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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.
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.
Direct-fire
2cm Flak 38
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA Flak 38 | Fixed AAA | 30× 20× 20mm | Engagement: 0–1.3nm (8,200ft) / 0–2,500m | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 400 rpm; 3s reload per batch of 20; 90s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
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| Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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2cm Flakvierling 38
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA Flak-Vierling 38 | Fixed AAA | 30× 4×20× 20mm | Engagement: 0–1.3nm (8,200ft) / 0–2,500m | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 1600 rpm; 5s reload per batch of 4×20; 120s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
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| Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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Bofors 40mm
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA Bofors 40mm | Fixed AAA | 200× 40mm | Detection: 0–5.4nm / 0–10km Detection alt.: 0–16,400ft / 0–5,000m Engagement: 0–3.9nm / 0–7.2km Engagement alt.: 0–14,100ft / 0–4,300m | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 120 rpm; 1200s total rearm time from a depleted state. AI fires bursts of 10 rounds with a 5s pause between bursts. | |||
| Acquisition time | 2s | |||
| Aiming limits | Visual: 360° horizontal × -10°–+89.9° vertical. | |||
| Notes | ||||
| The variant available in DCS only fires high-explosive, direct-fire anti-air rounds.
This WWII unit is available in the base DCS install and does not require the WWII Assets Pack. Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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M1 37mm
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA M1 37mm | Fixed AAA | 100× 8× 37mm Mixed | Engagement: 0–3.1nm / 0–5,700m | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 120 rpm; 3s reload time per train of 8; 300s total rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
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| Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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M45 Quadmount
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA M45 Quadmount | Fixed AAA | 5× 4×200× 12.7mm | Engagement: 0–0.8nm (4,900ft) / 0–1.5km | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: ca. 2400 rpm; 12s reload time per box; 60s total rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
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| Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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Flak
8.8cm Flak 18
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA 8,8cm Flak 18 | Fixed “Eighty-eight” Anti-air/anti-tank artillery | 200× 88mm Flak | Detection: 0–9.7nm / 0–18km Detection alt.: 0–34,800ft / 0–10,600m Engagement: 0–8.1nm / 0–15km Engagment alt.: 0–34,800ft / 0–10,600m | |
| AAA Kdo.G.40 | Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit | — | Detection: 16.2nm / 30km | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 20 rpm; ca. 3600s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
| Acquisition time | 15s | |||
| Sensor scan coverage | Visual: 360° horizontal × -30°–+90° vertical. | |||
| Aiming limits | Visual: 360° horizontal × -10°–+85° vertical. | |||
| Notes | ||||
| The variant available in DCS only fires anti-air rounds.
Cannot be driven in Combined Arms. 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
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA 8,8cm Flak 36 | Fixed “Eighty-eight” Anti-air/anti-tank artillery | 200× 88mm Flak | Engagement: 0–8.1nm / 0–15km Engagment alt.: 0–34,800ft / 0–10,600m | |
| AAA Kdo.G.40 | Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit | — | Detection: 16.2nm / 30km | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 20 rpm; ca. 3600s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
| Acquisition time | 15s | |||
| Aiming limits | Visual: 360° horizontal × -10°–+85° vertical. | |||
| Notes | ||||
| The variant available in DCS only fires anti-air rounds.
Cannot be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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8.8cm Flak 37
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA 8,8cm Flak 37 | Fixed “Eighty-eight” Anti-air/anti-tank artillery | 200× 88mm Flak | Engagement: 0–8.1nm / 0–15km Engagment alt.: 0–34,800ft / 0–10,600m | |
| AAA Kdo.G.40 | Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit | — | Detection: 16.2nm / 30km | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 20 rpm; ca. 3600s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
| Acquisition time | 15s | |||
| Aiming limits | Visual: 360° horizontal × -10°–+85° vertical. | |||
| Notes | ||||
| The variant available in DCS only fires anti-air rounds.
Cannot be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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8.8cm Flak 41
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| AAA 8,8cm Flak 41 | Fixed “Eighty-eight” Anti-air/anti-tank artillery | 200× 88mm Flak | Engagement: 0–10.8nm / 0–20km | |
| AAA Kdo.G.40 | Kommandogerät 40 optical rangefinder command unit | — | Detection: 16.2nm / 30km | |
| Reload / rearm | RoF: 25 rpm; ca. 3600s rearm time from a depleted state. | |||
| Acquisition time | 15s | |||
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| Cannot be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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QF 3.7"
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| 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. | |||
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| Cannot be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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Guidance / early-warning
Flak Searchlight 37
| Units | Function | Stores | Range | |
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| Flak Searchlight 37 | “Flakscheinwerfer” 37, 150cm searchlight | — | Engagement: 8.1nm / 15km | |
| Maschinensatz 33 | 24kW Generator | — | — | |
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| The searchlight needs to be placed within 20m of a generator. A single generator can power multiple searchlights.
Can be driven in Combined Arms. | ||||
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FuMG-401 “Freya” LZ
| Units | Function | Stores | Range / Symbol | |
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| EWR FuMG-401 Freya LZ | Early-warning radar | — | Detection: 86.4nm / 160km  
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