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Cruiser

Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga cruiser · CG Ticonderoga

Cruiser. It engages aircraft out to 97 nm with the SM-2ER, and carries 96 air-defence missiles. It sees aircraft from 81 nm.

Distance from the ship
DetectionSRCG Ticonderoga
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
22
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
74
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
26
Range
918 nm
Reaction
2 s
Reload at sea
No
RGM-84 · Anti-ship
Rounds aboard
8
Range
51 nm
Min range
4.3 nm
Reaction
8 s
Reload at sea
No
M2 Browning · Machine gun
Mounts
3
Rounds
1500
Range
0.6 nm
Max altitude
1,600 ft
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
2
Rounds
360
Max altitude
24,600 ft
Hull
Top speed
30 kt
Length
172 m
Beam
18 m
Draft
12 m
Displacement
9,590 t
Radar cross-section
90,000 m²
Hit points
2700

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.