I'd like to recommend to you to try either the "Higher Resolution UI Enhancer with Captain Controls" mod OR the "Revolution 1.2" mod. I'm also very fond of "Turbo Barges" and "Gentle Missile Speed Buff".
There are bluewater and coastal fleet boats. They're playable and unlockable the same way as any other vehcile. The only downside is that not much people play this gamemode so you often wait a couple of minutes for a single match.
No he wasn’t paying attention and its not exactly skill less gameplay if you do your homework you will see that the non premium and premium A-10 is slow and even though you normally use it for cas its still an effective turn fighter and i got up to 5 kills per match by carrying a gun pod and dogfighting alone with no help from my team. maybe you need to learn how to play better^^