RANKING SQUAD'S FACTIONS from FAVORITE to LEAST!

[@rawonboard7831]

Insurgents are S tier

[@fidamdsaini8452]

And in terms of pure shitpost factor the Insurgents get the SSS+++ rank because everyone are temporarily larping Jihadis for 45 minutes.

[@maplegumm]

Insurgents are A-tier at best considering that their only viable as a defensive faction and are extremely lacking on attacking

[@Kindergard]

​@@maplegummNo, Insurgent SS Tier because the gameplay doesn't strictly require players to follow orders. Hit hard and run was an effective strategy and the right way for playing Insurgent. If you played it like a regular military branch, then it's understandable why you might give it low score.

[@unexpected9370]

for me all irregular factions are always the most fun to play

[@rickfastly2671]

@@Kindergard yeah people gotta stop being so strict. Being spread out in 2 or 3 man teams is helpful especially with mines

[@HeyRay07]

INS being placed so low is criminal! Granted, a lot of people do not take advantage of the buddy rally system enough, nor the double HABs, but even still I find them to be an absolute beast of a faction! Especially in urban areas where their iron sights aren’t really a downside at all. Plus, IEDs are stupidly strong and can effectively negate any armor advantage enemy factions bring in. Oh, and they have one of the best HAT kits in game with double tandems for the RPG-29

[@YaGoslikTipoOslik]

Играл против Турции за бомжей. Мы так называем инсургентов. Взорвал на Минске 2 танка на чинилке. В честь меня какой то чеченец молитвы читал.

[@Xbredl0]

Insurgents are S tier, not for the faction, but the roleplay

[@r6orion]

Western PMC is almost always an auto-loss. People pick it because they enjoy the fancy rifles, but in the end the team struggles due to lack of heavy vehicles and can't even hold points, let alone advance effectively.

[@oxedaan]

PMC is only strong in fallujah where you dont need heavy vehicles

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

You don't need heavy vehicles to succeed, I see the light infantry unit for various factions win all the time.

[@r6orion]

@@evangelosvasiliades1204 And yet I keep seeing WPMC lose, both against me and when I play it...

[@icecold1805]

WPMC need a completely different way of playing, relying on fast moving cars bringing AT infantry into the field, instead of having combined arms tactics of tanks supported by infantry. It's cool, but I mean players unless it's a team who are openly communicating with each other and coordinating do not adapt well to a complete different meta.

[@OnJoint]

I beg to differ .

[@henrybartholomew3314]

PLA NMC is D tier. Blue camo + a meh rifle + no tank (only MGSs) + some tracked logis makes them so painful to play. I really can't think of any upsides of playing them other then their HAT being the best in the game, but they share it with the other PLA factions, so just play them instead.

[@Slay3Kilo]

Yeaaaaah, it's a tough one to use.

[@bensmith6868]

I honestly think the MEA hat is best

[@IvanKolyada]

Not meaning to be rude, but skill issue is apparent. Pick x4 ZTD unit. Shoot at the enemy. Place HAB. Attack. Win. EZ Blue camo is here to assert superiority. Rifle is fine - it can at least shoot full auto unlike godawful M4.

[@pinecoe]

@@IvanKolyada skill issue, M4 is good. click faster.

[@Medietic4]

IMF slander will not be tolerated!!!!111!1! Fun break down. Honestly some of these faction summaries here would be useful to new players

[@Slay3Kilo]

i do prefer them over some of the other ind factions! thank you!

[@davidknekkerbrood9547]

putting insurgents not at S+ is criminal

[@apresmidi153]

MEA is my fave, love the tons of firepower they get as well as the G3. Oddly not as big a fan of the US and Russia. They are strong but they feel too generic at times.

[@Slay3Kilo]

MEA does for sure.. appeal to many!

[@IvanKolyada]

Agreed, US and RU are lame and bland for the most part. Only engaging matches with the participation of US/RU, is when they pick their mechanized brigades, and you wreck their IFVs all game long.

[@DATA_DELETED099]

I just love the G3 with red dot, in my opinion its the strongest faction in the game, especially as it was said in the video, they are awesome dor defense.

