Self explanatory title. Strike Aircraft should spawn closer to the objectives. This should allow those trying to grind out strike aircraft to have a competing chance to drop their ordinance without having too much of an advantage as opposed to just spawning in the air. I find it kind of strange that strike aircraft have to race other jets that are usually faster and more capable of delivering ordinance. I don’t think this would be too advantageous for strike aircraft except maybe for a select few like the AJ-37 or Mirage 2000D, but they don’t have the best A2A capability regardless.
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I think you should clarify this to “Subsonic Strike aircraft,” because a lot of 9.0+ strike aircraft outside of the US and Soviet trees have afterburners and are much faster. I can understand stuff like A-10s, A-7s, Su-25s, etc., but having an F-111 or any Mirage or AJ37 spawning there would be a bit strong, borderline broken.
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For the most part yea, looks good. Though as @PREX2000 mentioned, subsonics should get the priority for it.
Though a perhaps average BR dependent? Something like a Tornado IDS in downtier or at correct tier, yeah, doesnt need to spawn forward. in a full uptier? maybe?
Also some edge case that would be tricky to consider, like Jaguar… So maybe a loadout based requirement too?
Also you have some wierd aircraft classifications, like Sea harrier FRS1 as a Strike aircraft for “reasons”
But yeah, overall I think sub-sonics would benefit from it. I know I would love it in the Buc (I miss air spawn)
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I feel like the deciding factor on what spawns where should be managed case to case. An
A-32A spawning super far up in an 8.0 game would be ridiculous, but at 10.0 it would be a good balancing tool. An A-4e early in a 7.7 game should not get a far up the map spawn, but at 9.7 it would be a bit more fair.
Certain strike aircraft, for example the french early jets and early skyhawks should always be up front, while an F-111 should never get a far-forward spawn
It should definitely include supersonics, the F-111 (even though it’s supposed to be the fastest plane on the deck) will not reach bases before any F-4, Mirage, or Kfir. It is incredibly annoying to literally max out your engines the entire time going as fast as possible just for two F-4’s to get to all four bases before you.