By Bernadictus

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Basic Air Defense badge

IAR: 10 minutes on Air Defense (SAM, AA Vehicle)

Veteran Air Defense badge

IAR: 10 kills while on Air Defense (SAM, AA Vehicle)

Basic Air Defense Badge

Expert Air Defense badge

IAR: 20 kills while on Air Defense (SAM, AA Vehicle)

Veteran Air Defense Badge

Air-Defense Ribbon

IAR: 3 minutes in Air Defense (SAM, AA Vehicle)

IAR: 11 kills with Air Defense (SAM, AA Vehicle)

MEC Tunguska

• Full name: Tunguska M-1 Low Level Air Defense System

• Country: Russian Federation

• Gun statistics: 2x30mm, 5000 rpm

• Missile statistics: 4x9M311-M1 SAM NATO Designation SA-19 “Grison”

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USMC Linebacker

• Full name: M6 Bradley Linebacker Short Range Air Defense System

• Country: United States of America

• Gun statistics: 1x25mm M242 Bushmaster, 200 rpm

• Missile statistics: 4xRMP FIM-92D/Block 1 FIM-92E SAM

• Targeting system:

• Firing method:

USMC USS Essex

• Full name: LHD(2) USS Essex

• Country: United States of America

• Gun statistics: 2x Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS)

• Missile statistics: 2x RIM-7 Sea Sparrow

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• Firing method:

PLA Type 95

• Full name: PGZ-95

• Country: Peoples Republic of China

• Gun statistics: 4x25mm, 600-800 rpm

• Missile statistics: 4xQW-2 IR-Homing SAM

• Targeting system:

• Firing method:

Static Stinger Site

• Full name: FIM-92 Stinger

• Country: United States of America

• Missile statistics: 2xFIM-92

• Targeting system:

• Firing method:

Static IGLA site

• Full name: Russian 9K38 “Игла” – Needle NATO designation SA-18 “Grouse”

• Country: Russian Federation

• Missile statistics: 2x9M38

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• Firing method:

• EF= Euro Forces, AF= Armored Fury, SF= Special Forces

Bomber Aircraft

• Threat Level: 5
• Max Points: 4
• Type: F15 Eagle, SU-34 Flanker, SU-30, A10 Warthog (AF), Fatan Q-5 (AF), Su39 Frogfoot (AF)
• Armor: Medium

These slow flying aircraft are your main concern. Armed with 5 bombs they can be a real threat in hands of an experienced pilot.

Fighter Aircraft

• Threat Level: 3
• Max Points: 2
• Type: F18e Hornet, F-35B JSF, J-10, MiG-29 Fullcrum, Eurofighter Typhoon (EF)
• Armor: Medium

The main purpose of these planes is to intercept other aircraft. While being armed with only 2 bombs they still posses a great threat, but again, only if used by skilled pilots.

Transport Helicopters

• Threat Level: 1-2
• Max Points: 12
• Type: UH-60 Blackhawk, Mi-17 Hip, Z8
• Armor: Medium – Heavy

The workhorses of the battlefield. These helicopters carry up to 6 person transporting them from point A to B. Although not the fastest, these birds are more armored than the attack helicopters.

Attack Helicopters

• Threat Level: 4
• Max Points: 4
• Type: Tiger HAP (EF), Mi-35 Hind (SF), AH-64D Apache (SF), WZ-10, AH-1Z Cobra, Mi-28 Havoc
• Armor: Medium

The attack helicopter is, next to the bomber aircraft, you #1 enemy. Being able to hover, they can create ambushes and hide out of your sight until the last moment. Their cannon is not much worth, but the 8X missile pod and guided missiles are their mightiest assault weaponry onboard.

Scout Helicopters

• Threat Level: 2
• Max Points: 6
• Type: EC-635 (AF), OH-6A Little Bird (AF), WZ-11 (AF)
• Armor: Light

Lighty armored and armed, these choppers pose no threat to you unless you are in a static AA site. Do keep in mind that they are scout helicopters and that there’s a big chance they have armored vehicles coming after them.

Tactical Displacement ; “Hit and Run”

This tactic requires quite a bit of terrain/map knowledge.

Most pilots do not anticipate a moving object, they memorize your location whether or not you fired at them, because they see you as an easy target.

After you notice/spot an overcoming jet, you can translate it’s behavior into his next step. If he makes a hard turn left/right or pulls up to make a loop, you can bet he is coming back for you. Start driving in his opposite direction and move away from the obvious. Planes have a bomb sight that detects you so make sure the bomber can’t line up.

In the case of a helicopter, try to keep objects such as trees in between you and the target. There aren’t many skilled gunners out there, most are lucky shots, so the more object in between the harder you are making it for them.

After you repositioned yourself, keeping track of you retaliating target, prepare to fire and move. Keep repositioning yourself in various ways to keep your behavior unpredictable.

Tactical Oversight ; ”Hill Top Hunter”

This tactic requires a keen eye, and a good sense of trajectory prediction because the objects will probably move by at a high rate off speed.

The higher you are the more air you can cover. Seek a hilltop which overlooks the battlefield. Examples are: the dam road on Kubra Dam, the hills near the center oil-tanks of Daqing, the hills north of the helicopter pads on SF:Ghost Town etc, etc…

When detecting a target with the missile radar lock start firing your cannon in his direction/path of movement. 9 out of 10 times the pilot will deploy his counter-measures and that is your moment of glory. Keep tracking and firing on the target as he moves by and wait until he has passed you and is flying away from you. Now if there are no more flares and the target is locked, fire your missiles on after the other and keep firing your cannon until the target is either dead or out of range.

After that, reposition and reload/repair and prepare for the next engagement.

Tactical Mousegame ; ”Hide & Seek”

Engage the target constantly and hide behind buildings. Helicopter pilots can’t resist a kill and will mostly come after you.

Untactical displacement ; ”Head on Rumble”

This is the easiest of tactics. And is basically a bluff tactic. If done properly the enemy pilot will freak out & die or make a dumb move killing himself.

Upping change off hitting target ; “Tailpipe Thunder”

As a static/mobile AA site it is easier to fire at planes that fly away from you. Let them pass over you and relock them.

Tactical Reinforcement ; “All your missiles are belong to us”

This tactic is useable for the USS Essex gun only. Static AA has only 2 missiles, and mobile AA reloads missiles per battery a 4 missiles. The USS Essex RAF Missile battery can be reloaded per missile. Dropping 1 or more supply crates near your RAF battery causes it to reload the battery constantly.

Incoming planes will count the missiles fired, but won’t expect them to reload faster, often causing them to feel godlike. And at the moment they become reckless, unleash the whole battery at them.

Of course keep track of flare deployment!

Static Engagement ; “Hold Your Horses!”

When in either the IGLA or STINGER Static AA site you are limited in movement, and an easier target for helicopters/bombers.

Never, ever, fire at oncoming planes! You will miss, instead, get the hell out if you see a plane comming, and move your ass, if it is still alive, back in the AA site to fire some AA up that flyboy’ tailpipe.

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