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The Arsenal Bird – An analysis of our new enemy in Ace Combat 7

December 5, 2019

As you all know the International Space Elevator,
also known as ISEV, will play a major role in Ace Combat 7 but perhaps more important
than the elevator itself is the Arsenal Bird, also known as the giant and badass aircraft
capable of carrying shitloads of UAVs – 80 of them to be more precise. Since the Arsenal Bird will be so important,
let’s talk more about it and its role in Ace Combat 7 from what we know and what we can
expect. Let’s start with an analysis of the Arsenal
Bird itself. The Arsenal Bird was designed by Masato Kanno
who is the current art director of Ace Combat 7 and who has also worked on previous Ace
Combat games. Kanno is the one responsible for the design
of both Stonehenge from Ace Combat 04 and the Arkbird from Ace Combat 5 and I believe
we can both see how the Arsenal Bird’s design bears resemblance with the Arkbird’s. However, unlike the Arkbird which is a spacecraft
and therefore is able to maintain a high speed with its engines and boosters, the Arsenal
Bird is a rather slow aircraft powered by 8 contra-rotating sets of propellers and notice
that I said contra and not counter. Contra-rotating propellers refer to when one
engine contains two sets of propellers and each set rotates opposite to the other, meanwhile
counter-rotating propellers means that each engine has one set of propellers that turn
to the opposite direction compared to another engine. Advantages of a contra-propeller propulsion
system include higher speed and higher efficiency, the reason why this system is found on the
Tupolev-95 Bear bomber and its civilian version, the Tupolev 144 – which is one of the fastest
propeller driven aircraft ever made. On the downside, the contra-propeller system
might add some extra to the airframe and as you may be aware due to the Bear bomber’s
reputation, this type of setup is incredibly loud – which shouldn’t even be a problem
since the Arsenal Bird looks like unmanned aircraft. Design-wise the Arsenal Bird obviously follows
the flying wing design being similar to the Northrop YB-35 concept back from the days
of WWII, but I’ve found another aircraft that has more resemblance to it and it’s probably
closer more well known by Project Aces: the Rostock heavy bomber featured in the Sky Crawlers
movie, and I say more well known by Project Aces since they made the Sky Crawlers game
for the Wii. The Rostock bomber, where Rostock is the name
of the faction that operates the bomber since I don’t even know if this aircraft has its
own name, looks smaller than the Arsenal Bird packing only 6 contra-propelled engine setups. Another similarity between the aircraft is
the existence of vertical stabilisers, unlike in the Northrop YB-35, however the Rostock
bomber has three vertical stabilisers, a large downward-going one located on the centreline
of the aircraft and two smaller upward-going stabilisers located between the centre and
the edge of the aircraft, and the Arsenal Bird has two medium sized down-going stabilisers
close to the centreline. Despite their similarities, the Arsenal Bird
and the Rostock bomber are extremely different when it comes to armaments. While the Rostock bomber carries its bombs
internally and has several gunner positions for its defense, the arsenal bird’s primary
defense is the 80 UAVs it can carry. These UAVs will try to intercept enemy aircraft
but they will also sacrifice themselves by crashing into missiles bound to the Arsenal
Bird – like if they were mobile shields to the drone carrier. Apart from UAVs, the Arsenal Bird has several
ports for Air-to-Air Missiles, or AAMs, over its wings. I wasn’t able to get an exact number of
missile ports but we’ll sure see a lot of missiles coming from the Arsenal Bird. It must be noted however that the Arsenal
Bird and the Arkbird share a very interesting detail – this circle on top of its fuselage,
which at least for the Arkbird is home for a laser firing unit as demonstrated in the
game Ace Combat 5. Whereas the Arsenal Bird will feature the
same or a variant of the laser unit we still don’t know, however if it does we can clearly
note that this laser unit would only be able to hit targets flying higher than the Arsenal
Bird – something that did not happen in the first Ace Combat 7 trailer since the F-22
was under and not higher than the Arsenal Bird. Before we talk about the UAVs featured on
the Arsenal Bird let’s talk about another similarity between it and the Arkbird, but
not a obvious one. Under both aircraft we can see the EXACT SAME
