when can we see realistic airfield defense (multi vehicle SAM systems for airfields)
Airfield anti-air defense systems present a compelling opportunity for enhanced realism in the near future, should Gaijin pursue this direction. Implementing a more realistic approach to airfield defense in Air RB and Air SB would allow major nations to deploy their most advanced anti-air capabilities.
In Simulator Battles, defensive systems could be determined by team composition. For instance, teams with Russia as their primary nation could benefit from Buk M3 coverage at airfields, while teams aligned with America or Germany could utilize NASAMS or IRIS-T SLM systems. This framework would incorporate not only long-range air defense systems but also medium- to short-range platforms such as the IRIS-T SLS, 2S6 Tunguska, M163 Machbet, and others.
With Anti-Radiation Missiles (ARMs) scheduled for implementation in the near future, players would have viable countermeasures against these defensive systems, creating a more dynamic and balanced gameplay environment.
ARM is suppose to be coming within the next 3 to 6 months. My personal hope is that with the introduction of ARM we’ll see SEAD gameplay being added. Such as SAMs and Radar sites scattered about the map. Though until we get bigger maps I personally think the the ITOs are long ranged enough even for top tier. BUK or IRIS-T SLMs, etc would cover half the map, that would be kinda boring gameplay