Anti-Air Missile Launcher

Anti-Air Missile Launchers of each force from AW2.

These powerful indirect combat units wreak havoc on air units, however they cannot attack land or naval units. They have a minimum range, so they should always be covered by tanks or other directs. Their vision range on Fog of War maps is also quite large. In Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, they are dubbed missiles.

Strategy

Although they do possess a powerful attack and long range, Missiles are not particularly useful in most scenarios, and are outclassed by Anti-Airs in most fields. Missiles are much more expensive, less manuverable, more difficult to target, and cannot move and target in the same turn (a crucial disadvantage against every air unit). They also don't do that much more damage than anti-airs, which normally OHKO most air units anyway. They are best used in island warfare with no ships available, where planes are the only ways to assault bases.

Information

Famicom Wars

Main article: Anti-Air Missile Launcher (Famicom Wars)

Super Famicom Wars

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Primary Weapon	Ammo	Ammo Price	Range	Machine Gun?	Special Commands
AA Missiles	6	8G	3-5	No	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision	EXP Value
4, Tires	50	13000	1	3

Game Boy Wars 3

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Unit Group	Cost		Movement		Fuel	Initiative		Production
			Power	Type		Base	Loss
Armored	3600	32	5	Treads	50	12	2	City
Surface-To-Air Missiles A								Special Commands
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	55	-	-	5	42G	2-3
No weapon								Other abilities
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Defense					Other
					Transport		Supply
					Type	Number
17	17	12	17	-	N/A	N/A	Land

Anti-Air Missile Launcher S Information

Unit Group	Cost		Movement		Fuel	Initiative		Production
			Power	Type		Base	Loss
Armored	4400	36	4	Treads	50	12	2	Rocket Launcher Promotion
Surface-To-Air Missiles S								Special Commands
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	52	-	-	4	44G	4-6
No weapon								Other abilities
Attack					Details			None
					Ammo	Price	Range
-	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Defense					Other
					Transport		Supply
					Type	Number
20	20	14	20	-	N/A	N/A	Land

Advance Wars

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Missiles	6	3-5	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
4, Tires	50	12000	5

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Missiles	6	3-5	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
4, Tires	50	12000	5

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Missiles	6	3-5	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
4, Tires	50	12000	5

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Anti-Air Missile Launcher Information

Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
Anti-Air Missiles	5	3-6	None	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
4, Tire A	50	12000	5

Trivia

• The Orange Star's and Rubinelle's missile unit is based on the American M1097 Avenger AA missile system. However, the real life Avenger is a SAM system fitted on a modified Humvee, instead of a van.

• The Blue Moon's, Lazurian's and IDS missile unit is based on the Russian S-125 Neva/Pechora (or NATO reporting name SA-3 "Goa") SAM Launcher, though the vehicle seems to be based on Soviet BTR infantry support vehicles.

• The Green Earth missile unit is simply a lorry with a French Crotale SAM turret.

• The Yellow Comet missile unit is based on the Japanese Isuzu Type 97 4-wheeled truck with an AA missile launcher.