module that was attached to the Arkbird via the SSTO (single-stage-to-orbit) vehicle from
Ace Combat 5. This means two things, first the shape under
the Arsenal Bird follows the same design and is compatible to the addition of a module,
second: if need be, or at least how it was done in Ace Combat 5, the module has the capability
of holding another laser unit and other UAVs – reminding you that these capabilities were
not featured in the original Arkbird design but rather added later when the module docked
to the Arkbird. With that being said, the Arsenal Bird might
still have some tricks up its sleeves – but we will see about that once the game is released. Talking about the UAVs now, the Arsenal Bird
can carry up to 80 of them under its winds. The release mechanism is very simple, the
UAVs are released and fall with the help of gravity and while they’re falling they unfold
their wings while gaining the necessary airspeed in order to fly. The UAVs in question, as they are named in
Ace Combat 7, are the MQ-101. The MQ-101s are a Strangereal version of the
real life Northrop Grumman X-47B, a drone currently in development to be used by the
United States Navy aboard its aircraft carriers. In real life these drones are able to have
their wings folded in order to save some space while on the carriers, a feature we can also
see in the game, and they are able to perform aerial refuelings. I must also point out that these drones have
a somewhat similar design when compared to the Vogel, the UAV that was used by the Arkbird
while under control of the Belkans. Now that we know some more about the Arsenal
Bird and its UAVs let’s talk more about its role in the conflict between Erusea and
Osea. First things first, the most important thing
to know about the Arsenal Bird is its mission. As answered by Ace Combat producer, Kazutoki
Kono, on the December 10th edition of Famitsu: Its purpose is a drone carrier. Since the space elevator is a very vulnerable
building, it acts as a guardian angel and patrols it. And that’s his own words. With his statement we can raise two important questions about the origin of the Arsenal
Bird: Who built it? And who operates it? As I pointed out earlier there are several
similarities between the Arsenal Bird and the Arkbird. It has been confirmed on the E3 demo gameplay
that it was Osea who actually developed and manufactured the drone carriers. As to whether who operates, or who controls,
the Arsenal Bird the question is a bit more complicated. After manufacturing them, Osea sent the Arsenal
Birds to the Space Elevator and it is unknown who was the one controlling them at that point
– Osea or the administration of the space elevator. What matter is that somehow, and then again
this is confirmed from the E3 demo, Erusea got a hold of the Arsenal Birds and equipped
it with the MQ-101 drone. But Erusea’s control on the Arsenal Birds
might not last too long, as we were hinted by this post on Ace Combat’s Facebook page,
we MIGHT – WE JUST MIGHT – fight together with the Arsenal Bird as an ally later on
in the game. Anyways, besides talking about who controls
the Arsenal Bird we should also talk about how many of them are there because it seems
like there’s more than one. So far I’ve identified that the Arsenal
Bird appears in two different locations, one being the space elevator and the other being
the jungle area by the river. Assuming that the player is able to destroy
one Arsenal Bird there must be another one, and unlike heavy command cruisers like the
XB-0 or the Aigaion, the Arsenal Bird seems relatively small to the point where you could
build more than one. Looking at the map that involves the radius
around the space elevator, which I believe is related to the Arsenal Bird, you can see
three small aircraft around the ring – which I assume are the Arsenal Birds. One on the bottom, one on the top and one
on the right side – so I believe there are at least 3 Arsenal Birds but if you want to
make things proportional since the three are divided by 90 degrees from each other, we could assume a fourth one on the left side of the ring which would be outside of the screen. Anyways, these were my thoughts on the Arsenal
Bird and its role in the story of Ace Combat 7. Of course there still is plenty that we don’t
know about this drone carrier but hopefully we will find out more about it soon as more
information is released or when the game comes out. This was Ace Combat Fan and I hope you have
enjoyed the content of this video and as always, stay tuned to the channel for more Ace Combat!

