Editing Anti-aircraft weapon

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An '''anti-aircraft weapon''' is a weapon system designed to counter enemy aircraft, or, in some cases, low-flying spacecraft such as [[frigate]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> While [[human]] AA weapons most often rely on conventional bullets or missiles, [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] anti-aircraft weapons are exclusively [[plasma]]-based.

==Known AA weapons==
===UNSC===
*'''Surface-to-air missiles'''
**'''[[M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]]''' - a man-portable surface-to-air missile launcher.
**'''[[Anaconda surface-to-air missile|Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile]]''' - a type of UNSC anti-air missile.
**'''[[Surface-to-air missile launcher]]''' - a heavy UNSC SAM emplacement seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
**'''[[M95 Lance|M95 Lance Guided Missile Weapon System]]''' - another type of SAM battery, seen in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun]]''' - a Gatling-style AA gun emplacement featured in ''Halo: Reach''.

===Covenant===
*'''[[Type-26 Shade#Anti-air Shade|Type-26 "anti-aircraft" Shade]]''' - Shade turrets with heavier armament and shielding are also used in anti-aircraft roles.
*'''[[Type-27 Mantis]]''' - An anti-air emplacement also called the "Mantis", featured in ''Halo 3''.
*'''[[Type-38 Tyrant]]''' - A type of heavy AA cannon also known as the "Tyrant", featured in ''Halo: Reach''.
*'''{{Pattern|Upisa'weri|Shrike}}''' - An anti-aircraft emplacement operated by [[associated intelligence]]s.

===Banished===
*'''[[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon]]''' - A powerful AA cannon that fire spikes; featured in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.

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