Yeah I agree with you we definitely need counter measures and some kind of lock on warning, and getting the same cloaking as the RDV's would be awesome, but I can imagine that we would get some kind of EW module to counter it. And yes I don't like getting shot down, my DS fit costs 430k isk and that's with basic modules, I am loath to think what Gunship's and Fighters will cost per ship when they get released.

But when we consider how fragile it is the only way to safely use it will be outside of LOS so you will be relying on your team to call it in, of course for this to work we need maps to be gridded so a squad can say " we need a bombardment on A-3 now". To be honest it's not like we're going to have them be deadly to everything, i can see it being most effective agianst infantry, but most vehicles will be going too fast and have too much tank for artillery to get decent damage. And don't forget that we have to factor in shell travel time as well, we might shoot at a square but the enemy might have left it by the time the shell hits.

The only way I can see for this thing to be considered OP is when you get 2-3 people actively working together and targeting the same spots with a Forward observer spotting targets for them.