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Wreck of American Air Force F111A aircraft – The 4000th aircraft was shot down in Vietnam

December 4, 2019

Hello everybody!
Welcome back to my channel! Today I want to show you something very very very special It was the 4000th aircraft of the United States Air Force shot down by infantry guns of the Vietnamese army. This is an American Air Force F111-A aircraft A models were used for tactical bombing in Southeast Asia. It was shot down more than 37 years ago at 0:05 on October 17, 1972 You can see it hit a lot of bullets, maybe from AK guns, 12-mm guns There are many different bullet holes, big and small here In the following video I will show you an aircraft of the Vietnamese Air Force sponsored by Russia. which fought with US Air Force F111 by Russia. which fought with US Air Force
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Tips to Improve on Ace Combat 7’s Multiplayer: General Gameplay

December 4, 2019

Welcome to part two to my series of videos
on how to improve on Ace Combat 7’s multiplayer mode. In the first video I talked about aircraft
customization and how to use the matchmaking system to avoid those F-22 spamming QAAMs everywhere, but now it’s time for me to cover some general tips on gameplay that you can use in any map
and with any aircraft set up. This video is brought to you by Thrustmaster,
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Don’t use novice controls in multiplayer – ever. You are literally asking yourself to be killed. The problem with novice, also called standard
controls is that you don’t have full control of all the 3 axis and so your movement becomes
very predictable and enemies can kill you with ease. So play it on expert controls, it’s not
that hard – yes, there’s a bit of a learning curve but once you get the hang of it you’ll
be flying much better – I guarantee that. Tip #2 is: Watch the enemy closely. Knowing what your target is doing and where
it is heading to is very important because it lets you plan your attack and defensive
tactics. The best way to do this is locking your camera
onto the enemy, you can do this by pressing and holding the change target button – which
is the triangle button in the PS4 and the Y button in the Xbox controller. When you have the camera locked onto the enemy
you need to identify which plane has a higher maneuverability, yours or the enemy’s. If you are more maneuverable by all means
turn into the enemy, however if the enemy is more maneuverable you will probably want
to avoid a turn fight and separate yourself from the fight with speed. The target camera is very useful in letting
you know who will get to a firing position first, sometimes you will see that the enemy
will be able to fire their missiles before you even get a lock on. In that case do not keep turning or you will
get hit by missiles head-on. My tip #3 is kind of an opinion, but kind
of a fact: the 3rd person view is the best view. That’s because it gives you a better sense
of relative movement when locking your camera onto enemy targets – that is why most Ace
Combat youtubers play on 3rd person view. The HUD view is good too, it’s very clean
which improves your visibility, therefore it’s really good for long range railgun
shots and laser firing. A small disadvantage of the HUD view if that
you don’t get as much sense of relative movement when your camera is locked onto the
enemy which is very important in turn fights. What you should take from here is: don’t
play in the cockpit view. I know it’s immersive and all but your view
is obstructed and you can’t lock camera onto enemy targets depending on their location
because there are limits to where your head can turn. So if you really want to play competitively
don’t play with the cockpit view. My tip #4: use the clouds to your advantage. The clouds mess with the tracking of almost
all weapons so you can get inside them to decrease the likelihood of getting hit by
an enemy missile. This tactic is especially useful when your
missile alerts are going crazy, when you don’t have speed to perform high-G turns and when
you don’t have flares. In team deathmatch hiding inside the clouds
can be very useful when the enemy team is trying to hunt you down because you are buying
time for your teammates to arrive and help you out. Now it is worth pointing out, you have to
keep turning inside the clouds – don’t just fly straight. Also clouds are very effective against most
missiles – a notable exception being the QAAM – but they are useless against the gun or
railguns since they do not require homing. On the other hand, they are a very effective
defense against pulse lasers because the laser beams just dissipate when in contact with
the clouds and is literally impossible for the enemies to hit you when you are inside
one. My tip #5 is on how to deal with those pesky
QAAMs, but you can also use this for other missiles as well. If there are many missiles coming after you,
go at low altitude and use the terrain to your advantage so that missiles will hit the
ground and not you. This would include flying between buildings
and over mountain peaks. A perfect map for this tactic is Yinshi Valley
because the rocks are huge and there’s a considerable amount of space to fly in between
them. Of course, it goes without saying that this
type of move requires skill and confidence from the player because you need to fly and
maneuver at high speed in order not to get hit by the missiles in the first place! My tip #6 is yet another tactic on how to
avoid an enemy missile. First identify where it is coming from by
using your radar. If the missile is coming from behind, turn
to the same side where it is coming from. For example, if it is coming from 7 o’clock,
turn to the left. In the other scenario where a missile is coming
from the front, turn to the opposite side. So if the missile is coming from 2 o’clock
turn to the left. You goal is to keep a 90 degree angle between
you and the missile. As you get experience you will know when you
should start your evasive maneuvers because sometimes starting them too soon is a waste
or energy or could even put you head on with the missile. Now this is very important, once you begin
your evasive maneuver never – ever – switch direction because this makes your plane slower
and the enemy missile has time to catch up with you. I’ve seen this many times on multiplayer,
