Now I just want to the ability to use Helis in NE. @F-16D_Barak_II also made a really good suggestion they should add AI Subs to NE as well, for some ASW action in the wildcat
Remember how in silent thunder, subs had to reach a capture point which would launch ICBMs? Could have something similar (Either regular subs or killstreak subs)
True but I can’t think of a better fit for Helicopters than Nuclear Thunder. You could finally make use of things like the Longbow radar etc in a meaningful way.
Unfortunately ours don’t have much in the way of independent ASW capability and largely rely or Merlin and ships to find subs for Wildcat to attack.
Might need the potential future Korean one to access dipping sonar
I dont necessarily see the issue in that, if we had some Type 23s in the fleet, that maybe you could even spawn and rearm on, that would assist with that, but could also jsut have the subs not operate that deep, making them visually spottable and attackable, at least initially.
I think the way the RN intends to do it with Wildcat in the long run is using drones to deploy sonobuoys.
They’re already deploying Peregrine (Schiebel Camcopter S-100) for surface detection tasks alongside Wildcat, while simultaneously developing Wildcat’s MUM-T capability for the aircrew to pilot the drones themselves, and evaluating sonobuoys on S-100 and other drones
So if perhaps Gaijin go down the road of adding drone scouting to helis, there may also be an option there.
I can confirm that the Wildcat HMA Mk 2 does have an Electronic Support (ES) capability as part of
its Defensive Aids Suite (DAS).
Under Section 16 of the Act (Advice and Assistance) you may find it helpful to note Electronic
Support Measures (ESM) is now frequently termed simply Electronic Support (ES).