Aircraft of Ace Combat 3
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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere features a large number of notable fighter aircraft in the Ace Combat series. Some of the notable aircraft featured in the game are based on real-life prototype aircraft, while others are completely fictional.
One of the differences between aircraft in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere and other games in the series is the COFFIN (Connection for Flight Interface) system. Aircraft are piloted and controlled through nerve signals (including vision) communicated to and from an electronic system installed inside. Therefore, pilots do not physically control aircraft, instead relying on electronic signals translated from the pilot's mind and reflexes. This technology also makes possible of remote control of aircraft through wireless transmissions from COFFIN systems installed at ground locations.
The notable aircraft are categorized by original manufacturers featured in the game, which includes:
- General Resource LTD.
- Neucom Inc.
- Ouroboros
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[edit] General Resource LTD.
[edit] F-16XA Sakerfalcon
The F-16XA Sakerfalcon is a fictional multirole aircraft designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It has a brown-gold, army-looking camouflage color scheme and is manufactured by General Resource LTD. Its design is based on the real-world prototype aircraft F-16 AFTI.
Unlike the F-16 Gyrfalcon, where the wings are located next to the center of the aircraft, the F-16XA Sakerfalcon's wings extend across the aircraft's length. Another visible difference is that there are two vertical stabilizer fins instead of one. Its acceleration performance is significantly better than the F-16XF Gyrfalcon, making it more apt at escaping dangerous situations. In addition, its excellent defence performance makes it less susceptible to missile and gun attacks. It can carry up to 96 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for both aircraft and ground targets. Due to its small consturction, it can only survive light damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Vulcan, Heavy Machine Gun
- Missiles: Air-to-ground missile
[edit] F/A-32C Erne
The F/A-32C Erne is a fictional multirole aircraft designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It has a brown-green-black, army-looking camouflage color scheme and is manufactured by General Resource LTD. Its design is based on the real-world prototype aircraft X-32 Joint Strike Fighter, and bears a striking resemblance to the FB-22 Concept, an attacker aircraft concept of the F-22A Raptor.
It varied immensely from the actual prototype. The Erne had a longer nose with more tapered chimes along the side. The air intake of the X-32 Joint Strike Fighter was more recessed. The aircraft also had two engines, compared to one for the X-32 Joint Strike Fighter; it also sports larger tail fins. While it is an agile aircraft, its acceleration is not particularly fast. It is particularly immune to missile attacks, dodging missiles easily especially when it is slowed down. It can carry up to 136 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Vulcan, Cannon
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile
[edit] RF-12A2 Blackbird
The RF-12A2 Blackbird is a fictional fighter aircraft specifically designed for dogfights in the stratosphere. Its appearance is white and is manufacturered by General Resource LTD. This plane resembles the US Airforce SR-71 Blackbird.
This fighter aircraft is only playable in the mission "Stratosphere" in the game. In the mission, it is launched into the stratosphere with the help of booster rockets. With two enormous rockets as its engines, it is the largest and heaviest aircraft available in the game, which contributes to its loud noise and poor maneuverability performance. However, it can accelerate near its maximum speed (5068km/h) without the help of gravity, making it the fastest aircraft in the Ace Combat series. Designed to fly in the stratosphere, it can reach higher altitudes while maintaining speed and stability. It is able to carry up to 160 missiles. While it can acquire missile lock-on for aircraft targets as far as 2246m, it needs to reach within 1159m for ground targets, making it the worst air-to-ground performance aircraft in the game. Due to its massive construction, the aircraft can sustain heavy damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Vulcan, Heavy Machine Gun
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile, Short-Range Air-to-air missile, MIRV
[edit] XFA-36A Game
The XFA-36A Game is an advanced, fictional fighter aircraft. Its shape has little resemblance to the XFA-27 Phoenix featured in Ace Combat 2 and has a closer resemblance to the X-02 Wyvern in Ace Combat 04. Its color scheme is grey and white for models manufacturered by General Resource LTD. and black for those operated by Ouroboros. The "X" prefix signifies its prototype status, in line with the model naming conventions in the game series. It is based on the real-world X-36 experimental aircraft.