[@zacharymurphy2099]

-10,000 social credit score

[@aStarfighter]

PMC is amazing in urban combat, great video and tier list!

[@Slay3Kilo]

Thanks!

[@side3672]

Good video but I think you are under estimating the infantry component of each faction and how important that role actually is, since no point can be taken / held without infantry moving in to physically take it of course. Starting off with Turkey, you're just wrong on the ranking in D, post 8.2 update, this faction absolutely dominates in CQC maps and I have no issues easily getting 20+ frags just as a rifleman with the new rifles. They simply just dominate now in CQC and that's that, low recoil, medium rate of fire 2 tap rifles with SMG options for extreme CQC and decent armour options. Same with Insurgents, the simple fact they get an IED drone / bike capability is more than enough to put them in A, if you've ever played against someone who has a dedicated IED Factory squad on the enemy team you know how borderline impossible it is to win on Invasion as the attackers against Insurgents, combine that with correct usage of buddy rally's, hell cannon's, 2 HAB's, AA and now they get kornet techies?! Almost deserving of S Tier, the problem is people don't know how to utilize the faction effectively since it's almost overwhelming the amount of unconventional assets they get access to.

[@RustyBear]

independent factions are the best, esp the ones with soviet equipment

[@uglybugly4145]

I feel like the PLA should be in S. The rifle is extremely similar to RGF and US army. Yeah their scope can be annoying but like you said all it takes is some practice and you’ll be fine. Their armor is by far the STRONGEST in the game and it’s not even close. The biggest issue with the Pla was their camo in woodland maps but since 8.2 they fix it.

[@Slay3Kilo]

I think PLA can play VERY strong.. but again, this isn't meant to be a power ranking.. Like their vehicles can wreck in a mismatch. But this is also moreso my list of what I prefer to play.

[@nablynxsquad]

@@Slay3Kilo that is fair but i'd think the majority of people will disagree on that, quite interesting that you dont enjoy them that much and specially enjoying vdv more

[@jasonbond4591]

Blufor: US Army is almost always a solid choice. Redfor: RGF generally. IF: WPMC/IMF. Hard to choose here, WPMC has really fun guns an same with IMF though PMC takes it I think. Good video as always Slay! Also: FIELD GUN!

[@benighted0ne221]

I would honestly swap the USA Army to A tier. While their inf is top notch the Stykers unable to go head to head with most Redfor factions makes it a tough sell for A tier. It makes that reliance on inf just that much heavier.

[@Slay3Kilo]

Thank you!

[@colin2750]

@@benighted0ne221 Stryker brigade is gutter trash.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

​@benighted0ne221 This is such a strange comment, the US Army definitely had better vehicles than it has infantry, and the issue of strykers up against IFVs is only really relevant for their combined arms unit which is indeed bad and should never be picked over other US Army units.

[@DATA_DELETED099]

MEA is so underated, i just love the G3 with red dot, usually getting around 11 kills every round.

[@mhall9250]

I like VDV. Sprut has much ammo and leaves no chance for any armor If used properly, also a threat to choppers. BMD-4m has mobility, 100mm and ATGM. Yes trucks are slow, but squads get their own armored carriers which you can also use as MG emplacements. People hate it, but it's not as bad as weird PLA spin-offs.

[@YaGoslikTipoOslik]

О-хо-хо. Мужик, ты так ошибаешься. ВДВ это ужас. Надо ставить хаб на первых точках. ВДВ можно взять в инвэйжн, в ТК, в РААС, но не в ААС ни в коем случае. Вас просто приедет заблочат 4 тандема ЧВК или 3 LAVки любой другой стороны.

[@mustafaerkuran4250]

With last update I think TLF became an A tier faction. They added HAT kit, decreased MPT's recoil and reworked the armored vehicles. I think it's realy good now. I played a couple matches and MPT at close range is like a hand cannon. 1 bullet at the chest and enemy is dead. BTW I don't think British Army is a D tier faction. I like the Challenger's optic very much and NLAW HAT kit.

