Carrier Command 2 doesn't feel like you're running an aircraft carrier.

I had this whole thing written up in my head but I don't really care anymore. Anyone else a little disappointed by this game? I feel like the game's only jobs were "Let us command a carrier, and make it fun" and neither really happened. It just seems like everything about a carrier was turned to the opposite and none of it works. Instead of the aircraft being much faster than the carrier, they're about the same speed. Instead of being vulnerable and needing to use it's air wing for standoff, you're encouraged to wade into the littorals and go toe to toe with costal defenses, and are actively punished for that more strategic play style.

I'm just curious if anyone else was feeling let down, especially since it seems the devs have abandoned the game.