Aerial warship
An aerial warship,[a] also referred to as an airborne fortress[6][7][8] or aerial battleship,[9] is a large fictional aircraft designed for aerial warfare, similar to warships for naval warfare. Aerial warships have been featured numerous times in the Ace Combat franchise, starting from the first game, Air Combat. In addition to tunnel flights and canyon flights, they are considered a staple of the series.
Description
Aerial warships are incredibly large, dwarfing the size of transport aircraft. They feature multiple propulsion systems (usually many high-powered engines) in order to maintain flight. However, their sizes make aerial warships easy targets for precision attacks by smaller jet fighters; destruction of an aerial warship typically involves destroying their source of thrust, forcing them to crash into the ground.
Most aerial warships feature onboard weapons—including Air-to-Air Missiles and anti-aircraft guns—and deceptive technology—such as radar jamming or optical camouflage—to defend against enemy aircraft. Some are equipped with non-conventional weapons like the Shock Wave Ballistic Missile and Nimbus missiles to attack targets. Such weapons can usually be tracked by an Airborne Warning and Control System to provide an estimated time of impact or an exact blast zone and radius. A select few aerial warships also act as airborne aircraft carriers, allowing aircraft to take off from the warship and directly engage enemy targets.
A sub-class of aerial warships is the heavy command cruiser, an official designation for aerial warships that can act as mobile command bases.[10]
List of aerial warships
All units listed here follow the criteria of aerial warships as described above: incredibly large aircraft with a method of attacking or defending against enemy units. They are listed in order of appearance.
Footnotes
References
- ↑ Online Co-Op Missions: "Aerospace Center Defense (Normal/HARD)", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Online Co-Op Missions: "Alps Air Corridor (Normal/HARD)", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Online Co-Op Missions: "Weapons Base Assault (Normal/HARD)", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Online Co-Op Missions: "Area B7R Dogfight Battle (Normal/HARD)", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Online Co-Op Missions: "Adriatic Sea Landing Operation", Ace Combat Infinity.
- ↑ Mission 17: "Discovery of Airborne Fortress!", Air Combat.
- ↑ Mission 06A: "The Midnight Sun", Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- ↑ Mission 07B: "Standoff in the Skies II", Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- ↑ Mission 09: "Heavy Command Cruiser", Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.
- ↑ Scene 15: "A Woman of Undying Faith", Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.