Talk:Equipment/@comment-213.240.73.6-20150307201946/@comment-25811188-20160127073323

AA guns are only useful in self defence and in heavy Carrier map, which you should bring an AACI capable ship with you, which makes this point a moot.

Aside from that, all but the rocket launcher gives you one extra evasion, but that evasion can be boosted with an engine and that one evasion might not make a difference.

The DD's and CL's are useful using these, but they're better off with using either AA Radar or a Seaplane. Unless you don't have enough radars and you're going into a map like 1-6, which you need to survive a carrier attack without a carrier, then you can use AA guns.

The only true useful part is the fact they can be used to activate certain special AACI setups. Isuzu and Kasumi Kai Ni B require a HA gun, AA gun and, if you want, AA RADAR. But if you have Akizuki, Teruzuki and/or Maya, then you're better off with the latter three since they can activate more and far better shooting down planes.