I fire a missile and my target starts turning to the left then changes its mind to turn
to the right – and then BOOM, the plane slows down and my missile hits. My tip #7 is almost the same thing but now
we take the perspective of the chaser aircraft. In a dogfight try to find the break in the
flow, that is the moment when your target switches the direction of their flight path,
which usually happens when they switch from one target to another. This is the best moment to strike the enemy
because for a tiny fraction a second, the enemy moves very slowly and you get in line
for a perfect shot. Now where’s the catch, if you fire your
missile at this perfect moment you won’t get a hit because the enemy will already have
maneuvered, so need to do a bit of a prediction on when that moment will happen and fire your
missile a few moments before the break. With that said, you need to pay a lot of attention
to your enemy and the other aircraft around you do identify when he could change his flight
path. Now I know this sounds very hard, but I have
another tip that goes hand in hand with this tactic which is: fly very close to your enemy. And when I mean close, I mean you should feel
the heat from your enemy’s exhaust nozzles – something like 100 metres. The whole idea here is, the closer you are
from your enemies, the less time they have to react when you fire a missile. And by the way, this also means that the chance
to find that break in their flight path is higher since you can watch from up close. Once you have a good line up, fire your missile
and hopefully it will be a one-hit-one-kill shot, which is possible if you have the necessary
parts including: damage and homing. For this tactic you will need an aircraft
that is slightly more maneuverable than your enemy and a lot of skill so that you can keep
up with the maneuvers and at the same time not waste energy. Just be very careful not to overshot your
enemy, that would be very bad! My next tip is related to what I said in the
previous video. In case you do not remember, I said that your
standard missiles are pretty much useless if you don’t equip any parts that improve
their performance. With that said, you should use your standard
missiles very often during a match, not because you will get a kill but because you put your
opponent on the defensive – also you have lots of them so you won’t run out of ammo. Basically this puts your enemies under pressure
and increases the chance of them becoming distracted from your other strategies and
that is why you will see in my gameplay videos that I launch missiles when it’s pretty
much impossible to get a hit – but you never now, maybe you can get some surprise hits
as well. My tip #10 is on the usage of flares and High-G
turns, a mechanic in the game where you turn faster but also lose more speed and energy. Since flares come in a very limited supply,
I recommend only using them when you think you are really close to getting a kill or
when you think that break in your enemy’s flight will happen very soon. Throughout most of the match you should use
high-g turns to evade enemy missiles, the key is to use them effectively as to minimize
the loss of energy. Experience will teach you the best moment
to start and stop a high-g turn, but the less you use while successfully evading a missile
the better. If you get around 600 kilometres per hour,
you are flying considerably slow and it would be easy for an enemy missile to hit you because
you don’t have that much energy left to evade. Another tip is to keep your eyes open for
slow targets in the area, it usually happens when someone overuses the high-g turn in a
turn fight. If you see on your HUD that a square isn’t
moving much, that’s a good indication that the target is low on energy which means that
if you fire a missile it is unlikely it will be able to evade. This tip is very useful after you respawn
because once you’re re-joining the furball you get an outside perspective of the fight
and you have more time to pick a target, while that is happening the people inside the furball
will be probably distracted and that is your perfect chance to line up a shot and fire
at the perfect moment. I should make a mention of post-stall maneuvers
in multiplayer, and my overall tip is: don’t try using them. It’s a huge gamble because you will be slow
which makes you an easy target to anyone with upgraded missiles and most likely you won’t
be successful. The only moment I would recommend using a
post-stall maneuver in multiplayer is if you are really low on speed or energy that you
are 100% sure that the enemy missile will hit you. In that case try to perform a Kulbit and you
have a very slim chance that you will survive, at least that’s better than certain death. And my last tip is: understand the flow of
battle and keep your awareness on what is around you. This means checking the radar frequently during
a match and also looking at who is chasing who and where they are going. By paying close attention you should be able
to identify patterns and this means you can position yourself better for attacks. It is also very important to check your radar
from time to time when you’re in the furball to see approaching enemy players because as
I mentioned earlier, coming into the furball can be an advantage for them. And one last thing I should mention is that
you shouldn’t just pursue one enemy for the entire match, instead keep your eyes open
and seize opportunities as you see them, and to do that you have to act fast. These are my tips for this video, but more
are coming soon. Like I said before, these tips are general
so that you can use for any aircraft but in my next video we will be getting into more
specifics of different weapons, planes and opening moves. And just like last time, if there’s anything you think I missed or you have other tips please let me know in the comments. Feedback is very important and I’m sure other aces out there would like to share their knowledge to help out new players get into the game. And of course, if you want to improve your experience and immersion, check out my friends at Thrustmaster. They have some flight sticks and headsets, including one officially licensed by the US air force. which is the one I use when I play Ace Combat 7. Another video with more tips will be coming soon and if you haven’t already, please subscribe to the channel, like and share. That helps a lot. And thank you so much for watching, I will see you next time!

