[Spoilers] What are the PW references/inspirations in AC8?

Unfortunately I cannot play AC8 anytime soon for 3 reasons: I don't have enough disk space, I fly terribly with a controller, and I don't think my RXT3060 laptop can hold 60fps, so I watched bits and pieces of recordings. I can afford the game but there's no point buying right now.

\--the emblem in this screenshot is basically crimson one

\--land battleships

\--railguns everywhere, on both land defenses and fighter planes

\--an antagnoist files a stupidly powerful and maneuverable fighter and doesn't think they've done anything wrong until they blow up

\--diplomat's VA voiced the AWACS

\--one of the soundtracks is literally called showdown

\--one of the missions is attacking a geothermal plant(I think?)

\--there's no prez, but Cope accompanies the player character the whole time (I think?)

\--a country enlists mercenary pilots to help them win the war

Question for people that has AC8: is keyboard and mouse handling acceptable? I don't mind having x control pitch and y control roll/yaw, but AC7's handling pissed me off because my mouse kept getting dragged back to the center of the screen and I cannot maintain a control input.