Just thinking out loud... The SAMs in this sim certainly lack a certain sophistication. There is no real integration and maybe that's a part of the problem. But also most sytems in real life are fielded in groups, not as individuals. You wouldn't be up against a single SA-19 but probably a group of 6 all willing to shoot at you. Makes them a bit tougher to dodge.
Another consideration is that, just a SEAD is not DEAD, the goal of ADS is not the destruction of every aircraft in the sky. Wouldn't its goal be airspace denial? And if you want to try flying in that airspace anyway, the goal is to make it very difficult and/or costly for you to complete missions successfully on a sustained basis. The attrition rate should be prohibitive--whatever that might be given equipment and political considerations.
Of course, for this to be accomplished there must be a credible threat of destruction. And this probably already exists with the existing modeling. Just put enough of them in the right places. And fly as if you could really die. I know I do things in the sim I'd never consider doing in real life. NOE at 5 meters over broken terrain? Nope.
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