I don’t really see how banning a historical airframe would ever be a good thing. We need more planes not less. All this does is take an option away, not give players more options to choose from.
What I see here is Gaijin leaning more into the unfinished prototype side and adding some of the almost complete designs of the various nations like Japan’s F-X, and likely even more options for the other nations.
Hopefully then they finalize their game’s guidelines for additions, because it’s silly to see rules for player suggestions organized so much better than the actual game…
Weaponry can also help make the F-35s feel more distinct. For example US F-35s (probably besides the B variant used as testbed) wouldn’t get the Meteor, while the British F-35 would get it. Similarly the JNAAM missile based on the Meteor body with new AESA seeker could be the AIM-260 equivalent missile for British and Japanese F-35s. While it was only a prototype, the missile was completed and made for the F-35 that can fit the Meteor now, so it’s a good way to make it more interesting.
Well for some nations denying the F-35 means denying them top tier, for example Japan isn’t making a gen 5 because they rely on F-35s
Not sure that’s a good idea for nations that are already underplayed to remove the kinda grind goal that is top tier
Idk, i doubt we will see stuff like the Saab FS2020 or the F-X, they simply are not feasible to add as they dont exist. Same with the Su-75, maybe in 15 years but for now i believe its very very unlikely they are added.
Not really, Germany could’ve gotten swiss F-18Cs and Italy could’ve gotten spanish F/A-18Cs but they didn’t and I doubt they will now
It’s proof that not all nations systematically get aircrafts they operate(d)
I think its because they received a 14.0 last patch. It wouldn’t make sense for them to get another end of the line jet as thats basically reserved for Russia and the US nowadays.
and war thunder doesn’t have a historical match maker, so if I were you I’d stop moaning and study the game you actually play. Because as far as I’m aware I haven’t had a historical set up for more than 3 to 4 years now.
Why add hornets everywhere and make the game more bland then? When both already have typhoons, which are the German and Italian Air Forces only fighters that aren’t 5th gen what’s the point?
Like, if you desperately want a hornet in Germany at least go for the super hornet that we actually ordered (and then cancelled immediately afterwards, so there’s no justification for it in Germany, but still more than swiss hornets)