always looking to fill gaps in all trees wherever it is possible.

J34 never received RB24J and as far as we are aware, there is no connection between this aircraft and this missile.

Right now, these changes soley focus on the Hunter series based on current performance and feedback. As always, we will hold our regular BR updates separately in which more wider changes will take place.

Its not in any current plans, but you can make a historical suggestion for it.

There are no plans to move this vehicle. As explained in the blog, it was added to the tree it was intended to be added too:

As also explained in the blog, other versions for the British tree are under review: