boreal willow
Idea: an aircraft for bluefor that is similar in doctrine to something like a MiG-29. Take off, patrol, shoot stuff down, come back. Very barebones, so no air to air refueling capability and limited stores apart from the main mission armament.
Design: a single seat aircraft looking like the EF-2000 Typhoon (Tranche 1) would probably be the best design, with high A2A capacity, low wing loading, and hella thrust. Advanced weapons, sensors, and displays would fit perfectly in the VTOL Vr world.
Reasoning: not only would this fulfill the role of a thoroughbred Air Superiority Fighter, but it would also introduce delta wing designs to VTOL. Also limiting the player to one mission set would see the emergence of people having to tailor to the aircraft, rather than people just hoping into their multirole godlike aircraft and blowing shit up.
This gives players somewhat of a challenge having to adapt to a single mission type, having to keep fuel and stores in mind, and being able to secure the skies.
I do believe that OPFOR would have to receive an AI aircraft of equal or superior ability in order to counter the BLUEFOR dominance. Something like a super maneuverable Su-47.
Thank you Baha for all your hard work, this game should be the bar that all developers should strive to reach when making flight simulation.
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toxic sun
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