As a dedicated Forge Gunner, I propose that Dropships not only get the massive price cut, but also a considerable HP buff and countermeasures like early warning systems and defensive features.

Honestly, I'm getting tired of explaining to pilots why the FG shouldn't be nerfed just because they can rip dropships apart in a short amount of time. They obviously don't use it regularly against LAVs and HAVs or they wouldn't be suggesting nerfs on damage, charge up time, range, et cetera. The marauder HAVs are currently missing, and some players are scary good with just the militia and standard tanks and give us AVers plenty to chew on but once those roll out again, things will get really interesting. But then the current Dropships cruise in, and no matter how good the pilots are, they are basically cannon fodder for FG, to the point where even if they survive, they are being useless to their side. The problem here is not the FG, but the Dropships.

You keep calling for dedicated AV weaponry nerfs, all you'll see people packing are AV grenades, which do indeed need a nerf or at least in the sense of a much steeper SP buy-in for the really good ones: with a branching skill tree for different grenade types and supplemental skills which increase their effectivity up to what is the equivalent of their current stats.