Whiplash wrote:
Alternatively what Alexander said, but just remove the comanche completely - which will mean that we don't get into a situation where we don't have transport.
Until we get a proper Apache, I kind of like this. The comanche is way too powerful (in some sense).
Unless you put it up against Shilkas/so-much-MANPAD-that-all-helis-just-die, it is capable of killing both armored targets as well as infantry quickly, efficiently and with minimal danger to the ground troops - and all that without needing any real communication with them. The A-10, on the other hand, has a relatively limited armament choices, has a hard time engaging targets on its own (can't just sit still and scan), can't efficiently take out single infantry tagets, poses a danger to ground troops if you call in something too close and in general requires a lot more ground troop involvement.
tl;dr - Comanche is easy mode, A-10 is fun because it's hard for pilots AND ground troops
EDIT: Teleportation from/to the airbase would be a good thing anyway. Too often one of the littlebirds just ends up sitting out there until the respawn script kicks in.