Bottom tier
Being two tiers below the top of the battle, which is where seven of every fifteen vehicles start.
Also known as uptier, uptiered, bottom of the list.
The matchmaking template puts seven vehicles per side at the bottom, so it is the most common place to be, not bad luck. Two tiers of difference is enough that trading shots directly is a losing proposition.
What changes is the job rather than the odds: spotting, flanking, finishing damaged targets and supporting the vehicles that can trade. Players who complain about being uptiered are usually playing the same way they would at top tier.
Related terms
Battle tierThe tier bracket a battle is fought at, which is what decides who a vehicle meets rather than its own tier alone.MatchmakingThe system that builds the two teams of a random battle, balancing them by battle tier, vehicle class and platoons rather than by player skill.Top tierBeing among the three highest-tier vehicles in the battle, where your armor holds and your gun works on everything.FlankingAttacking a position from its side or rear, where armor is thin and guns are pointed elsewhere.