[@rolooky2211]

I made one at the very beginning of the video and I think I just value IMF and INS as A tier, along with the WPMC. I feel that they have an inclination to less team oriented gameplay and giving individual players a bit more agency in the grand scheme of just having so many cheap mobile vehicles. WPMC also works well in these situations, with a lot less base building. Players do need to get a bit more comfortable with the vehicle system, overall, but picking VDV and USMC and dumping those boxes on players that aren't confident in dealing with the shame of flipping it hurts my soul. Both factions are A tier to me, but the lack of willing drivers in this game is astounding. RIP CTAS

[@jakob7693]

S:Insurgents,Militia,RUS,VDV A:USMC,AUS ARMY, MEA, PLA, PLANMC B:Canada C: US ARMY D: UK,TURK,PMC

[@Slay3Kilo]

Pmc at D??? Why??

[@IvanKolyada]

PMC is F- tier.

[@YaGoslikTipoOslik]

​@@Slay3KiloЧвк слишком часто проигрывают потому что не пользуются очень крутыми фишками. Мобильный хаб-круто. Последний раз его использовали... Мэйнкемперы на релизе фракции. 4 тандема, круто. Работали бы по технике они конечно. А вообще я не понимаю хейта в сторону КМП США и армии США. Вот, две лучшие фракции игры, вместе с Россией. Прицелы, лавки (LAV 25, Stryker) Бредли, лучший танк игры, Абрамс. Не нравятся осечки по 3 выстрела? Так Але, берите не пулемётчиков бесполезных, не саперов, а стрелков. Марины скорее более мобильные, а у обычных больше упора в огневую мощь и бронирование. Бредли очень хорошо защищена, МРАП защищён тоже хорошо, страйкер, лавка похуже но все ещё неплохо. В общем у S фракций мало плюсов и минусов, но минусы еле заметны, а плюсы легко реализуются.

[@СтаниславСорокин-ъ3б]

nah US is better than RGF

[@amperfekpleyrman5083]

MEA and turkey hate is weird with the new gun update battle rifles are almost easy as m4 and you can 1 shoot with in 100 and less also turks got a new(?) hat role

[@Slay3Kilo]

It's not hate! I don't mind playing them some.. but it's not always my preferred choice.

[@lilletrille8998]

Australians are actually one of my favourites (I am a new player though). WPMC can either be amazing or we loose badly and loose a ton of vehicles.

[@MeroPlata]

Another banger

[@Slay3Kilo]

Thanks!

[@dinonuggets7148]

I like the insurgents and IMF because of how they operate in an asymmetric way compared to a near peer faction

[@liammorris-yp1yb]

as an australian i love to play as the ADF

[@Slay3Kilo]

ADF is fun!

[@masoudi1414]

MEA got AK! Rushing just got way easier now!

[@Slay3Kilo]

@@masoudi1414 true

[@YaGoslikTipoOslik]

Турки получили тандем. Им... Не стало лучше, у них забрали 1000 патронов из грузовика

[@ivangolubev9531]

4:38 I'll tell you what. M27 without scopes as base rifles for medic, sl and riflemen

[@nathanski9268]

They need red dots as well. Irons fucking blow. The marine’s obsession with iron sights is a crutch. 🩼

[@Emolt76]

Irregular Militia is so much fun though. Honestly i wanna have a Fight Between the Irregular Militia and the Western PMCs

[@jadennelson6948]

I really wish that other factions (Bluefor especially) had the variety of armor and vehicles that the RGF and VDV do

[@Slay3Kilo]

It would be nice to have some other stuff packed in there!

[@OnJoint]

I love defending with The western PMC , when playing commander you only have a drone , but it only cost 100 build to get a hab down , so you can fortify easily and set up multiple habs quickly and at low cost .

[@KAIJIN569]

wait wait wait wait Insurgents are C tier? id rate it like above that like A or S tier aight it really really depends on the people on how use insurgents if people now how to use buddy rallies it fking OP if used correctly, 4 IEDs that cost like what 100ammo points can destroy a tank with the cost lf 15 tickets and thats huge, also insurgents strong point is that they have a lot of iron sights that is good for close quarters,if placed in the urban areas they are at their strongest but yeah their downside is their vics but thats also their upside cause they have low ticket value so yeah thats my opinion but great video

[@Slay3Kilo]

I agree that it usually depends on whose playing it or how it’s played

[@stavros6969]

PLA needs an urgent rifle update with the QBZ 191, atleast for the main batallions

[@rickfastly2671]

That rifle is straight drip.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

I will never understand you people who want to get rid of such an iconic gun for a bland replacement.

