F-15E -CHIHAYA-

F-15E -CHIHAYA-
Stock Variant	F-15E Strike Eagle
Role	Multirole
Random Drop
Availability	March 5 - April 1, 2015 February 2016
Special Supply Item Catalogue
Availability	November 2016 (permanent)
Price	300 Tickets

The F-15E -CHIHAYA- is a special version of the F-15E Strike Eagle featuring the character Chihaya Kisaragi from THE iDOLM@STER. It was featured as a downloadable aircraft skin in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, and was available as a standalone Special Aircraft in Ace Combat Infinity.

Game Analysis

Ace Combat Infinity

"A special version of the F-15E featuring the same color scheme as Chihaya Kisaragi from THE IDOLM@STER series.
It requires great pilot skills to control when sustaining damage, but its abilities are unquestionable.
The sky has no limits. Keep reaching for the top!"

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The aircraft was only available as a Limited-Time Drop between March 5 and April 1 of 2015 during the third IDOLM@STER Collaboration Event. It was available again as Random Drop between February 1 and Februrary 29, 2016.

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	4AAM	SFFS	4AGM	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	675	765	72	120	14	–	–	B	D+	C	C	D+	E
2	717	117,600	72	122	18	–	–	B+	C	C	C	D+	E+
3	759	168,000	72	124	22	–	–	B+	C	C+	C+	D+	D
4	801	235,200	72	128	26	18	–	A	C+	C+	C+	C	D
5	843	310,800	72	132	30	19	–	A+	C+	C+	C+	C+	C
6	885	672,000	765	134	34	21	–	A+	B	B	B	C+	C+
7	927	302,400	851	136	38	23	36	S	B	B	B	B	B
8	969	504,000	938	138	42	25	40	S	B+	B	B	B	B+
9	1011	722,400	1024	142	46	27	42	S+	A	B+	B	B	A
10	1053	1,663,200	1111	146	48	29	44	S+	A	B+	B+	B+	A
11	1100	2,217,600	1289	150	50	30	46	S+	A+	A	B+	B+	A+
12	1147	2,956,800	1468	154	52	31	48	S+	A+	A	B+	B+	S
13	1194	3,696,000	1647	158	54	32	50	S+	S	A+	A	A	S+
14	1241	5,157,600	1826	162	56	33	52	S+	S	A+	A	A	S+
15	1288	5,896,800	2005	166	60	35	56	S++	S+	S	A	A	S+
16	1351	7,543,200	2064	168	62	36	58	S++	S+	S	A+	A+	S+
17	1410	8,618,400	2123	170	64	37	60	S++	S+	S	A+	A+	S+
18	1469	9,693,600	2183	172	66	38	62	S++	S+	S	A+	A+	S++
19	1528	12,381,600	2242	174	68	39	64	S++	S+	S+	S	S	S++
20	1587	15,607,200	2302	176	72	41	68	S++	S+	S+	S	S	S++

Part Slots

At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 30 BODY, 30 ARMS, and 30 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nickname

Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Saihyo nickname for use at any time.

Skins

• Default: Chihaya Kisaragi livery

Gallery

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the F-15E "THE IDOLM@STER" is the first downloadable Strike Eagle variant. It was released in November 29, 2011 with PACK 05, costing 400 MSP in Xbox Live and $4.99 USD in the PlayStation Store. It is one of the three iM@S aircraft released for the game, accompanied by the Su-33 -THE IDOLMASTER MIKI- and the F-22A -THE IDOLMASTER HARUKA-. All three aircraft can be downloaded in a single bundle worth $9.99 or 400 MSP.

There are two Chihaya paint schemes available: the basic version and a low visibility, "monotone" version. Unlike its Fires of Liberation precursor, the aircraft is merely a paint scheme, and does not affect performance in any way.

Gallery

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  Monotone version

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  Colorized version

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  Hangar view

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  Hangar view of monochrome version

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

"While a little hard to handle when it’s in a bad mood, this plane’s talent is undeniable. Keep your head up, spread your wings and take to the skies!"

― Official description

The F-15E iDOLM@STER is the fourth aircraft of the iDOLM@STER aircraft line. It was released in the XBL Marketplace in February 27, 2008 with PACK 05, at the price of $4.99 (400 MSP, pre-MSP retirement). As implied, it is themed on iM@S character Chihaya Kisaragi. The aircraft is adorned with a blue paint job with white stripes, while Kisaragi's likeness is emblazoned in the left side of the plane, while the "PROJECT iM@S" logo is featured in the right wing.

In performance, the aircraft boasts a minor yet general statistics upgrade in comparison to the basic F-15E Strike Eagle. In exchange for the upgrade, however, the plane's armor is stripped down, thus reducing its survivability in the battlefield. Furthermore, the aircraft suffers from a unique flaw in that taking any damage will cause an immediate nosedive; this alludes to the fan-named "Chihaya Spiral" from the original iDOLM@STER arcade game, where Chihaya's mood was very unstable. This aspect of the aircraft makes low-altitude flight extremely risky; players should remain at higher altitudes to avoid crashing into the ground when taking damage.

The Strike Eagle's missile, XAGM and Unguided Bomb capacity have been reduced, while that of the XMA6 and Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions weapons has been raised.

Gallery

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  Statistics comparison

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  Hasegawa scale model

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