Regardless of the odds stacked against the defenders, bomber escort was frustrating beyond belief but the side I guess that likes abuse kind of misses it. Part of me missing it is it gave the big cannon planes a reason other than praying to RNGeus each shot at a fighter. There is a lot more adrenaline especially when the defenders either are lucky or better organized. The close matches were the best matches - usually coming down to the last flight or the last plane.
I do admit there is a lot of imbalance at lower tiers and a balance shift towards attackers at the higher tiers. I think the lower tiers would benefit from a lower HP pool on the bombers ( say 10%) since DPS at higher tiers goes up at a much higher rate. Aside from the P-38 and some members of the yak family, the largest caliber gun at pre-T7 is the 20mm. Those can't exactly 3-4 salvo the bombers.
Ah well I digress. It'd be nice if the bomber escort get a bit more polished and added to the regular map rotations. Yes, there will be salt, but yes, I'd play a lot more regardless of side I was on.