Trying to get the [“Excellent Naval Air Defense Specialist" is near impossible. Match after match, the bots are killing planes at 5-7 km out, long before they reach us poor players that actually need the kills.
I’m not saying the bots need to be completely nerfed, but it is beyond frustrating to wait ten minutes for a plane to spawn in just to watch it evaporate before anyone has a chance to take a shot at it.
At the very least, reduce bot aim distance to something less lethal than laser accurate one-shot kills from three miles away.
I would just love not dying to a Groza more than 5k away again. Its rubbish that a bot in a Russian boat can kill a plane with its main guns at that distance.
It used to be I cap almost every try, nowadays it’s getting shot down way before even getting near the cap almost every try… ship aa just got too strong…
Maybe it is in the execution? As soon as I spawn in, I cut the engine and go into a dive. I even out at 10-20 meters above the water and fly on in at full throttle. When about 1 klick out, I cut the engine again and cruise on in. Staying low and behind islands also helps.
You need to be aware that there are players, I’m one of them, that keep an eye out for pilots looking to snag the cap though. Plan your route. Use the geography to your advantage and keep clear of your own teams’ vessels.