Hunters dont fly
Hawks have flares, and it takes an average of 2 hits, NOT rockets. You spend a good 700k to have a good chance to take down one hawk. Gunners in a hawk need to take down 3-4 kids down at a fed to make their money back on insurance. If there's apparently so many people stacking feds on a civ side your not running low on targets to gun down with your 2000 round minigun.
It's not just the sdars, it's the hawks, the hunters, cops knocking walls down. If the loose and non specific requirements are met, its effectively lethals vs lethals.
Imagine having to listen to SAPD and kneepadders saying shit like "Get good" and "Get more people" and then we do, but then you just buff yourself.
Circle of life