AI has always been one of the "untouchables".
There is no configuration files to monkey with, just hard-wired.
I've noticed in SF:P1-SP3.1/WoV-SP2.0, the timings are now WAY off.
I usually fly strikes, and it was not unusual for your flight to hit the target area a bit (1-3 min's)
earlier than escorts, SEAD, etc. Now the assistance flights are WAY behind, 80-100+ miles
back.
Unfortunately, the enemy interceptors are Johny on the spot, and have a force to deal with ALL
flights, not just yours.
The easy fix is to hit your IP, then backtrack to the escorts, so you don't get totaled on ingress.
Or, more usually, egress, but it really makes it tough to get any A2A kills...