AA Fire

[JasonC]

Take the full power items - Allied 40mm, Russian 37mm, German 37mm or 20mm Quad. All are much more effective than the wimpy single barrel 20mm and 25mm types, which are annoyance items only.

The full power items get 16 blast and high ROF and accuracy, making them effective against infantry and against guns, as well as light armor targets (the 37mm and 40mm especially so). The heavier ones will also wreck full tanks even without penetrations (though they can get those too, with a flank) - they will just hit so often one of them will get track damage or gun damage.

The German 20mm quad is also quite "stealthy", remaining mere sound at 400 meter range if located in woods cover. The bigger ones need more like 850 meters to remain sound - only the larger maps will allow that.

All the serious types are also typically enough to hold enemy AC to a their bombing passes, making them break off before the dangerous strafing runs, or at worst after a single strafing pass.