Anti-Air
Answering the threat from above.
Anti-air is how the ground war fights back against aircraft. With the Airborne update, anti-air weapons, radar, and air awareness became part of defending any position that matters.
What this page teaches
- What anti-air does
- Anti-air weapons and radar
- Why air awareness is everyone's job
- Defending bases against aircraft
What anti-air does
Anti-air weapons threaten and destroy enemy aircraft, denying them free rein over your positions. Effective anti-air makes the sky dangerous for the enemy's pilots.
It is the ground war's primary counter to aviation.
Anti-air weapons and radar
Anti-air ranges from weapons that engage aircraft directly to radar and detection structures that warn of incoming air activity. Detection and firepower work together.
Radar turns a surprise air attack into an expected one, which is half the defence.
Why air awareness is everyone's job
Every player near a base contributes to air defence by noticing aircraft and responding. If you hear or see aircraft and a base has anti-air, crewing it is more useful than watching.
Air defence is a shared frontline responsibility, not a niche specialism.
Defending bases against aircraft
- Place anti-air to cover the bases and approaches that matter
- Use radar and intel to get early warning
- Keep anti-air positions crewed when air threat is active
- Maintain and resupply anti-air like any other weapon
A note on balance
The balance between aircraft and anti-air is actively being tuned, particularly around Update 64, which emphasises ground counterplay against air. Specific values shift between patches.
Focus on the principle: bases without air awareness are easier targets.
Related systems
Anti-air connects to the Airborne Overview, Aircraft Logistics, and the Map, Intel, and Radio guide for detection.
Leaving anti-air weapons uncrewed while aircraft attack. Unused air defence protects nothing.
If aircraft are active and a base has anti-air, crew it. Air defence only works when someone is at the controls.