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Know Your Plane #8 | ADF-01 Falken (Ace Combat)

December 3, 2019

This episode of the Know Your Plane series
will cover ADF-01 Falken, one of the most iconic and oldest original aircraft in the
Ace Combat series. But don’t let the Falken’s old age deceive
you because this air dominance fighter from the 90s has some cutting edge technology:
it’s the first plane to feature a full COFFIN system, meaning the aircraft has no canopy
and the pilot sees the outside via cameras and sensors, while at the same time the plane
could be flown by artificial intelligence instead of a pilot. To make the Falken even more powerful, its
armament includes an improved version of the TLS and the capability of shooting missiles
backwards. Now prior to talking about the Falken’s
development history and specifications let’s briefly cover the Falken’s appearances in the
context of the Ace Combat series. The first original fighter aircraft designed
by Project Aces debuted in 1997 with the release of Ace Combat 2. There were two aircraft, the XFA-27 which
was playable, and the ADF-01 Falken which appeared only as bonus final boss – you didn’t
really have to fight against it to finish the story mode. But in Ace Combat 2’s remake: Ace Combat
3D Cross Rumble, (also known as Assault Horizon Legacy) the Falken was the final boss aircraft
in the last mission of the game therefore making its appearance canon. However for the rest of the games where Falken
appears: Ace Combat 5, Zero, X, Joint Assault, Infinity and 7, the Falken only appears as
a bonus aircraft and isn’t featured as a main story point. Now let’s get on with the history of the
ADF-01 which can be traced to Belka’s initiative to produce a new-generation fighter back in
1985. This was the beginning of the ADF family which
stands for Advanced Dominance Fighter. The company in charge of the project was the
South Belka Munitions Factory, a government-owned company. With the economic difficulties that threatened
Belka in the late 1980s and early 1990s the progress on the project was rather slow due
to insufficient funding and only two prototypes for the next generation fighter were built
by the late stages of the Belkan War of 1995. These prototypes were the ADFX-01 and ADFX-02,
both known as Morgan. I have already made an episode on the Morgan
that you can check out right here but what you need to know is that roughly speaking,
the Morgan has similar design compared to the Falken but it really lacked the technological
advancements that made the Falken so distinctive. In the aftermath of the Belkan War a rebel
organization stole one of the Morgans and used it on their last stand over the Avalon
Dam V2 launch facility. Although the Morgan was flown by a skilled
rebel pilot known as Pixy, he was defeated by the ace pilot of the allied forces after
an epic duel which brought the revolt to an end. Although shot down, the remains of Pixy’s
ADFX-02 proved invaluable to the Belka South Munitions Factory which was now a private company based in North Osea and known simply as Grunder Industries. Technicians from Grunder Industries were able
to find, retrieve and analyze the data from the downed ADFX-02 and use that data to evaluate
and improve the ADF design. The new design became what we now know as
the Falken, but it doesn’t stop there because after the Belkan War the ADF project was merged
with super secret Z.O.E. (Zone of Endless) project. You see, after the Belkan War the Belkan Air
Force suffered severe casualties and due to the country’s low population and scarce
number of qualified pilots, emphasis was put on advanced AI becoming more common in fighter
jets to eventually replace manned flights, this is what the Zone of Endless project was
trying to accomplish. The details on the Falken’s development
are hard to find but what we do know is that it progressed rapidly that a flying model
was operational by the year of 1998 and here’s where the story gets interesting. In that year an armed coup was taking place
over the continent of Usea where rebel forces took control of most of the continent in the
early stages. Taking advantage of the situation, most likely
due to the connections a covert pro-Belkan group known as the Grey Men, Grunder Industries
sent some aircraft to take part in the conflict as a secret experiment. Their goals were to first gather combat data
for the Zone of Endless project and to test the performance and capabilities of the Falken
in a real combat, the experiment was so secret that even the rebel forces didn’t know the
Z.O.E. aircraft, painted on a very distinguishable red colour, were on their side.>>>>>The first sorties were with unmanned lower-performance aircraft such as the F-14 or F-18 and they were purely for the purposes of gathering
combat data, if the aircraft got too damaged they would automatically withdraw from combat. As more data was gathered and the AI was able
to improve itself, more advanced aircraft such as the YF-23 and the F-15S/MTD were deployed. From here on Z.O.E. aircraft were programmed
to fight until the end. A mercenary ace known as Phoenix was capable
of destroying the Z.O.E. aircraft and changing the tide of the war in the continent, but
his last opponent was waiting for him. What is believed to be only combat sortie
of the ADF-01 Falken took place over North Point on September 18, 1998. The Falken controlled by the Zone of Endless
