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Destroyer

Arleigh Burke

Arleigh Burke destroyer · DDG Arleigh Burke IIa

Destroyer. It engages aircraft out to 97 nm with the SM-2ER, and carries 74 air-defence missiles. It sees aircraft from 81 nm.

Distance from the ship
DetectionSRDDG Arleigh Burke IIa
81 nm
SM-2MSLLaunch envelope
2.2–54 nm
SM-2ERMSLLaunch envelope
2.2–97 nm
Editor ringSUPMission Editor
54 nm
0306090120 nm

Editor ring is the threat circle the Mission Editor draws. DCS sets it by hand, so it can fall short of the missiles or reach past them.

SM-2ER · Air defence
Rounds aboard
37
Engages to
97 nm
Min range
2.2 nm
Max altitude
98,400 ft
Reaction
1 s
Reload at sea
No
SM-2 · Air defence
Rounds aboard
37
Engages to
54 nm
Min range
2.2 nm
Max altitude
80,100 ft
Reaction
1 s
Reload at sea
No
BGM-109 · Land attack
Rounds aboard
22
Range
918 nm
Reaction
2 s
Reload at sea
No
M242 Bushmaster · Autocannon
Mounts
2
Rounds
600
Range
1.3 nm
Max altitude
3,900 ft
Phalanx · Anti-air gun
Mounts
2
Rounds
31000
Range
1.1 nm
Max altitude
6,600 ft
MK45 127 · Main gun
Mounts
1
Rounds
180
Max altitude
24,600 ft
Hull
Top speed
30 kt
Length
156 m
Beam
22 m
Draft
11 m
Displacement
9,200 t
Radar cross-section
80,000 m²
Hit points
2100

DCS 2.9.30.28718 · datamine 2.9.30.28718_2026-10-07T161222 · DCS model values, not real-world performance

In DCS for 5 countries: Combined Joint Task Forces Blue, Combined Joint Task Forces Red, USA, USAF Aggressors, United Nations Peacekeepers.