Having a plane come in and drop a bomb on your bunched up tanks or artillery isn't fun, so there's every reason to get some guns that can take down those planes before they do any damage. I haven't encountered many people who run with AAA, but those that do generally opt for a self propelled version.
Not me.
I go with gold old Swedish M1 Bofors 40 mm anti-aicraft guns, mainly because I have a personal relationship with this piece of equipment (we have them at the museum where I work), but also because these are beastly guns if used properly.
The M1 Bofors does stick out like a sore thumb, and you can't really do much about concealing it, as it needs clean fire arcs to do it's main job - keeping aircraft away. Digging the guns in is absolutely vital, and even then they probably aren't going to survive the game, as they don't become concealed when dug in. On the other hand, every shot directed at these guns is a shot that isn't going into what's going to win you the game - your infantery - so having these guns in a central position, drawing fire, is helping your cause.
I've had good luck taking out light tanks, infantery and even the odd medium tank foolish enough to present its side armor. With a full platoon, you're getting 16 shots at AP 6, FP 4+ over 60 cm. That is, if you can keep them unpinned, which is tricky. Having a 1IC lurking around does help with that kind of thing.
The main task of taking out aircraft is of course a breeze, provided the enemy is dumb enough to even try bombing within range of your AAA. Most opponents won't do this, of course, so what you're getting with these guns is a safe-zone with a diameter of 120 cm around the platoon. That's good for a defensive setup, but if you're going to be attacking a lot, you might want to invest in mobile M15s. That'll cost you a bit more, and they're only AP 5, but you get a mobile platform and armor to boot.
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