Currently and especially after the respawn timer adjustments for bases in Air RB, I find that this mechanic no longer serves a good purpose. I find too often in slower jets that are MEANT to bomb, that fast attacker jets will rush past you, steal all 4 bases, then leave you with nothing to do with your plane that’s meant for strike/bombing right before you get killed by a F-5E. (Maybe too much personal experience there)
Gaijin simply needs to make bases respawn as fast as they did prior to these respawn changes, so that even if a teammate steals it, it would still be reasonable to wait around a minute for a new base; or simply add far more bases to the map.