This may or may not be a rant.
The F-111 is a very fast aircraft when up to speed.
In certain loadouts, it is limited to about 500 Knots (575 MPH, 926 KPH) due to the loadout blocking the wing from sweeping back correctly. This means it physically can’t spawn at Mach 1 like the other aircraft but instead is spawned with the other strike aircraft which are not capable of getting to Mach 1 like the Vark. BUT, when it isn’t limited by these payloads, it can reach well over Mach 1, It is literally fast enough to rip its wings apart in level flight at sea level. But it still spawns with the slow strike aircraft rather than getting a Mach 1 spawn like other aircraft that can reach those Mach 1+ speeds like the F-111 (but obviously not as fast) This also goes for the SU-24.
I understand why it spawns slow, it is due to its heavy ordinance. BUT when it isn’t carrying this then it still spawns slow. I’m no coder but I have done a bit of coding. I believe it should be quite easy as they have already modelled and coded to sweep the wings automatically so they can set that on spawn so the wings don’t rip off. They have also modelled in to limit how much the wing sweep if certain payloads are put on, so can they put in something like:
If: sweep wing limitation = yes
then initial velocity = 250 Knots.
if: sweep wing limitation = no
then: initial velocity = 670 knots
(that might be completely wrong but that’s what I think something like that would be)
It makes it much harder to get a base which is what the aircraft was designed to do, bomb stuff. You can get 1 and maybe even 2 bases without having the sweep wing limitations. this will spawn you at Mach speeds. Which will enable you to use the aircraft how it was designed rather than getting dogged on by premium players.
it is faster than Mig 23’s but frequently gets beaten to a base since they get a Mach 1 spawn. The F-111 Can carry ordinance to get one base without sweep wing limitations and so can the Mig 23 yet the Vark doesn’t get a fast air spawn but the Mig 23 does. Yes the Aardvark is a Strike Aircraft but its speed isn’t like the Strike Aircraft which have to spawn slow. People use the Mig 23’s like a Strike Aircraft, like the F-111’s purpose.
BUT
I also believe it should spawn at something like Mach 0.8 as if it spawned at Mach 1 then it would beat everyone to a base and would become too unbalanced. Exactly like the Mig 23 which is an Interceptor and not a Strike Aircraft.
Thanks for reading!!! 😛