8.7/9.0 is where I think id place them, but little they could do defend themselves against something like an F-104 or Mig-21.
In ARB you’d be unlikely to ever reach a base I reckon. But if it was premium, so really good rewards if you do, low repair costs and no stock grind. Then Id have no issue with that. Especially if it was a “free” premium via an event
Buc S2B does fine because of the internal CMs and Aim-9Ls. And whilst the radar should also be on the S2. Its actually very good at 10.7 I quite happily bomb some bases and then go hunting in the S2B. At least in sim
Just bang them on a large EC map, give them Cruisemisiles and increase the target sizes of the base objective or reduce the rp/sl for destroying bases.
Add AI spaa/Shorad to protect targets from missiles.
Alternatively for a start add them as AI targets.
In EC maps
Yep, entire reason why I play sim. I enjoy ground attack aircraft like the Buc, Jaguar and Tornado, but they are pointless to play in ARB. But fantastic in ASB
ASB is not without it’s flaws, but the gamemode itself is IMO much better than ARB. Sadly not many play it, maybe because most people don’t have joysticks, trackIR, or rudder pedals.
That’s why I think there’s so much interest in an EC mode, but made more accessible with ARB control scheme.
I feel like the biggest entry barrier for ASB is that you are locked into first person. The lack of HOTAS n stuff is just a secondary reason for most people I believe.