But it also splits available lineups, want to make a modern Aussie or Canadian lineup? Well you can’t because the representation, skins or elsewise, is in two (or three) different trees.
Splitting operators has been discussed many times, and I cant be bothered talking about it too much, but it is the worst option for these nations.
The US should also not be split, the P-51 and Spitfire skins should just be moved over to the US model, and removed from the British one and vice versa, no need to split up any of the TTs in game.
And there was this reason for the Aussie hornet = The first Australian variant will be the RAAF F/A-18A (Early), which will help to bridge the gap between the Phantom FG.1 and Sea Harrier FA.2.
Wrong = The first Australian variant will be the RAAF F/A-18A (Early), which will help to bridge the gap between the Phantom FG.1 and Sea Harrier FA.2.
Tornado F3 (Op Granby) 4x Aim-9M + 4x Skyflash STs + Phimat would be rather fun at 12.3/12.7
Heck, it would be bad, but Sea Harrier FRS51 could probably cope around 12.7
Saudi Tornado F3 for a 12.0
Saudi Tornado GR4 equivalent (can never remember its name) could have been a decent high BR premium strike aircraft (and i would also not say no to a direct equivalent to the WTD61 at some point)
The only think we lacked in that BR range, was a supersonic dogfighter. We’ve got decent subsonic dogfighters and BVR trucks, but there isnt much in the way of a dogfighter, and that is what the F-18s bodged.
Though the Top tier F-18 was a bit of a waste of time and I would have prefered a few other options