At lower BRs CAS doesn’t even need to coordinate, you just wait until the tracer is going towards a different plane and drop a few rounds into its turret.
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I think the biggest issue with free SPAA is the severe imbalance in strength across different nations. For example, the S1 is clearly superior to other free SPAA units. Additionally, all free vehicles come in their default configurations without any advanced weaponry, which feels unfair for those that require research to unlock their higher-tier weapons. That being said, the decision to provide free AA vehicles itself is a positive move.
thats my biggest issue!!
Ive lost count how many battles ive lost the last week because half of my team is suddenly sitting at spawn doing F all.
That and NOT playing Russia at 10,3-10,7 :P
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If you wanna win more than lose then play ru 10.3-11.0 or Germany 12.7 lol
The painfull ground battles 2026 in War Thunder.
CAS absolutely needs to coordinate. Most of the time when I intentionally grab an SPAA’s attention and a friendly plane is up, they will destroy the braindead SPAA player.
There are however times when the friendly CAS is completely oblivious, and just continues tryna strafe a Tiger 1.
Removing backups for SPAA would be a start.
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Remove cas :3
So it’s finally a “ground” battle
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You mean for your SECOND CAS?
How about you try it out on the ground for a while - see how the “little people” live.
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Hold on…
The free are stock - as in NOT AS GOOD as researched and upgraded spaa.
How is that “unfair”?
And do you even know yourself, when you only have rank 5?
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Imo they should only allow 1 free AA to be spawned per team IF no other AA are active at the time.
No. First, they have to at least provide the tanks with proper ammunition and at least a repair kit.
If you want all that maybe you should research the vehicle instead of ignoring the SPAA line?
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Doesn’t matter for most SAM systems, they get the best missile from the get go.
If it’s not earned and unlocked, why?
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Because the ‘free tank’ that you get as your second spawn is so ineffective that there’s no point in taking it at all. Gaijin wanted to fix the one-spawner problem, but instead gave a stock tank that is basically just meat for the enemy team. That’s why it’s obvious that people will choose SPAA and just sit in spawn picking their noses, waiting to shoot down some AFK plane.
So the solution is more AA to force people not to run CAS line-ups.
Finally, ground is great again.
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My rank does not change the fact the poster mis-represented the cost of jumping into a plane. The increased cost only applies to spawning a second CAS.
You don’t think that is relevant?
Where was the second CAS mentioned? You made that up yourself.