First of all, aircraft such as the Re.2000, C.202 EC, Fw 190 A-1 Fw 190 A-4, P-38E, Yak-3 and Yak-9T, which had no factory bomb-carrying capability historically, should either be placed at BR 1 or removed from the tech tree entirely.
Without bomb loadouts, they cannot pose a meaningful threat to tanks starting from BR 1, and their effectiveness against infantry is extremely limited. They can barely harm armoured cars and light vehicles either. The devs should not ahistorically add bombs to these planes.
On top of that, most players rarely use these aircraft, yet they require a huge amount of time to unlock. This change would barely hurt veteran players, while helping new players unlock firepower faster.
Next up are changes for BR 1 bombers:
The SB 2M-105, Ju 87 B-2, SBD-3, D3A (Val) and B5N (Kate) should all be put into BR 1. This groups together slower aircraft with high-yield bomb payloads into one bracket.
Reasoning:
The SB 2M-105 only carries 100 kg bombs, but it can perform level bombing, has a larger bomb count and is the fastest among this group.
The Ju 87 B-2 has moderate speed, carries a 250 kg bomb and has a well-balanced loadout.
The SBD-3 can carry an extremely powerful 1000 lb bomb, at the cost of very low speed and low ammunition for its defensive machine guns.
The Japanese D3A Val and B5N Kate offer two distinct player choices at BR 1. The D3A is slow but has defensive armament, making it a good early-unlock strike plane. The B5N is faster and more maneuverable, yet lacks defensive guns, and should also stay in BR 1 so players can pick based on preference.
Next, adjustments for BR 1 fighters:
First, all tropical (trop) variants of the Hurricane, Spitfire and Bf 109 should be removed. They were intended for desert theatres only and do not belong on other maps; replace them with standard variants: Hurricane Mk.IIB, Spitfire Vb, Spitfire Vc and Bf 109 F‑4.
For the Allied side, the Spitfire Vc should get two 250 lb underwing bombs, serving as a cannon‑armed upgrade over the Hurricane Mk.IIB to better counter the German Bf 109 E‑7/U2.
The German Bf 109 F‑1, F‑2 and F‑4 should all be placed at BR 1 to fight against the Spitfires.
For Japan, the A6M2 Zero Model 21 should be moved down to BR 1 to face the Yak‑1 and Spitfires.
To be continued. I am still refining and revising these proposals. Discussions are welcome!
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