Firstly, I would like to clarify that this is not an issue related to “russian bias”,“russian too weak” or something meaningless like that.I just want to state a fact: With the addition of new anti-air vehicles and helicopters, jet have become no cost-effective vehicles.
For example:You have earned 900 points through difficult battles. Will you choose mi28nm or su34 at this point?
Some people may say: You already have mi28nm, u are really shameless. Isn’t lmur strong enough?However, the reality is that even when researching helicopters tech tree using ground vehicles,we still need to put in a lot of energy and time. Not to mention the long and painful torment of developing helicopter components.Moreover, some people prefer to use jets instead of helicopters.
According to developer interviews, anti radiation missiles will be added to the game in the near future, so it seems unnecessary for Grom-1 to return……But is that really the case?For old-fashioned anti radiation missiles, turning off the radar and moving the vehicle’s position can easily cause them to lose their target.In addition, anti-air vehicles do not even need to perform the above actions, as even missiles with higher speeds like the KH31P can be easily intercepted.
Another point is the beyond visual range strike capability brought by GNSS.In fact, for players like me who have relatively low skills, the combat efficiency of using kh38ml is even higher than that of kh38mt:Take off, launch KH38ml at the enemies marked on the map, and land.Safer, with shorter time consumption, and no need to engage in intellectual battles with various missiles flying wildly over the battlefield.But the equivalent of KH38ml is insufficient, obviously not as good as Grom-1.
I think some people may say : after reading the whole article, you still hope to “russian bias”.In fact, what I hope for is that all top tier aircraft can obtain Grom-1 analogs, such as Storm Shadow, SCALP EG, Taurus Cruise Missiles, etc. I didn’t go into detail about them just because I’m not familiar with them.
In summary, I hope that in the future, improvements can be made: we strive to achieve what players like, rather than forcing them to like what we make.
If i remember correctly, the grom1 was removed due to issues in sim. It allowed people in sim to basically fire them across the map right after take off
Something like that, I remember a bunch of people crying about not being able to base bomb in their F-15s because Grom-1 was a few seconds faster to the base or something. It’s PVP usefulness was basically zero and it would be even worse now with all the new SPAAs as a single big bomb is far less likely to get past than several small ones
I would say the bomb that Su34 has is quite enough for air and ground battles, there is kh38, grom2, and a fab3000
Doesn’t bases respawn again in sim anyway?
Yes, but it was more the issue of the jet being able to effectively bomb while never leaving the protection of the af aa.
Well, we already have ability to intercept different diameter ammunition with AA or even a plane, so I would be for bringing back Grom-1