The problem with Countermeasures in modern combat BFs (especially 2042)

I'm on board with most of this.

Lock on weapons are a natural choice for a modern setting, but they don't lead to good gameplay.  No one is saving clips of their sweet lock-on weapon kills.  No one killed by a lock-on will feel it was an earned kill.

Lock-ons suck and 'direct hit' weapons like the G-84 and tank shells require near perfect netcode/connections for a consistent experience.

My preferred anti-air solution is flak/dumbfire rockets that rely on proxy detonation.  Give me a BFV Fligerfaust or a Desert Combat Stinger.