Air Support Center

The Air Support Center (also known as ASC) is a USF structure. In skirmishes, it is an add-on / 'upgrade' available at the , and will be constructed automatically beside the HQ when complete.

As one of 3 exclusive 'tech paths' USF players can take in each skirmish match, the ASC is focused on providing unique off-map abilities and upgrades related to them. As the name implies, these off-map abilities utilize aircraft for various support abilities, including for reconnaissance as well as airstrikes.

As with the other support center structures, once one is constructed the decision is final and cannot be reversed/changed for the rest of the match.

With an ASC present, the USF player will unlock 3 off-map abilities immediately. These can be viewed and selected on the left side of the user interface during skirmishes.

• Grasshopper Recon Run: Active ability. The player must choose a location as well as direction of the ability. Can target anywhere on the map. An aircraft will then fly over the target area in a straight line through the entire map, from the selected direction. Provides direct vision as the plane flies through. 120 second cooldown. No resource cost.

• P-47 Strafing Run: Active ability. The player must choose a location as well as direction of the strafe. Cannot be used in the fog of war (requires direct vision), and can never be placed inside enemy HQ territory. After a short delay, a P-47 plane will fly over and strafe the target area. Effective against infantry and can suppress them. 90 second shared cooldown with P-47 Dive Bomb. 50 Munitions cost.

• P-47 Dive Bomb: Active ability. After a short delay, calls in a P-47 plane to perform a very precise dive bomb at the target location, dropping two bombs. Cannot be used in the fog of war (requires direct vision). Effective against any stationary target, especially static garrisons/structures. Unlike strafing runs, only a target location is required as the direction of the airstrike cannot be chosen. The plane will always approach from the direction of the player's HQ. 90 second shared cooldown with P-47 Strafing Run. 70 Munitions cost.

This building houses 4 available upgrades to further improve these off-map abilities. More info can be seen below in the upgrades section.

The Air Support Center is a great way to provide off-map abilities that normally are difficult for USF players to attain, as other similar abilities tend to be locked behind specific Battlegroups with high CP costs.

The Recon Run is useful as a free on-demand scouting tool. By default providing vision anywhere on the map on-demand can be lucrative for various reasons, mostly for intel reasons to react to enemy plans. However, the vision gained can also be used to enable usage of other abilities, including the Strafing Run and Dive Bomb abilities.

Strafing Runs are great for on-demand suppression and damage, and can be especially useful against set-up weapons that would normally have trouble moving out of the way. Ideally it is best to aim the strafe to fire from the direction of their retreat path, to get the most of the ability in the case of the opponent reacting with a quick Retreat.

Dive Bombs are incredibly powerful and accurate, though of course if the opponent reacts they can be easily dodged. However, on direct hits Dive Bombs are immensely powerful, capable of wiping out squads and light vehicles, while dealing incredible damage to structures and heavier vehicles. It is particularly useful against static garrisons/structures that obviously cannot move out of the way.

With Double Sortie researched, the extra bombs with Dive Bomb will allow the ability to be able to completely destroy many more vehicles and structures in one run, including the Wehrmacht .