(Squad battles) Vautour IIN(C) | You can´t even pay to win this one

First of all, this is only about squadron battles.
The Vautour IIN(C) after the br and damage model changes is basically the BI problem on steroids.

Nord AS30 and AA20, air spawn, and bomber damage model.
Even at 9.0 squad battles it started to be anoying, but rn at 8.0 is just unfair.

The only counter-plays against a squad of 4 Vautours are:
1: Another 3-4 vautours (TT variants are worse)
2: Use Yak-28s instead (You need to defend first of the AA20 so you start bleeding energy first)
3: Use 3-4 AAs (it has a bomber damage model so even if it is really damaged it still can kill you)

I know it would struggle at a higher br´s (on air at least) but if tt vatours are 8.0 at ground battles there is no reason to keep this one at the same br when it is better, I know also that the 4 bomber air spawns is a big part of this problem and should change to max 2 air spawns or at least make that this plane has to take off from the airfield.

But the worst part is that it is a hidden premium, even if you can pay for it (pay to win lol) you can´t get this meta vehicle for a “competitive” game mode.

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Isn’t the Vautour just a fast brick that now can eat quite a bit of punishment?

yea no lol.

the only way to get a BI on steroids situation would require the F-104 at 7.7

A fast brick with air spawn, AA20-AS30s, and bomber damage model, I invite you to watch any squad battle from the last 3 days with the top squads.

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The main problem isn´t the plane performance, but the air spawn and aa and ag load.

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You only say that because you probably aren’t playing Squad Battle at that BR.

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A flying brick that can wipe the entire enemy team. For those who don’t know, there are 8 vehicles with no respawn in Squadron Battles, and the Vautours carry 2 missiles that destroy anything just by hitting the ground nearby, plus 2 more missiles to shot down defenseless air targets leaving the airfield, each with a 15m proximity fuse. Now imagine what 4 of these planes can do against an enemy team…

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My bad, I was focusing on standard battles and not squadron battles - not my area of expertise.

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