The AJS 37 Viggen is a a single-engine, delta wing, canard configuration multirole aircraft with STOL (Short-Takeoff-And-Landing) capabilities, as well as the ability to operate from improvised wartime airfields, like highway strips.
It made its debut in Ace Combat 2 and later appeared in the handheld titles Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception and Ace Combat: Joint Assault.
History
Strangereal
The only recorded use of Viggens was during the Aurelian War where it was sporadically used by the Leasath Air Force, which included an ace pilot with callsign Saber.[1]
Joint Assault universe
The aircraft was available to Antares Squadron during the Valahia Crisis.
Game analysis
Ace Combat: Joint Assault
- "A multirole aircraft developed specifically for short takeoffs and landings (STOL)."
- ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- Complete mission 4: "Spotlight - Bravo". Costs $19,000.
Statistics
- Speed: Medium
- Air-to-Air: Medium
- Air-to-Ground: Medium
- Mobility: Medium
- Stability: Medium
- Defense: Medium
Weapons[2]
- STDM x84
- LGWM x112 — costs 3,100 credits; unlocked after one sortie with STDM
- HACM x56 — costs 7,500 credits; unlocked after one sortie with LGWM, or two sorties with STDM
- HVWM x28 — costs 8,900 credits; unlocked after one sortie with HACM, or three sorties with LGWM and/or STDM
- UGB x17
- SAAM x11 — costs 7,600 credits; unlocked after two sorties with UGB
- LAGM x10 — costs 14,200 credits; unlocked after two sorties with SAAM, or three sorties with UGB
- QAAM x12 — costs 17,700 credits; unlocked after two sorties with LAGM, or four sorties with SAAM and/or UGB
Colors
- C01: Green forest camouflage.
- C02: Gray body adopted by JA 37s.
- C03: Striped two-color gray body.
- C04: Blue fuselage with yellow wing trim. Modeled after the Swedish national colors.
- C05: Lightning-themed body.
- C06: Dark gray body with gold trim.
Gallery
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
The aircraft is displayed as JA 37 Viggen.
- "A multirole aircraft developed specifically for short takeoffs and landings (STOL)."
- ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- Complete mission 2: Out of the Fire. Costs 5,800 credits.
Statistics
Weapons
Skins
- Aurelia: AJ 37 camouflage.
- Leasath: Flygvapnet air superiority gray.
- Special 1: Flygvapnet's new paint scheme. Two-tone gray.
- Special 2: Blue body with yellow wing trim. Modelled after "Blå Petter" (Blue Peter), the Viggen painted in this color to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Swedish Air Force in 2001.
Named Pilots
- Saber — Found in Prelude. Spawns with the final JA 37 formation when 7 landing ships and most of the fighters are destroyed.
Gallery
Ace Combat 2
The aircraft is displayed as SF-37.
How to Unlock
- The SF-37 is not available to the player in this game.
Colors
- Enemy type A: AJ 37 camouflage.
- Enemy type B: Plain white body.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Viggen model originally used in Ace Combat: Joint Assault was the AJS 37 model. However, the final version retained the original JA 37 from Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- In real life, the Viggen could not refuel midair. While the plane can complete refueling minigames in both Ace Combat X and Joint Assault, the tanker refueling boom will float slightly above the plane fuselage.
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