Let’s use the most recently added jet as a basis to make the suggestion understandable !
We have loadout presets we can use, but we can’t simply move the LITENING or any other bomb to a different pod on the aircraft/jet. By equipping the LITENING, we lose a significant number of flares that would be useful to the player in tight dogfight situations !
We don’t actually have the freedom to choose where to place the armaments, at least not modifications like bombs or pods that help the player acquire targets with better zoom and quality.
What I propose is giving the player more freedom to choose where to place additional armaments without losing flares or other weapon options that could help in challenging situations.
Just like the missile hardpoints closer to the fuselage could be used for other types of armaments. I’m not exactly sure if this would be feasible, but since many people argue, “this isn’t supposed to be real life,” it would be interesting to replace the missiles with a larger payload for ground targets or to relocate the LITENING II pod even to add more flares to jets that are deficient in this regard.
When I refer to “closer to the fuselage,” I’m talking about the pods where the two additional AIM-120Bs are located, which are closer to the center of the aircraft/jet.