As you know, the Chinese air tree currently has 4 lines (light fighters, heavy fighters, light attackers/bombers, heavy attackers/bombers) of which the first also represents Taiwan aircrafts at high tiers. Because of this, the first line currently contains mostly Taiwanese vehicles but also the J-10A, because it’s a light aircraft.
While this has been a logical solution until now, it’s gonna start to pose a problem: Taiwan will have to get the F-16V eventually, and China will need the J-10B and J-10C. If nothing is done, all of these will have to come in line 1 and it will be extremely crowded. Another problem is lines are supposed to put together aircrafts that have something to do with each other, but this isn’t the case for the first line of the Chinese air tree.
So, it seems to me we have to add a new line. Though, while there would probably be enough stuff at high tiers to fill the new line, I’m not sure we could fill it at lower tiers.
Edit: Alternatively, we could do like in helicopter trees where there are vehicles branching into several lines and not just one, like the AH-1F branching both to the AH-64A and AH-1W. There’s no reason we couldn’t do the same to an air tree and have, for example, the J-8F branching into both the J-10A and the J-11. That would solve our problem without requiring the addition of a full new line which, anyway, would most surely end up being filled with copypaste.
So, what do you guys think should be done?
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I agree. I can get why most early rank planes in the CN Air TT are with the RoC flag, but then you go to the mid ranks and the PRC planes start to pop up
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This would require actual thought process and effort, China can’t have that
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True… but I think I got a way better idea. See how in helicopter trees, there are vehicles branching into several lines and not just one, like the AH-1F branching both to the AH-64A and AH-1W? There’s no reason we couldn’t do the same to an air tree and have, for example, the J-8F branching into both the J-10A and the J-11. That would solve our problem without requiring the addition of a full new line which, anyway, would most surely end up being filled with copypaste.
I actually added this idea to my post since it seems like the best solution to me
There can only be 5 lines and I’m pretty sure they’re saving the last one for a sub tree, same with ground.
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Because the Chinese flag prior to the People’s Republic of China was the “flag of Taiwan” (until the Nationalists lost, ran away to Formosa, and then claimed they were the actual government, and due to the Soviets boycotting the UN, the US and allies decided to accept that the island of Formosa was actually China, and not the literal mainland).
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True, then hear me out:
- Q-5 early and all planes under it moved to 4th line (but still grinded from F-84G-21-RE and not H-5, much like the AH-6M in first line is grinded with the UH-1B in second line). Alternatively just moving the JH-7A works
- J-10A and all J-10s that will come moved to 3rd line (but grinded from J-8F and not F-84G-21-RE)
→ Holds in 4 lines perfectly without changing the grind of others lines
I truly think taking inspiration from helicopter trees is the way here
Or, other solution is basically the same but Q-5 early and all aircrafts under it move to 4th and grinded from H-5, and J-10s go to 3rd line and grinded from F-84G-21-RE or whatever will come in-between. The point of that option is it doesn’t involve helicopter tree dark magic
+1 we have a LIGITAMLY USELESS LINE
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Yeah, and if we move strikers to 4th line and firebirds to 3rd line it’ll fill the 4 lines, and if on top of that China gets a subtree it’ll be as big as USA and Russia
This is what Chinese TT should be IMO
Ignore the BR.
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That works too I guess, especially since a subtree would probably not have low tiers so it could go to 5th line
i hope malaysia or indonesia gets added tbh
To China? I rather predict Pakistan to China and Malaysia or Indonesia to Japan
In terms of tech it seems to me they fit better that way
Just nest them together and piss everyone off.
Lmao XD would be a fun plot twist, except for Japan and China… but if a new nation is added it ain’t gonna be this one, at least not now
im hoping for myanmar to piss people off more lol
