Skyguard

The Skyguard is an alternate weapon for the Lighting light tank. It is available to all factions. The Skyguard is a supremely effective anti-air weapon, perhaps only surpassed by a AA Phalanx turret, and even then only at close range, since the Skyguard has a longer effective range. The Skyguard is a fast-firing quad-barrel proximity detonation flak cannon (quite a mouthful, huh?). By default it has a clip size of 40 and a reserve ammunition capacity of 540. It has significantly reduced bullet-drop compared to the lightning's other weapons, and can elevate to a full 90 degrees but cannot aim lower than level, which makes driving a Skyguard-equipped Lightning a little more difficult, especially in third-person. Unlike the AA Phalanx turret it does not have a maximum range at which shots will no longer detonate, and thus it's effective range is only being limited by the user's skill and the game's draw distance. The Skyguard's extreme effectiveness at it's role is compensated by it's complete ineffectiveness at damaging non-aircraft targets. A Skyguard-equipped Lighting must run away from enemy armor, and can only run over enemy infantry, which can still be effective given the Lightning's speed.

The Skyguard has a base price of 48 Certification Points, making it the cheapest of the Lightning's alternate weapons.