Anyone playing War Thunder in Sim only or Realistic mode only?
It is worth the time with communication skills.
It is also cross-platform i.e X-Box and PC gamers play on the same team. I did not notice any difference.
Let me know if you are interested to form a platoon.

I play RB, but am looking for a decent modern armor sim to get away from Dart/Missile Thunder. It's not fun getting killed by tanks that don't render in until after they've fired.

There are plenty of armor games where the ENY tank advertises its position during the session in Arcade mode. This post was about Ground Realistic Battle and Ground Simulation Batlle, where you make a conscient effort to see the ENY before it sees you and hence destroy it, before it destroys you.