Thought about this for a while. These planes probably fine in current state, but I wonder if this would be a better execution of them?
What do I mean by the title? Well, helicopters (of the ground attack role) are split into 2 different units: The Gunship (vs soft) and the Attack (vs Hard). Their roles are specific. The Strike Fighter, on the other hand, does both roles by itself. What if we “helicopterized” the strike fighter into 2 units; the Strike Fighter (vs Hard) and the Attack Jet (vs Soft). It would be quite obvious what the attack jets would be (A-10, Su-25, Q-5 etc). Would a change like this improve the meta, worsen the meta or not really change it?
One one hand, more research for the ground attack role, which will be an inconvenience. It would also start to become cluttered (4 different units for ground attack!)
On the other hand, perhaps it would be a nice change to this. Getting both means EZ damage distribution, and you can adjust based on the enemy. I use my Attack helicopters to clear SAMs and such then move in with my Attack jets to wipe the infantry, or I clear the enemy MAA and tanks with my Strike fighter and move in with my gunships.
Thoughts?
What do I mean by the title? Well, helicopters (of the ground attack role) are split into 2 different units: The Gunship (vs soft) and the Attack (vs Hard). Their roles are specific. The Strike Fighter, on the other hand, does both roles by itself. What if we “helicopterized” the strike fighter into 2 units; the Strike Fighter (vs Hard) and the Attack Jet (vs Soft). It would be quite obvious what the attack jets would be (A-10, Su-25, Q-5 etc). Would a change like this improve the meta, worsen the meta or not really change it?
One one hand, more research for the ground attack role, which will be an inconvenience. It would also start to become cluttered (4 different units for ground attack!)
On the other hand, perhaps it would be a nice change to this. Getting both means EZ damage distribution, and you can adjust based on the enemy. I use my Attack helicopters to clear SAMs and such then move in with my Attack jets to wipe the infantry, or I clear the enemy MAA and tanks with my Strike fighter and move in with my gunships.
Thoughts?
Yee Haw