The VT-4A1 is not a good top tier tank, it’s slower than the 99As and the reverse is much worse than even the MBT-2000 for some reason. The 99A is very similar to the WZ1001E LCT. But it’s funny how often I’ve glanced at my tanks damage x-ray during a game and the ERA where the drivers port would be on Russian tanks and the WZ1001 is missing.
If your priority is CAP then you can skip the JH-7, the only reason to get it is for CAS capability with Kh-29Ts, the A2A loadout is underwhelming and don’t even bother with the J-11 line since currently their Avionics (RWR especially) are borderline useless. J-10 is multi-role and has much better avionics so I think it will suit you better.
It’s hard to recommend which line is the most future proof as you’re at the mercy of what Gaijin decides to add and when. I think I’d go with the J-10 line, J-11 line has potential with J-11B and J-15s but I’m also expecting some memes like a very basic Su-30MKK. At least the ROCAF/J-10 tree has also has potential for ctrl c+v F-16V if the J-10C gets delayed for whatever reason.
Estes is a minorly famous brand for making flying rocket models (some assembly required). They are so common in US hobby stores, they are frequently overlooked and run from very cheap to almost seriously expensive.
I’ve banned serversk because it is garbage, and I’ve banned mysterious valley in air because it’s always cloudy (and the clouds are at the most inconvenient height ever).
Unfortunately the devs made 2 Golan heights versions so I banned the more common one. It is an absolutely horrible map for any BR, zero terrain cover whatsoever except for a tiny spot in front of the main airfield on the north side. On top of that the bases are placed in the most obnoxious way so that they funnel your entire team into one area to get decimated by anyone with half a brain. Only good part about it is the funneling happens for both sides so I can get a decent about of kills if I play it right.
This map should be studied as an example of how to not make a map. I’ve had it banned for years now. You know a map is absolute trash when you pick to ban that over Campania.
Advance on the Rhine/Normandy/Fields of Normandy depending on what’s in rotation.
If the game is spamming out Sweden I ban that instead (more than 2 or 3 times in a row)
I generally cannot stand maps with sub 30 second time to contact lmao.
I think the one I’ve had banned for the longest amount of time is Fire Arc / Kursk. Just despise it. No cover anywhere (particularly painful late game when all the CAS / Heli spam comes out). Spawn to spawn firing, both flank caps are in absolute no man’s land, with both sides having ridge lines to camp not only the caps themselves but the hundreds of metres to approach them.
Occasionally I switch my ban to port norovorosovsky or whatever it’s called. Every single variant of that map is horrific. I especially hate the train yard one. No matter where you go there’s about a dozen different directions you can be shot from. The standard version is also really bad because it has that no man’s land courtyard in the middle, and it’s just two teams hugging an ‘L’ shaped building line, absolute snooze fest campy gameplay.
@Morvran
Apologies if I’m remembering wrong, but IIRC you have the Indian Jaguar, Would you recommend it for sim? It’s pretty cheap on the market right now so I was considering picking it up with the kfir C.10