[@joneszer1]

4:45 on a real note, if they made the Marines the modern day Marines and not ones from 2010 they’d be incredible as infantry but have no tanks.

[@Inserent]

PLA has literally the best vehicles. ZTZ is a PAIN to kill at long ranges, and its zbl js fast af, Has lots of ammo, good firerate, and 2 tows. And thats a B tier? The rifles I feel are better than the burst m4s, which makes it better at closer ranges. Not to mention they have one of THE BEST HAT kits, and AT capabilities.

[@182atmaca4]

The Turkish army normally uses the MPT 55, and it is actually a very easy weapon to use, but it is not in the game.They should have added more in the weapon update, they didn't

[@nathanski9268]

4:35 In my personal opinion they need options to use red dots. The fact that it’s either a super advanced optic or irons is brutally difficult. Irons are trash in my opinion because of the existence of the eotech holographic sight.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

I really don't see what makes red dots and holos any better than irons other than Irons having some potential to adjust ranging for longer shots.

[@joshb5719]

Give them the VCOG 1-8x scope. In game it could have a 1x, 4x and 8x. Would be super fun

[@Glebasik148]

putting faction as s tier while they doesn`t even have full auto on rifles is crazy

[@marceldavis5600]

errrm acktually, the VDV is not part of the Russian Ground Forces. They are a seperate branch within the Russian Armed Forces.

[@Slay3Kilo]

@marceldavis5600 bad wording on my part

[@P90XGetRipped]

MEA is my favorite faction. I love using the MG3 machine gun

[@crizioclips]

RU combined arms gets t90, and bmp with cope cages and heli

[@oxedaan]

Canada is indeed strong but the infantry needs binoculars like every other faction has.

[@oxedaan]

I dont know why canada infantry doesnt have binoculars even the combat engineer doesnt have it!

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

​@@oxedaanYou really haven't noticed that for any faction binoculars are given to kits that don't have scopes? (Exception being SL and Marksman) Canada has less binos because they have more kits using scopes.

[@A-10Warthog283]

PMC , MEA , is the best. i do hate the US for literally only having burst weapons, but eh idk man. I do love the ACOG they get. But MEA and PMC, fuck yeah dude!

[@RustyBear]

the worse the factions = more fun

[@UnAireDeValor]

Great Vid! I'm I the only one who thinks this game needs the North Korean Faction and for bluefor the German or maybe polish army?

[@Slay3Kilo]

@@UnAireDeValor thanks! I’d love to see Germany added

[@naja2270]

Yeah, i've been calling for the Brits to get updates for years. Weapon audio sounds like a bb gun, they're using the older generation of vehicles, ignoring the fact that they're almost all being replaced as we speak,, and they've sent the Challenger 2 into battle without its up armoured package making them far more vulnerable to ATGM's. Never did understand the hate of the Elcan though, i smash with that thing lol. My brother in christ, if the Brits are D tier, and the PLA Marines, aka, the highly visible smurfs, are C tier, you sir, have some interesting priorities.

[@alialkazali456]

would disagree on a lot of stuff but great video none the less

[@Slay3Kilo]

@@alialkazali456 that’s fine! Thanks for still watching!

[@psychzach1588]

Both Insurgent factions are instant S tier.

[@gabrielgra5655]

milicia and insurgents number 1 Insurgents are pure infantry battle juice, work together and conquer, they are not like other factions where you can be rambo

[@Zergslayer_42069]

If the pmc weren’t gonna be put in s tier this list would of been a complete waste of time brah

[@REAPER1818666]

BAF desperately need update i think they should add paratroopers and royal marines to have a good diversity of equipment

[@moreski9927]

Insurgents>>>>

[@JunkNVamps]

Imo, USMC before this last update would be shit tier for me. Logi's not being able to keep up with a rapid offense, granted i am a tracked logi hater. High recoil burst with a 4x was just sad. Now its mid-tier for me, not being able to choose between irons or a 4x makes the IAR nearly impossible to use in CQB outside of pointfire.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

What is this insane idea that irons can't be used in cqb.

