AWACS

Description

Western AWACS

Eastern AWACS

European AWACS

Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft provide long-range radar surveillance. Equipped with powerful sensors, these planes can often spot distant enemy airplanes, helicopters, and armored ground unit movement. Upgrades are available which would allow it to reveal stealth units. They are not equipped with weapons or counter attack measures.

Features

This unit has the following features on its final tier:

• Unlocked with Day 6 Research: Ranged Combat - Maximum distance at which this unit can engage. Western doctrine gain access to this earlier.
• Unlocked with Day 6 Research: Radar - Unit can detect air, ground, and naval units. Western doctrine gain access to this earlier.
• Unlocked with Day 25 Research: Reveal Stealth - Reveals stealth units. Western doctrine gain access to this earlier.