During flight the aircraft's variable geometry wingtips can fold inwards and out whenever it accelerates or decelerates. It also possesses 3-dimensional thrust vectoring for greater maneuverability, allowing it to accelerate while making sharp turns. The maximum speed attainable from this aircraft is 3304km/h. Its performance characteristics is one of the most balanced of all aircraft in the game, with its defense, attack, power, mobility, and stability performance ratings all equally approaching the top. It can carry up to 184 missiles. Its attacking ability is the most impressive in the game, acquiring missile lock-on as far as 2455m for aircraft targets and 2521m for ground targets, both which are the maximum figures attainable respectively.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Vulcan, Heavy Machine Gun, Cannon
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile, Short-Range Air-to-air missile, MIRV
[edit] X-49 Night Raven
The X-49 Night Raven is an advanced, fictional fighter aircraft. Its shape resembles a boomerang and its appearance is very similar to the XR-900 Geopelia, except that is has a black color scheme instead of silver. It was stolen by the terrorist organization Ouroboros. It was General Resource LTD.'s ultimate manned fighter, after which it became one of the Ouroboros' main weapons.
In the game's story the fictitious character Rena Hirose was the only pilot for this aircraft. It was launched from the UI-4053 Sphyrna airborne carrier. The X-49 Night Raven was responsible for the destruction of an island named "Megafloat" with one shot from the its Laser Cannon. It draws its amazing power from Aeon Generators in the mission "Self Awareness" in the game, which contributes to the behavior where its engine ejects aeon particles during acceleration at high speeds.
In the game's alternative storyline, Rena piloted the aircraft to destroy its own airborne carrier instead of "Megafloat". However, Dision retaliated by activating a remote self-destruction mechanism that was installed in the aircraft, causing it to explode afterwards. The aircraft landed near the island and Rena was able to escape from the aircraft.
Due to the wings' unique design, the aircraft has incredible maneuverability compared to other aircraft in the game. A complete vertical loop can be performed by this aircraft in less than two seconds, while conventional aircraft require approximately ten seconds to perform the same maneuver. Engine noise has a unique high pitch, although the volume decreases considerably when it reaches speeds in excess of 4300km/h. The special engine allows the aircraft to propell to top speeds in excess of 4000km/h without the help of gravity, and can reach its maximum speed of 5068km/h otherwise. When compared to the XR-900 Geopelia, this aircraft is significantly heavier. However, it can reach a slightly higher speed in practice (difference within 5km/h). It relies on air passing through the gaps of its wings to provide stability during flight. The large gaps also make the aircraft incredibly difficult for missiles and machine-guns to hit it successfully.
This aircraft has one of the largest missile capacities of all aircraft in the game at 184 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2455m for aircraft targets and 2043m for ground targets. The aircraft can only be fitted with a unique Laser Cannon weapon. The laser is fired from the center of the aircraft and can last approximinately one second per fire. In addition, it can withstand heavy damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Laser Cannon
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile, MIRV
[edit] Neucom Inc.
[edit] R-101 Delphinus#1
The R-101 Delphinus#1 is a fictional multirole aircraft designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It has a sky blue color scheme and is manufactured by Neucom Inc. Models operated by the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization have a tan color scheme. It is the entry model in the Delphinus series - nicknamed "Delphinus" (dolphin) presumably because of the aircraft's unique shape.
The blue color scheme model is not playable in the game's storyline. It has a cardioid-shape tail and two fuselages in a lightweight construction. Its engine is silent during acceleration and can propell the aircraft to speeds up to 2856km/h. It is the only model in the Delphinus series that cannot be equipped with the Pulse Laser [[machine-gunand also without an engine protrusion under the body. As an entry-level model in the Delphinus series, it delivers good maneuverability and fast acceleration, due to its light weight (8098kg). It can carry up to 88 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for both aircraft and ground targets. Due to its small consturction, it can only endure light damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Heavy Machine Gun
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile
[edit] R-102 Delphinus#2
The R-102 Delphinus#2 is a fictional multirole aircraft designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It has a purple color scheme and is manufactured by Neucom Inc. It is the middle model in the Delphinus series - nicknamed "Delphinus" (dolphin) presumably because of the aircraft's unique shape.
Unlike other models in the Delphinus series, the R-102 Delphinus#2 has a more discrete-looking engine at the bottom of the aircraft. Air intakes are located between the aircraft body and the engine that almost resembles a mouth. As a result it is unlike any real-world fighter aircraft. Its maneuverability is theoretically better than the R-103 Delphinus#3 by a small margin, according to performance ratings in the game. However, its worse stability performance makes this not the case in practice. It can carry up to 128 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2246m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets. Due to its small consturction, it can only withstand light damage.
In addition, a white and orange color scheme for this aircraft was designed exclusively for the fictitious character Cynthia Bridgitte Fitzgerald in the game story.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Heavy Machine Gun, Pulse Laser
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile
[edit] R-103 Delphinus#3
The R-103 Delphinus#3 is an advanced, fictional fighter aircraft. It has a dark blue color scheme and is manufactured by Neucom Inc., with some models stolen by the terrorist organization Ouroboros. Its design is somewhat similar to the ADF-01 Falken. It is the top model in the Delphinus series - nicknamed "Delphinus" (dolphin) presumably because of the aircraft's unique shape.