AI was tasked with defending Fortress Intolerance from the allied forces’ attempt to destroy
it before ICBMs were launched. With the vast amount of data that had been
captured and analyzed throughout the war and with limiters turned off, as the craft was
unmanned and therefore did not have to concern itself with stress on the pilot’s body,
the Falken faced the leader of the Scarface Squadron, Phoenix. A ferocious battle followed, however Phoenix
emerged victorious and destroyed the Falken deployed by Grunder Industries. But this is not where the Falken’s history
ends. 12 years later Grunder Industries sold the
Falken to the Yuktobanian Union, again likely due to the influence of the Grey Men, in order
to help the Yuktobanian War effort against Osea. By that time Osea had already invaded Yuktobania
and this could be Grunder’s chance of balancing the war while making some more money out of
it. It’s unknown how many Falken’s were sold
to Yuktobania and it appears that they were still being assembled during the conflict
and never saw any operational deployment. The invading Osean forces were able to find
the Falken’s blueprints around Yuktobania and when stormed Grunder’s Headquarters
in Sudentor in the closing stages of the Circum Pacific War. Osea was then able to complete at least one
Falken and became the first air force to operate one. The Falken flew together with the Morgan and
Wyvern in an airshow over November city in the year of 2011 thus bringing the Falken’s
history to an end. When it comes to performance, the best way
to describe the Falken is as an improvement to the Morgan which was already a very potent
aircraft. At the expense of armour, the improved design
made the Falken more agile and stealthier. Unlike the Morgan which carried missiles externally,
the Falken accommodates missiles in internal weapons bays located on the outer side of
each of the engines. The most notable difference between the two
craft is the lack of a canopy as the Falken was the first aircraft to feature a full Connection
For Flight Interface, known simply as the COFFIN system. When manned, the pilot is able to see the
outside of the craft using the 16 sensors and cameras located all around the craft’s
would-be canopy. These sensors get everything from infrared
to visible light to radio waves which are displayed in hexagons inside the cockpit thus
giving the pilot the ultimate situational awareness during combat. However it is important to note, the Falken
still had to be controlled with physical or voice inputs from its pilots because the Electro-Neuron-Synapse-Interface system, which connects the pilot’s brain to the aircraft, had not been developed yet. But since all data was digital as it came
from sensors, the craft could be flown autonomously with the Zone of Endless AI from Grunder Industries
that is capable of interpreting the data and learning from each flight. Another major difference between both aircraft
is related to the new Tactical Laser System. Advances in laser technology allowed for the
miniaturization of the laser emitting device which was now stowed inside the aircraft below
what would be the cockpit. Even though it is smaller, the new TLS is
more powerful and has a longer range also thanks to the improved sensors found in the
aircraft. In order to fire the TLS, the nose of the
aircraft opens to create a direct line between the TLS and the target. Apart from using the TLS, the regular missiles
and the gun, the Falken can also be equipped with externally-mounted air-to-air missiles
or fuel air explosive bombs which defeat the Falken’s stealth. But when it comes to defence capabilities,
that is where the Falken truly shines. Besides the ability to carry flares to deceive
incoming enemy missiles, the Falken is equipped with potent jamming hardware capable of disrupting
enemy missile lock momentarily and also able to create several ghost targets on the enemy’s
HUD. Should the enemy pursue the Falken from close
range, the Falken can shoot missiles backwards in addition to a rear-firing gun. And yet, if these countermeasures are not
enough the Falken still retains superb maneuverability and can easily perform post-stall maneuvers
to dodge enemy missiles or to obtain an advantageous position in a dogfight. The ADF-01 Falken has 24 meters in length,
a wingspan of 15.92 metres, a height of 5.64 metres and it weighs 23.3 tons. It is powered by two Grunder Industries WWX-GD-425
2D thrust vectoring engines that enable it to reach Mach 2.2 or roughly 2,695 km/h. Although the Falken’s range and endurance
is classified, it can also perform aerial refueling via the flying boom system for long-range
missions. All in all, the Falken is an extremely advanced
fighter in both offensive and defensive capabilities. It is only disadvantage among the super fighters
is its relatively high weight which drags down its mobility, but the craft is definitely
a fierce opponent in the combat area. This brings me to the end of this episode
of Know Your Plane and if you’re interested in more lore about other aircraft both from
Ace Combat and real life you can check this playlist right here with even more episodes. And if you want to support the channel there
will also be a link to my merch store with some very cool jet designs. Anyway, thank you for watching and I will
see you in the next episode!

