A2G was basically irrelevant for aircraft in AAB, ARB or ASB (and still is) but NE changes that equation quite a bit.
and so that renders the question of whether or not something like a Strat bomber, with massive numbers of even GNSS-only bombs, would have a BR also higher in air modes because of their performance in NE, and if so, what kind of impact?
Gaijin bases their BR changes on a lot of things. If a bomber with long range/GPS/stand off munitions start earning SL too easily you bet they are going to move it up asap.
Because something like a B-1 being 11.3 would probably still be able to kill loads of ground targets in NE and thus farm a load of SL/RP with decently ranged GNSS weapons (and the ability to properly use them)
Ive been thinking about this the past couple of days, especially in regard to them finding a different way to balance aircraft in GRB that doesnt involve artificially nerfing them in Air modes, and the more I think about it, the more likely I think we’ll see aircraft getting their own NE BR.
They could make loadouts SP cost based in NE, but I think it would entirely kill the gamemode, especially with nukes only 300 SP, if they made conventional weapons more expensive than nukes… then there would be no point ever bringing anything else