It is the lightest (10040kg) advanced fighter aircraft available in the game, due to its unique shape and an advanced engine developed by Neucom Inc. Together they make the aircraft very quick to accelerate to top speeds. Its engine noise is considerably more silent and has a lower pitch than other aircraft in its class. In addition, it can reach a higher maximum speed (3920km/h) than many other advanced fighter aircraft, such as the XFA-36A Game and Su-43 Berkut. One interesting design feature is the vertical missile firing system. Unlike conventional fighter aircraft where missiles are launched from the two wings, the R-103 Delphinus#3 launches missiles from the center. Unlike other Delphinus models, it contains canards and the cardioid-shape tail is joined together with the body, giving it a more integrated appearance. It can carry up to 168 missiles, and can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2455m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets. These statistics exceed even that of the XR-900 Geopelia and X-49 Night Raven.
In addition, a white and orange color scheme for this aircraft was designed exclusively for the fictitious character Cynthia Bridgitte Fitzgerald in the game story.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Heavy Machine Gun, Cannon, Pulse Laser
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile, MIRV
[edit] R-201 Asterozoa
The R-201 Asterozoa is a fictional attacker aircraft specifically designed for air-to-ground attacks. It has a lime color scheme and is manufacturered by Neucom Inc. Models operated by the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization have a tan color scheme. It is the only aircraft in the game to feature two canopies.
It has a twin-fuselage design, to carry more fuel and ammunition with less aerodynamic drag than a single-fuselage aircraft. Each one contains a canopy, which suggests it can be piloted from each one. The fuselages are connected by its Cannon machine-gun hanging at the center, which also improves aerodynamics and stability. This model breaks several design conventions of Neucom Inc. aircraft. First, it is the slowest aircraft in the game with a maximum speed of only 1540km/h. While lower maximum speeds is a common trait of attacker aircraft, the slow acceleration and speed of this aircraft makes it particular vulnerable to missile attacks as its ability to evade them is relatively limited. All other Neucom Inc. aircraft are the fastest in their respective class. The engine appears to be of an older design, with louder noise and higher pitch. In addition, it is one of the few Neucom Inc. models that cannot be equipped with the Pulse Laser machine-gun. It can carry up to 104 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets. Due to its large construction, the aircraft can survive heavy damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Cannon
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile, MIRV
[edit] R-211 Orcinus
The R-211 Orcinus is a fictional attacker aircraft specifically designed for air-to-ground attacks. It has a brown and white color scheme and is manufactured by Neucom Inc.
The two vertical stabilizer fins positioned at the back improves its yawing maneuverability. Its broad base and construction allow it to maintain altitude and stability even at very low speeds; an important feature for attacker aircraft, which often require to slowly approach above a ground location to release bombs with precise timing and accuracy. Unlike the R-201 Asterozoa, its performance makes it also suitable for dogfights. As with other aircraft designed by Neucom Inc., the engine is comparatively silent during acceleration. It can carry up to 144 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for aircraft targets and 2521m for ground targets. The only other aircraft in the game able to lock-on to ground targets as far as 2521m is the XFA-36A Game. While the comparatively inferior R-201 Asterozoa can endure heavy damage, the R-211 Orcinus can only withstand normal damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Cannon, Pulse Laser
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile
[edit] R-311 Remora
The R-311 Remora is a fictional fighter aircraft specifically designed for dogfights in the stratosphere. Its design resembles a rocket or a missile. It is manufactured by Neucom Inc.
This fighter aircraft is only playable in the mission "Power for Life" in the game. In the mission, they are launched from R-531 Mobura transport aircraft in the stratosphere. Its body is long and narrow with three fins at its rear. The power source is likely a rocket since the aircraft lacks air intakes to operate at high altitudes. The engine is silent during acceleration similar to other Neucom Inc. aircraft. Being the lightest aircraft (less than 8000kg) in the game, it can accelerate close to its maximum speed (5068km/h) without the help of gravity. However, due to its thin body and design, its aerodynamics makes it unstable during flight and unable to make nimble turns. Designed to fly in the stratosphere, it can reach higher altitudes while maintaining speed and stability. As with the EF-2000E Typhoon II, it has the smallest missile capacity of all aircraft in the game at 72 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets. Due to its small construction, it can only sustain light damage.