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Ace Combat 7: List of All 32 Confirmed Aircraft (2017)

December 2, 2019

Ace Combat 7: Confirmed Aircraft List F-22/A Raptor
Status: Playable F-35 Lightning II
Status: Playable Eurofighter Typhoon
Status: Playable Sukhoi-35 Flanker E
Status: Playable F-16C Fighting Falcon
Status: Playable F-18F Super Hornet
Status: Playable A-10C Thunderbolt II
Status: Playable Sukhoi-33 Flanker D
Status: Playable F-15C, F-15E & F-15J
Status: Playable Sukhoi-30SM
Status: Playable Mig-29A Fulcrum
Status: Playable Mirage 2000-5
Status: Playable F-14D Tomcat
Status: Playable Sukhoi-30M2
Status: Playable Gripen E
Status: Playable F-2A
Status: Playable Rafale M
Status: Playable F-104 Starfighter
Status: Playable F-4E Phantom II
Status: Unknown B-52H Stratofortress
Status: Unplayable Tupolev 95 Bear
Status: Unplayable Ilyushin-76
Status: Unplayable E-767
Status: Unplayable AH-64D Apache Longbow
Status: Unplayable V-22 Osprey
Status: Unplayable C-130 Hercules
Status: Unplayable MQ-99 (EADS Barracuda
Status: Unplayable MQ-101 (X-47B)
Status: Unplayable -UNKNOWN UAV-
Status: Unplayable Arsenal Bird
Status: Unplayable More info in the description

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Plane Mysteriously Vanishes During Its First Combat Mission – You Won’t Believe Where It Was Found

