For war, I'm sure it will be handled as you describe. You'll lose some planes, but oh well.
For multiplayer, it will also be handled as you describe, for now. See one, move on. Until almost every active atomic and global base has one - you can bet that is where all oil is going as a top priority for the next month. Then what? At the low medal bottom, it may not change too much. As you get a little higher, it will be a lot more painful. So even more people will drop, and there may not be enough abandoned bases to sustain everyone.