Anti-Air Veteran

Otherwise known as a Missile Vet, the Anti-Air Veteran wields powerful missiles that can bring down enemy air units in no time. However, the missiles cannot target-lock at low altitudes, and Fighters can easily execute a barrel roll to dodge them, making them wildly ineffective against all but the closest enemy ground units. As a foot soldier, the Missile Vet is also susceptible to Gunship and Bomber attack.

Anti-Air Veteran
IS-III Silverfish Spodnik "Darting Shrike" A-23 "Puffin" XN-16 "Ack-Ack" — Flakker "Wing Clipper" — Shrieker
Basic info
Games	Battalion Wars Battalion Wars 2
Deployed by	Western Frontier Tundran Territories Solar Empire Anglo Isles Xylvania Iron Legion
Role	Rapid Anti-Air attack
Primary weapon
Name	Missiles
Target	Planes, Copters
Secondary weapon
Name	None
Target	N/A

Dossier Intel

Western Frontier

"Often assigned to Battlestation battalions, specialist anti-air infantry carry a portable IS-III Silverfish launcher. The missile type's main drawback is its inability to reliably track air vehicles performing "High-G" maneuvers."

Tundran Territories

"The Spodnik tracking unit uplinks to Tundran surveillance satellites in order to lock-on to enemy aircraft. Dated equipment means targeting resolution is insufficient to accurately track ground-based units."

Solar Empire

"A sophisticated heads-up display is incorporated into the helmet component of the "Darting Shrike" anti-air missile system. In addition to targeting data, the device can receive over 300 entertainment channels, with an incorrect button press leaving its user overwhelmed with consumerist propaganda."

Anglo Isles

"Anglo anti-air infantry consider their A-23 "Puffin" portable SAM armament so potent that they deem it bad form to use it against infantry or armored vehicles, purposely disengaging auto-lock when confronted with ground targets."

Xylvania

"XN-16 "Ack-Ack" infantry are equipped with handheld Flakker anti-aircraft missile launchers that can drop air units from the skies in seconds. Their dual-sight aiming system is all but useless against ground targets, however."

Iron Legion

"A brace of Shrieker anti-air missiles could down aircraft in seconds. The distinctive howl of the rockets of the Legion "Wing Clipper" divisions were usually heard by Solar Empire pilots long before a missile-lock tone."

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Aircraft	Air Transport Gunship Fighter Bomber Strato Destroyer Barrage Balloon*
Ships	Naval Transport Frigate Submarine Battleship Dreadnought
Emplacements	Quad Cannon
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