So unfortunately, with my plane — or rather, my bomber — the problem is that my four gunners technically do their job, but they do it very poorly. They barely hit anything, and on top of that, they have so little ammunition that they can only keep up fire for a few seconds or maybe half a minute at most.
So what I do is switch to one of the gunners myself to fire at the enemy. But even though I’m aiming directly at the enemy, I don’t deal any damage. I don’t hit anything, even though I’m aiming exactly at the marked target area to shoot it down. I don’t understand why I’m not doing any damage at all.
With the bomber, I can basically only kill enemy planes if they’re within 100 to maybe 200 meters — otherwise, my guns do almost no damage or just don’t hit at all, even when I’m aiming at the exact target indicator. Just explain to me why this is the case, and then I’m fine with it.
But honestly, it feels a bit unrealistic to me — though maybe it’s just me.
Also, one small thing about the aircraft: I noticed that the Messerschmitt 262 has no rockets at all, even though it could carry up to 24 R4M Orkan rockets in real life.
And somehow, every second American aircraft has rockets — and not just a few. Some of their planes carry up to 16 rockets, which makes them extremely powerful, and they often don’t even need to use them all in a single attack run.
Yes, some German planes do have rockets — but usually only four, while the Americans get 16, which just lets them wipe you out completely.
So I think it would be great if the Messerschmitt 262 also got its rockets — maybe not the full 24, but 10 or 15 would be nice, just like it had in reality. I think that would be fair and would help balance the game more.
Also, in my opinion, the Allied and Russian jets should be nerfed — made a bit weaker — because during World War II, the Allies didn’t even have combat-ready jets, let alone ones that were fast and fully operational. They only had a few test jet aircraft, and those were equipped with engines that were worse than what the Germans had. The Messerschmitt was equipped with an axial-flow jet engine, a technology that is still used in modern fighter jets today, including those of the U.S. and many other countries. In contrast, the Allies only had centrifugal-flow turbojet engines, which produced around 7.6 kN of thrust, while the German jets, like the Me 262, delivered 8.8 kN. I think it’s only fair that this clear technological advantage that Germany had in real life should also be reflected in Enlisted, as it would add realism to the game and properly represent historical accuracy.
What makes it even more unbalanced is the inclusion of the Soviet MiG-9, which didn’t even exist during World War II. It first flew in 1946, and that was only possible with the help of German scientists after the war. It’s very unfair that German jets in the game have to face a post-war aircraft that was developed, tested, and put into service after the conflict had already ended. At the time, the Soviets had no jet propulsion technology of their own, and no aircraft capable of even carrying a jet engine.
Because of this, I believe the game should add the Yak-15 instead for the Soviets. It also flew for the first time in 1946, but compared to the MiG-9, it is much more balanced and fair to face. It had a top speed of around 800 km/h, which is still respectable, but it wouldn’t completely overpower the German jets. This would allow German players to actually take advantage of their historically accurate technological lead, which they truly had during that time. It would not only make the game more realistic, but also help to represent and honor this part of German engineering history.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope the team finds a good solution to the issues I mentioned, or at least provides some reasoning if certain things can’t be changed. Also, I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes — both from translating and maybe just my own lack of experience. But I believe this part of history deserves to be properly shown in the game. Thanks again.