In addition, an orange color scheme for this aircraft was designed exclusively for the fictitious character Cynthia Bridgitte Fitzgerald in the game story.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Heavy Machine Gun, Pulse Laser
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile, MIRV
[edit] R-352 Sepia
The R-352 Sepia is a fictional fighter spacecraft. Its shape is similar to the Space Shuttle Colombia. It is manufactured by Neucom Inc. It is the first and only playable spacecraft featured in the Ace Combat series.
This fighter spacecraft is only playable in the mission "Zero Gravity" in the game. It is launched with the help of rocket boosters from a launching pad located at a small island under the control of Neucom Inc. During the launching event, fighter aircraft and antlions from General Resource Defence Force attempted to raid the base station in order to destroy the R-352 Sepia during its flight into space, and to also seize control of the island facilities. Peacekeeping aircraft from the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization arrived to protect the spacecraft on its way into space. In the mission, the R-352 Sepia destroyed four Orbital Satellite Lasers in space, which were operated by the General Resource Defence Force. The satellites were designed to fire powerful laser beams which can destroy any object in the game in one hit.
The R-352 Sepia has HRSI tiles on its bottom allowing it to safely re-enter into the atmosphere. In the game's story, aircraft from the General Resource Defence Force also attempted to destroy the spacecraft after it re-entered and attempted to land on the island. The handling of this spacecraft is different from all other aircraft in the game. Due to the lack of atmosphere in space, heavy inertia occurs when it changes direction while it is in motion. It is equipped with weapons designed for space combat including the Neutron Beam and Plasma Beam. The spacecraft can carry up to 156 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2043m for flying targets. Designed to withstand atmospheric friction during re-entry, it can endure heavy damage.
Weapons available for this spacecraft include:
- Guns: Neutron Beam
- Missiles: Plasma Beam
[edit] XR-900 Geopelia
The XR-900 Geopelia is an advanced, fictional fighter aircraft. Its shape resembles a boomerang and is the most futuristic and radical aircraft design in the Ace Combat series. Its appearance is very similar to the X-49 Night Raven, except that is has a silver color scheme instead of black. It is manufacturered by Neucom Inc.
In the game's story eight XR-900 Geopelia aircraft were piloted by submininated AI programs (unmanned) controlled by the terrorist organization Ouroboros. Due to the wings' unique design, the aircraft has incredible maneuverability compared to other aircraft in the game. A complete vertical loop can be performed by this aircraft in less than two seconds, while conventional aircraft require approximately ten seconds to perform the same maneuver. The engine ejects aeon particles when it accelerates and reaches a speed of approximinately 1680km/h. Engine noise has a unique high pitch, although the volume decreases considerably when it reaches speeds in excess of 4300km/h. The special engine allows the aircraft to propel to top speeds in excess of 4000km/h without the help of gravity, and can reach its maximum speed of 5068km/h otherwise. When compared to the X-49 Night Raven, this aircraft is significantly lighter. However, it reaches a slightly lower speed in practice (difference within 5km/h). It relies on air passing through the gaps of its wings to provide stability during flight. The large gaps also makes the aircraft incredibly difficult for missiles and machine-guns to hit it successfully.
This aircraft has the largest missile capacity of all aircraft in the game at 192 missiles. It can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2455m for aircraft targets and 2043m for ground targets. The aircraft can only be fitted with a unique Laser Cannon weapon. The laser is fired from the center of the aircraft and can last approximately one second per fire. In addition, it can withstand heavy damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Laser Cannon
- Missiles: Short-Range Air-to-air missile, Air-to-ground missile, MIRV
[edit] Ouroboros
[edit] UI-4054 Aurora
The UI-4054 Aurora is an advanced, fictional fighter aircraft. It shape has some resemblance to the TIE/Advanced fighter featured in the Star Wars series, along with a similar color scheme. It is manufactured by the terrorist organization Ouroboros and is piloted by the fictitious character Abyssal Dision in the game story.
It possesses four parallel jet engines positioned at the bottom center of the body. Two vertical stabilizer fins positioned on the back of the aircraft improves its maneuverability, rivaling the Su-43 Berkut. In addition, it has two small delta-shaped wings for yawing. There are four parallel intake ramps at the front part of the body that take air through the engine, after which is ejected through its four parallel afterburner ramps. It can carry up to 176 missiles, and can acquire missile lock-on as far as 2455m for aircraft targets and 2275m for ground targets. While its attacking ability is slightly behind the XFA-36A Game, it can sustain heavier damage.
Weapons available for this aircraft include:
- Guns: Vulcan, Heavy Machine Gun, Cannon
- Missiles: Air-to-air missile, Short-Range Air-to-air missile, MIRV
