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Although most factions use Airfields, the ECA uses the Deployment Zone to requisition its helicopters and VTOL jets. It also automatically repairs all nearby aircraft and serves as the drop-off point for battlegroups deployed by the Airlifter.
Lore[]
The European Deployment Zone serves two distinct purposes: Aside from fielding and maintaining the ECA's arsenal of helicopters and VTOLs, it also acts as a central drop-off point for reinforcements that are delivered by an airship. Due to the extreme losses of aerial equipment in the wake of the Russian bombing and missile raids, the ECA's remaining air assets are spread so thin that every front sector can only operate one Deployment Zone at a time, forcing commanders to conserve their aircraft as they can only be produced - and replaced - at a single facility.
Overview[]
The Deployment Zone builds the following aircrafts:
| Unit | Description |
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Medium Aircraft. Strong vs. Everything.
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Advanced Support Aircraft.
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Fighter Jumpjet. Strong vs. Infantry, Armor, Aircraft.
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Abilities[]
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
 Danger Close Barrage |
Fire a barrage of 6 artillery shells at enemies around the structure; if no enemies are present the shells will be dispersed around it. Each shell causes 100 EXPLOSION damage over a radius of 50 + 100 to 30 GATTLING damage over a radius of 50 to 80. With Cluster Munitions the shells also release 4 cluster bomblets on impact, each causing 12.5 EXPLOSION damage over a radius of 20. 150 seconds cooldown. |
Battlegroups[]
Only one battlegroup can be deployed at a time, and the player must wait for 150 seconds after deploying a battlegroup before deploying another one.
Some battlegroups are only available once the units in it are available for production by the player.
| Battlegroup | Cost | Consists of |
|---|---|---|
 Mechanized |
$5200 | 4 Lynx APCs + 4 Combat Medics + 12 Felin Riflemen + 8 Panzerfaust Soldiers |
 Anti-Air |
$5400 | 6 Gepard Flakpanzers |
 Armor |
$4800 | 4 Leopard Tanks |
 Fast Attack |
$4000 | 4 Pandur IFVs |
 Defender |
$5400 | 3 Warhounds + 2 Mole Minelayers |
 Fire Support |
$4500 | 3 Mortar Tracks |
 Combat Support |
$3600 | 3 Bloodhounds + 6 Felin Riflemen |
 Clear Sky |
$4350 | 3 Wotan Arrays |
Behind the scenes[]
- Prior to 1.87 the Deployment Zone can deploy the Tank Buster battlegroup which consists of 3 Jagdmammut Tank Destroyers in place of the Clear Sky battlegroup.
See also[]
- USA Airfield – the USA counterpart
- China Airfield – the China counterpart
- Airstrip – the GLA counterpart
- Helipad – the Russia counterpart
- Russia Airfield – other the Russia counterpart
