DCS Reference: Air Defences, WWII

Italicised units — ones with their number in parenthesis — are optional and not necessary for the functioning of the system. Beyond that, the numbers listed only indicate the doctrinal setups and all systems only require one of each mandatory unit to work if the mission designer wants to reduce the overall unit count. Units (mainly decorative) that can be found outside the Air Defence category have their category indicated in parentheses, as do decorations that only exist as static objects. For some of the more advanced systems, it is good practice to make the command post unit the first unit in the group, but some scripting setups such as Skynet-IADS will require specific units to be the the first one in the group in order for the scripting to work.

Guidance / early-warning

With two exceptions (the Flak 18 and the Bofors 40mm), all these systems require the WWII Assets Pack. All are optically guided and do not create any kind of firing indication beyond flashes and (minimal) barrel smoke that has to be spotted visually. Since these systems come in a DRM:ed expansion, the data files are encrypted and cannot be mined to the same detail as the base game systems.

2cm Flak 30

2cm Flak 30

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA Flak 30	Fixed AAA	20mm	Engagement: 1.3nm / 2,200m
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2cm Flakvierling 38

2cm Flakvierling 38

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA Flak-Vierling 38	Fixed AAA	4×20× 20mm	Engagement: 1.3nm / 2,200m
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8.8cm Flak 18

8,8cm Flak 18

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA Flak 18	Fixed “Eighty-eight” Anti-air/anti-tank artillery	88mm Flak	Engagement: 8nm / 14,800m
AAA Kdo.G.40	Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit	—	Detection: 16.2nm / 30km
Notes
The variant available in DCS only fires anti-air rounds. This WWII unit is available in the base DCS install and does not require the WWII Assets Pack.
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8.8cm Flak 36

8,8cm Flak 36

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA 8,8cm Flak 36	Fixed AAA	200× 88mm Flak	Engagement: 8nm / 14,800m
AAA Kdo.G.40	Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit	—	Detection: 16.2nm / 30km
Reload / rearm	3690s total rearm time from a depleted state.
Notes
Cannot be driven in Combined Arms.
Available to

8.8cm Flak 37

8,8cm Flak 37

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA Flak 37	Fixed AAA	88mm Flak	Engagement: 8nm / 14,800m
AAA Kdo.G.40	Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit	—	Detection: 16.2nm / 30km
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Bofors 40mm

Bofors 40mm

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA Bofors 40mm	Fixed AAA	200× 40mm	Engagement: 3.9nm / 7,160m
Reload / rearm	Has a nominal reload of 2 seconds but cannot be reloaded unless fully depleted; 1262s total rearm time from a depleted state. AI fires bursts of 9 rounds with a 9s rearming pause between bursts.
Notes
The variant available in DCS only fires high-explosive (not flak) anti-air rounds. This WWII unit is available in the base DCS install and does not require the WWII Assets Pack.
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M1 37mm

M1 37mm

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA M1 37mm	Fixed AAA	100×8× 37×227mm Mixed	Engagement: 3.1nm / 5,700m
Reload / rearm	3s per tray; 315s total rearm time from a depleted state.
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M45 Quadmount

M45 Quadmount

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AAA M45 Quadmount	Fixed AAA	5×800× 12.7mm	Engagement: 4,900ft (0.8nm) / 1,490m
Reload / rearm	13s per box; 65s total rearm time from a depleted state.
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QF 3.7"

QF 3.7-inch AA gun

Units	Function	Stores	Range
AA gun QF 3,7"	Fixed AAA	80× 3.7" flak	Engagement: 4.9nm / 9,000m
Reload / rearm	1200s total rearm time from a depleted state.
Notes
Cannot be driven in Combined Arms.
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