With the introduction of more stealth aircraft in the next year or so, I wanted to know what the fanbase thinks of the idea of having AWACS as a playable aircraft. This would look like an E-3 or a Russian A-100, and maybe some others for other tech-trees.
Before I get flamed by Reddit users about the technicality, I am asking your opinion if you’d like to see this idea in the game somehow, or not. I really do not want to read through the comments that explain why it wouldn’t work, the technicals, data, etc, etc.
Anyways, in simulator battles it would be nice to have some sort of AWACS, and even if its an bot we could communicate with would be cool. Playing as this type of aircraft would be rather boring, but I imagine you’d score research and SL via scanning and confirming enemy positions, communicating with players, etc.
I understand it might not be necessary for anything beyond simulator as the way War Thunder Air AB/RB are designed is stupidly unrealistic and idiotically designed. However, I thought it would be a nice idea that maybe some support players would enjoy, especially in simulator battles.
Let me know what you think, and just if you’d like or not like to see this in game.
I doubt it. Whilst some are armed, most are not and not really suited for the map sizes we have. They’d be a free kill for anyone with ease.
Now AI targets that actually have an impact on the match? Definetly, they would be fun. But as playable aircraft, not for a while. even in SB the maps are just too small
Right, they would be useless in anything beyond SB due to many reasons. However, I think it would be possible to have some form of AWACS in SB despite the map size.
Either way, you’re right that I doubt many would want to play as this or even how they would. But I like the idea of implementing AWACS though bots and making that either an objective or resource for both teams.
Thank you for your take, I appreciate the comment.