Hello! Controversial topic here, I just wanted to present my views on this to everyone and see what you guys think about it. I’ll leave an explanation for each point after the point.
So, top 3 reasons why CAS shouldn’t be in ground realistic:
(Made by Japanese Bias)
- CAS Is just unfair.
—> I believe CAS is just an unfair addition to Ground Realistic. Why? Well, because how come it’s fair that somebody ~3000m in the air can launch an ATGM at you and you don’t even know about it? Sure, you can say:
Hide Behind a Building!!!
But no, you really can’t. My friend and I did a test where I used the Challenger 2 OES (one of the most armoured MBTs in WT), and I hid behind 2 buildings perfectly while simulating a corner battle with someone, and guess what! His guided bomb slammed straight into me despite me being in cover and being hyper aware he was there!
- CAS is just not needed in Ground Realistic.
—> No Seriously, it isn’t. In Ground Realistic, if you kill a tank with a plane, you get plane RP - not tank RP. So the only use of CAS is to just get kills, and that’s it. I mean, if you need plane RP… just play Air Realistic instead! You get way more rewards!
Oh, but it’s realistic!
So are grounded Patriot AA systems? You can’t use the “But It’s Realistic!” argument in WarThunder… there are many not-so-realistic things WT has in the game. CAS is a realistic aspect in real-life combat, yes, but there are systems in place to intercept them when they are out; it’s the reason why Russia is too scared to use its good planes in Ukraine.
Just Play AA/AAA
Seriously? Like seriously? Genuinely just don’t. You play Ground Realistic for the TANKS, not the AA systems. I don’t want to have to sit at my spawn launching missiles at people (which they can dodge if they are aware) just so my team doesn’t have to suffer with the KA-50 launching a bajillion ATGMS at them from their airfield, then retreating back.
- CAS takes no skill to use.
Come on, admit it. It really takes no skill. How come it’s fair that some SU-30 can sit back at the airfield, fly up a couple meteres, fire a few ATGMS, then retreat. Or an Helicopter can just hover above the airfield, launch all ATGMS, then re-arm. Or how any CAS just fly to about 6000 metres and just fire all their ATGMS?
Oh, but AA takes no skill, too!
Really? AA takes more skill than CAS. If it’s an AA with just guns, you still have to aim pretty well to hit the shot - even with a radar lock on them! Furthermore, missile AA systems that are guided require your full attention, and fire-and-forget AA’s still require the lock, and the plane can still dodge the missiles! An ATGM is impossible if you aren’t hyper-aware of its existence.
Anyways, thank you for taking the time to read this! I look forward to reading all of y’all’s replies!