Notes: This is a ground vehicle mounted version of the early version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile. It is found only on towed mounts and on the M-54 quadruple launcher mounted on the M-48 Chaparral vehicle. The Chaparral has been sold to 8 countries.

Notes: The Redeye was one of the MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense System) missiles, appearing in the late 1950s. It is inferior to modern SAMs, but is still used in many Third World countries and found in the National Guard. It was exported to 13 countries, but is mostly in reserve use even in those countries.

Notes: This weapon is the standard MANPADS in the US, Canada, and many other countries worldwide, from Israel to Afghan Guerillas. It is easy to get a hold of on the black market, and a lively trade in Stingers has been kept up for years. It is a shoulder-fired missile with advanced infrared guidance.

Notes: This weapon does not exist in real life.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This advanced MANPADS shoulder-fired missile was in limited production before, and for a short time, during the Twilight War. It was primarily issued to US and NATO special operations troops due to its short supply. It uses televisual and advanced IR guidance. The sight incorporates a thermal imager.

Merc 2000 Notes: This weapon started replacing the Stinger in US, NATO, Israeli, and South Korean service starting in 2005.

Notes: The HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) is a radar-homing SAM first fielded by the US in 1960. HAWK was later sold to almost 25 countries, and it can be found in most areas of the world. There have been numerous improvements in hardware and software over the years to keep up with enemy ECM and ECCM, starting in 1964; these include I-HAWK (Improved HAWK, or MIM-23A), and HAWK-PIP (Product Improvement Program, or MIM-23B). The HAWK-PIP or later versions can use the radar system of the Patriot as well as the one designed for it, and HAWK-PIP’s and Patriots are able to interoperate. In addition, the HAWK-PIP and I-HAWK can interoperate with the European Skyguard/Sparrow system.

Notes: This is an old SAM that once formed the backbone of US air defenses, but is no longer in US service. Countries using the Nike-Hercules now include Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Turkey. (South Korea has converted about one-quarter of its Nike-Hercules missiles into surface-to-surface ballistic missiles known as the NKH-I/II.) The Nike-Hercules is a large two-stage missile with a single engine in its upper stage and a cluster of 4 rockets in its lower stage. The missile is initially launched by remote control under manual guidance, and when the lower stage is jettisoned, the missile comes under its own active radar control. The missile actually climbs above the target, and then dives down on it. There were once nuclear-tipped Nike-Hercules missiles, but they were deployed only in the US and were never exported. Current models are equipped with high explosive warheads.

Notes: This is the primary US air defense missile for use against aircraft of all types and against ballistic missile warheads. Development on what would become the Patriot began as early as 1961, but operational deployment did not begin until 1984. There have been a number of improvements over the years, but the basic missile body is unchanged. Normal launching is done from trailer-mounted quadruple launchers towed by HEMTT trucks, but the Germans also have some launchers mounted directly on 8x8 MAN trucks, and some experimentation has been done with two-round launchers mounted on FMTV trucks. Note that interception of ballistic missile warheads is a task that is two levels more difficult than normal.

Twilight 2000 Notes: MIM-104E is not available.

Merc 2000 Notes: MIM-104D and E are very rare.