[@unknownmf2599]

Turkiye is so modern has one of the craziest military techs in the world, and they show us like this in a video game is fucked up

[@elakeeper9956]

Squad takes place in 2013. You have to think it like that. Before 2017-18 Türkiye was not military wise powerful so its kinda accurate. When they first announced it I was hoping they would use Leopard but M60T is shit. I am a armored player and I hate it when I have to play it. It can very easily ammo racked from front with only 2 shots. Pars IFVs are literal dogshit armor wise and ACV is the same with Pars only difference is its not wheeled. He is accurate about putting it on D tier. Maybe when they only kept semi-auto in TLF it would be C but idk why they gave it PLA and USMC.

[@speedyguydima]

I would definitely lower the Canadian ranking as their infantry is severely hampered by the low ammo count. They will not last in prolonged engagements nor have as much capacity for suppression. Also this means more constant rearming is needed.

[@parlinguplayer6785]

dropped the video when the insurgents faction was placed on the c tier, :(

[@1001-i4y]

Nothings good abt it

[@MisterJae_wastaken]

I swear to god if you disrespect IMF or Insurgents im going to flip

[@Zombiekiller7815]

Didn’t really mention helis

[@tukino9124]

When will we get the French faction...

[@linearswitchguy9593]

What kind of shit were you on making this video? I need some.

[@ZEGTHEFISH]

IMF and INS are most fun and therefore s tier. I hate tanks and factions being picked based on armour that no one uses properly. Give me lots of logis and wheeled vehicles please

[@TheB1gBeav]

mea is S tier. Every kit has 2 to 3 grenades and the brdms and mtlbs are great

[@Slay3Kilo]

oo the grenades is a good point

[@TheB1gBeav]

@ no one ever talks about that but every squad member having grenades is big. Even the hats marksmen and machine gunners

[@MantaLad]

What game is this?

[@Slay3Kilo]

Squad

[@ketamu5946]

the turkish... i mean at least the< have hat now...

[@Slay3Kilo]

True

[@godemperormeow8591]

PLA OP. Instant S tier.

[@pyeitme508]

WOW!

[@Ahartic]

Squad just ignore Britain and it infuriates me. They have a 2015 level british kit selection

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

Is calling them 2015 supposed to mean super backwards? Because that's not particularly out of place among the factions ingame.

[@diesel92kj1]

It's amazing how little the vanilla game offers compared to mods, my favourite mod faction being Finland & my favourite vanilla being USMC.

[@Slay3Kilo]

I need to mess with more modded squad

[@sheepp40duck40]

INS in c SMH

[@Docyang]

russian armed forces are overrated. they played very long time, very ordinary eastern standard armaments, and equipments bit outdated compare to modern russian army. MEA and INS should be in there

[@dalyarak644]

Eğer combined arms a göre yorumlarsan türkiye kesinlikle s veya a olmalı

[@Fjdjfjsz92938]

Usmc is above s tier but good list ignoring that

[@YaGoslikTipoOslik]

S: Россия, США, КМП США. A: Осси, Канада, британия, китай Б: КМП китая, беларусь, МЕА Ц: Сербы, арабы. ВДВ Д: ЧВК, турки, все логистические и вертолетные доктрины XD.

[@imdaros6500]

PLA is S, (not the marines) idk what you mean by 'good firepower, good infantry' and proceed to say "B tier"

[@Slay3Kilo]

It's not a power ranking, it's what I enjoy.

[@sappermanz2474]

🫡

[@Slay3Kilo]

whats up sappermanz!

[@RustyBear]

MEA and turkey hate is not ACCEPTABLE they are just so fun to play =))

[@blayzerss1042]

TLF is the best of the best

[@Slay3Kilo]

It can be strong!

[@osmangokdemir7489]

nahhh their tanks nd apcs are bad

[@empirednw6624]

China easily has one of the worst primary rifles. The qbz is just junk.

[@evangelosvasiliades1204]

What is wrong with it? You have to keep in mind the higher mounting for the scope, but it's fine besides that.