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"Armed with an anti-air "Pom-Pom" gun and defensive smokescreen capabilities, this version is a threat to everything that flies."

— In-game description

The Armored Anti-Aircraft Package is an unlockable vehicle package for the Artillery Truck in Battlefield 1.

This package provides the driver with a QF 1 Pounder gun, the same as the ones found as a stationary. However, their difference is that the QF 1 AA mounted on the Artillery Truck overheats after about 15 consecutive shots, while the stationary one requires about 25 shots.

Although the range is the same as the stationary QF 1 AA, which is approximately 315-450 meters, the faster overheating requires the Anti-Aircraft Package to aim more carefully during air defense, and also results in it being different from other vehicles of similar roles in the series, making it unable to effectively strafe infantry.

Given to its mobility, an adept driver can lock down local air space and poses as a serious threat against airplanes, more-than-less on maps lacking adequte AA stationaries, either less frequent or destroyed in an attack.

However, apart from air defense, the Anti Aircraft Package is almost unable to undertake any tasks. The anti-infantry capability of QF 1 AA may not even be as good as a Maxim MG. It should be careful that players can still choose the Armored Anti Aircraft Package on maps without planes (e.g. Amiens), which obviously would drag down the team.

Field Repairs and Smokescreens provide the driver with passive defense when attacked by forces or a dedicated air assault but the weapon can serve to pick off enemy infantry or destroy armored and unarmored transports.

It should be noted that the package offers no defense against tanks or planes dedicated to anti-vehicle duty as they can easily destroy an unaware AA truck.

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