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[UPDATE] Zombie Air Force ✈️ Tier List

An editorial practice order for attacks and aircraft. Letters are not measured damage and they are not a developer ranking. Use them to choose the next thing to learn.

By [UPDATE] Zombie Air Force ✈️ WikiLast updated: 2026-10-17

What the letters mean

Attacks are ordered by the job they do in a wave: sustained crowds first, splash second, coordinated strikes after the squad can cover the road. Aircraft are ordered by how clearly they are available for that air-support job. The AC-130 and VTOL jet are new and the developer still calls the gunship unfinished.

Which [UPDATE] Zombie Air Force ✈️ boards are on this hub?

Two jobs, two lists. Open a child page for the long table. This hub is the snapshot.

Tieraircraft5 ranked rows.Tierattacks6 ranked rows.

S tier

aircraftApacheSortie footage treats the Apache as the default gunship, carrying the M230 chain gun and Hydra rocket pods. It is the aircraft that matches the first-flight plan without a pass.

Player decision Start here until you can hold a road and a titan part. Switch airframes for a role, not for novelty.

attacksM230 chain gunThe M230 is the sustained gun on the Apache in published sortie footage. Gameplay coverage says Credit and EXP payouts follow kill count, so a gun that stays on a dense pack matches the reported economy.

Player decision Make this the first attack you can repeat. Move on only when heat management is boring and clumps are surviving.

A tier

attacksHydra rocketsHydra rockets fire unguided volleys with splash. Published coverage points them at dense clumps and shielded enemies, and the official description lists rockets beside chain-gun fire.

Player decision Add rockets when your chain-gun pass is stable and shielded or bunched targets are the problem.

aircraftMH-6 Little BirdThe MH-6 Little Bird is the lighter helicopter in the three-aircraft footage set. A pass description gives it a minigun, rocket pods, a cluster launcher, two door-gunner seats, and AI gunners, with upgrades still earned in the Armoury.

Player decision Pick it when you want door gunners. Confirm whether your account already has it before paying.

attacksAir strikesAir strikes are part of the official aerial toolkit. They sit behind the gun and rockets in this practice order because they are a squad timing tool, not the first thing to learn while you are still reading banners.

Player decision Call the target and the horde owner before you make air strikes your next practice goal.

aircraftZA-6 GrimhawkThe ZA-6 Grimhawk is the fighter jet in published aircraft coverage. A pass description says that access does not require Credits, Medals, or Honors, and that the tree is still earned in game.

Player decision Buy or select it for the jet job you want. Do not expect the tree to arrive with the unlock. The free VTOL variant is a different October option.

aircraftAC-130The October group post adds an AC-130 gunship and a gift code of the same name. It is new official content, and the author asked players to expect roughness.

Player decision Try it after you can already clear a section in the Apache. Do not spend a stockpile on it until you have flown it once and the developer has had a balance pass.

B tier

attacksCluster launcherThe Little Bird pass description names a cluster launcher next to a minigun and rocket pods. It is a real loadout piece, and it is a later learning goal because it arrives with an aircraft choice.

Player decision Learn it only after you have a reason to crew the Little Bird. Do not buy access just to tick this box.

aircraftVTOL jetThe October post includes a free VTOL variant for the jet. The stated exchange is maneuverability for slightly less firepower. That is the whole published comparison.

Player decision Use it when you want the VTOL flight model more than peak firepower. Switch back if the section punishes the lost turn rate.

C tier

attacksSniper slotA sniper slot is part of the described aircraft loadout. It is the tool for a single point, such as a titan part, not for the wave that pays the session.

Player decision Use it for a called weak point. Do not make it the weapon that clears the road.

attacksShotgun slotA shotgun slot is listed with the other aircraft weapons. Nothing in the footage write-up makes it the default crowd or titan tool.

Player decision Leave it until the chain gun and rockets have jobs. Revisit it if a close, narrow target shows up in your own flights.

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FAQ

[UPDATE] Zombie Air Force ✈️ ranking questions

Is this an official weapon ranking?

No. The letters compare how a documented role fits a learning plan and a squad job. They are not a damage chart, and the October update warned that balance is unfinished.

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