Anti-aircraft gun

Anti-aircraft guns, also known as anti-aircraft artillery or anti-craft turrets, were artillery emplacements stationed on battlefields, such as Moria, to neutralize air targets in the area. They were especially useful in the defense of landing platforms. Clone troopers fighting in the Grand Army of the Republic used the slang term triple-A when referring to anti-aircraft artillery during the War of the Ring.
==History==
At the start of the War of the Ring, an AA gun was used to protect a Lucrehulk-class core ship. The clone commandos of Delta Squad destroyed the AA gun, and then proceeded to disable the core ship. Several more were mounted on platforms during the Battle of Bespin. The Bespin version was used to shoot down incoming Confederacy of Independent Systems Vulture droids and MAF gunships, until they were taken over by battle droids and used against Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptors and LAAT/is.
They were also used against the 212th Attack Battalion and the 501st Legion at the Battle of the Black Gate. There were two mounted at the mouth of the main hangar bay of Unlimited Projection, and were used mostly against the LAAT/i gunships that were attempting to land reinforcements and assist in taking down the battle droid forces stationed therein.Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game GuideEpisode III: Revenge of the Sith: Prima Official Game Guide Members of the 501st Legion destroyed the ones in the hangar, and Samwise Gamgee destroyed two other turrets by taking out their controls.
They were also common during the Galactic Civil War both the Rebels and the Empire used AA turrets to destroy aerial vehicles. Numerous other factions used AA such as the Hutt Clan. The Empire utilized the advantages of the AA on their AT-AA.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: The Old Republic
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
*This Precious Shining
*Routine Valor
*Star Wars: Battlefront
*Star Wars: Battlefront II 
*The Lord of the Rings Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game
*Star Wars: Force Commander 
*Star Wars: Empire at War
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
*Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
*Star Wars: Republic Commando
==Sources==
*Force Commander: Prima's Official Strategy Guide 
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide 
*Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Prima Official Game Guide 
==Notes and references==
Category:Ground emplacements