T-64BV

A surprise inclusion with the new Red Dawn release, it looks like Battlefront is planning on just releasing a new MBT for the Soviets with every new book that comes out. For those counting, we're up to 7 different MBTs in the Soviet arsenal, based on 5 different platforms!

In Team Yankee

Look to the T-64BV to be a discount T-80, combining the slightly better armor and ERA of the T-72B with the superior mobility of the T-64. 16 points for the first 3 and 6 points for every tank afterward.

The T-64BV is another MBT to help fill in the narrow gap between the T-64 and the T-80, maintaining the proud tradition of rendering the T-72 (in this case the T-72B) completely obsolete. Effectively, it slaps ERA on a T-64, meaning you get the armor and ERA of a T-72B combined with the advanced stabilization of the T-64, making it a relatively potent vehicle for a decent cost.

The main reason you're gonna bring the T-64BV over other vehicles is the armor. For considerably less than 6 points per tank, you're getting FA18 SA10 TA2 with ERA. This means you're relatively durable to even AT 22 cannons, and are effectively immune to NATO 105mm. From the side you're safe from all autocannons except the Marder II 50mm, which you save on a 3+, and SA16 against HEAT means 90% of the infantry in the game can't really stop you from rolling over them. Not a bad setup for a 6 pt tank!