I don't know what people are crying so much about. I was on for over 3 hours last night and there was plenty of hard fighting. Nits had a big horde - 3 sectors of full dar bars, I don't know how many planes - hitting 68, they finally took it after over an hour but it cost them plenty. There was certainly time to fly in high from our CV or other bases, and the guys who did had good killing, even if we couldn't save the base - but if what you're concerned about is COMBAT, the good fight is what counts, right? Then we started running missions against the rooks and had plenty of opposition - a couple got busted up, most were successful, but there was heavy combat all across that island (157, 156, 155, plus several CVs) for hours.
Sure, some nights and some fronts are slow and sometimes hordes get out of hand but for the most part anyone who says they can't find any combat in this game isn't looking, or else they're only willing to fight on very limited terms of their own choosing. But you CAN fight against the numbers. You just have to fight smart and have reasonable expectations. You have one big advantage in that they have lots of goals they need to concentrate on if they're going to take the base, while you only have to concentrate on killing them and staying alive.
However, if what you want is an endless series of 1-1 duels, try the DA and quit moaning that that isn't what you find in the MA.