where is this 5 minutes and 15 kms and what not coming from? Carriers in the pacific are between 2700m and 3700m from objective that Ive noted so far. Air spawns not much different.
I just made a clip showing taking off and striking that distance (3900m) with a much heavier load (12000lb) than in game in 1:30
Carriers in the Pacific simulate a catapult. Get a shooting range. Get Dauntless. Find a meadow where you can land. And take off with it. You will see that it takes off differently than from a ship. I tested it myself.
you do realise that due to the nature of dog fights coupled with poor in game aircraft control, you will turn into hunted. As long as AA can keep you out of effective firing range, there is nothing you can do but turn back, getting near that AA is crazy risky while the enemy is completely safe inside.
People have been exploiting that to great effect ever since they are a thing in Pacific.
You know, players are not stupid and they will learn where they can fly where AA can’t shoot. And they will fly between your airfield and the combat zone.
Im autistic enough to memorise and recognise the weakness of each and every tank in the game, but memorizing the circle of death on each map at least twice is not realistic for normal human beings.
There aren’t that many maps. And there are maps where you draw spawn and where you put AP mines. Yes, it’s not normal for average players. But all it takes is one player who knows it, and no one will take off.