December 2, 2019

The date is April 4th, 1943, and the war in
Europe is starting to turn in favor of the Allies. For years Germany and her Italian allies have
maintained an iron grip on Europe, and with the defeat of France early in the war and
the expulsion of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk, Europe was effectively in
the iron grip of the Axis powers. For the Allies, things look grim- if they
are to be victorious then they must accomplish the daunting task of landing forces in Europe,
yet the Germans have reinforced any possible landing sites, and establishing a foothold
in the continent will be a bloody and costly affair. To date though Italian forces have performed
exceptionally poorly in combat against the Allies. On the deserts and plains of northern Africa,
the Italians have been all but defeated, and leadership of the few remaining infantry divisions
and armored brigades has fallen squarely onto the Germans. Hitler no longer trusts the competency of
his Italian allies and has ordered that the Italian military no longer operate without
direct supervision of German commanders. Sensing the weakness of the Italian military,
it’s decided that the Allies will soon invade Italy itself in order to establish a foothold
on the European continent and force the Germans to divert forces from a second landing site
in northern France to Italy. In preparation for the coming operation, slated
for fall of 1943, the Allies have now begun an extensive bombing campaign against major
Italian cities and military facilities. On that fateful April 4th, several squadrons
of American and British bombers prepare for a bombing run against Naples, Italy. Escorted the entire way by fighters, Allied
bombers nonetheless protect themselves by flying in tight formations that allow each
aircraft’s gunners to support other friendly aircraft. The airfield at Soluch, a small airstrip outside
of Benghazi, Libya, only allows a few bombers to launch at a time though, and the aircraft
are thus launched in waves, with the last waves speeding up to catch up with the first
waves, then the entire strike force flies together towards its final destination. One of the last planes into the air is a brand
new B-24D Liberator nicknamed Lady Be Good, which carries a crew of nine American airmen. At the helm of the aircraft is 1st Lieutenant
William J. Hatton, with copilot 2nd Lieutenant Robert F. Toner. The Lady’s navigator is 2nd Lieutenant Dp
Hays who sits across from the bombardier, 2nd Lieutenant John s. Woravka. The aircraft’s flight engineer, Technical
Sergeant Harold J. Ripslinger, sits further back along the fuselage alongside the radio
operator, Technical Sergeant Robert E. LaMotte. Finally, the aircraft’s three gunners, Staff
Sergeants Guy E. Shelly, Vernon L. Moore, and Samuel E. Adams, protect the aircraft
from the top and the sides. As the Lady climbs into the skies over the
Sahara desert though strong winds have kicked up huge sandstorms and the visibility is nearly
null. With a low flight ceiling, the B-24D Liberators
are unable to fly above the worst of the weather and many of the bombers end up aborting their
mission and returning to base. The Lady however refuses to turn back, and
continues on towards her target in Naples. As she crosses over the Mediterranean though
the Lady is far behind the remains of the formation which has made it out of the Sahara,
and with a faulty automatic direction finder, 1st Lieutenant Hatton decides to turn the
plane around and head for home. As he makes the decision, Lt. Haddon radios
back to Soluch airfield and requests assistance, informing command that he is having a hard
time navigating in the dark. In order to assist the incoming Lady, soldiers
at Soluch shoot up flares into the night sky, but the Lady ultimately overshoots the airfield. With no radio contact, several hours later
and long after her fuel supplies would have run out, the Lady and her crew are declared
missing in action, and a search for the aircraft is launched. The best that the American air force officials
can determine is that the Lady crashed somewhere in the Mediterranean, and thus focus their
efforts there. Fast forward to November 1958 and British
geologists working for the D’Arcy Oil Company are flying over the Sahara on a surveying
mission when they spot the wreckage of a crashed plane. They immediately radio the nearby American
Wheelus Air Force Base, but with no record of an American plane having been lost recently
in the area, the report is ignored. The same survey team spots the aircraft on
numerous follow-on aerial surveys, and finally a year later D’Arcy Oil Company dispatches
a ground team to investigate the crash site. Heading the ground team is D’Arcy surveyor
Gordon Bowerman, who happens to be a close friend of Lieutenant Colonel Walter B. Kolbus,
commander of Wheelus Air Base. Discovering the plane largely intact, Bowerman
collects maintenance inspection records from the aircraft as well as the names of her missing
crew from clothing and other equipment scattered throughout the interior of the aircraft. Upon returning to Wheelus Air Base, Bowerman
shows his discovery to Kolbus, who immediately realizes that this must be a lost American
aircraft from World War II. A team made up of officials from both Wheelus
Air Base and the Army Quartermaster Mortuary in Frankfurt, Germany, immediately conduct
an expedition to the crash site, hoping to recover the remains of lost American airmen. For three months the American military investigates
the crash site and conducts extensive searches of the surrounding desert. Jeeps scour the Saharan plains while aircraft
provide aerial reconnaissance overhead, all hoping to recover the remains of the missing
crew. With no parachutes discovered in the wreck
it’s believed that the men safely bailed out, but with her crew listed as missing in action
for almost two decades, the search teams are now looking for remains they can bring back
home to family members. The search crews are also determined to bury
their missing comrades from the bygone war with full military honors. After three months of searching though the
brutal Saharan environment is taking a serious toll on the equipment and men of the search
teams both. Ultimately the search is abandoned, though
the teams did manage to recover some of the crew’s equipment to include parachutes, flight
boots, and arrowhead markers, which the crew had used to mark their trail as they made
their way across the Sahara. It is decided that the search will be called
off though due to the probability that the shifting sands have already covered up the
remains, and for fear of endangering the lives of the men on the search teams. Where the American search teams failed though,
British Petroleum employees would succeed. Just six months later surveyors from British
Petroleum discover the remains of five crew members and officials from the Army Quartermaster
Mortuary return to Libya to collect the remains. Along with the remains though are more personal
items to include canteens, flashlights, pieces of parachutes, and flight jackets. A diary belonging to Lt. Robert Toner is also
discovered, and its pages are still clearly legible. Within its pages the young Lieutenant chronicles
his final days and increasing hopelessness and weakness,with his final entry dated Monday
the 12th, April 1943. It reads simply “No help yet” and is followed
by a few illegible words. The discovery of five of the nine airmen spurs
the military to try one more time for the recovery of the last four missing crew members. This final search is codenamed Operation Climax
and brings in assets from both the air force and the army. After months more of searching, two more crew
members are found, Sergeant Shelly and Sergeant Ripslinger. The search for the last two crewmembers is
regrettably canceled, the American military having exhausted all options available. In August 1960 though British Petroleum employees
would find one more crew member, Lieutenant John Woravka, whom is believed to be the only
crew man that did not link up with the rest of the group after bailing out of the aircraft. Sadly the remains of Sergeant Vernon Moore
were never found. The military thus began to reconstruct the
events that led to the downing of Lady Be Good. It is believed that after overshooting her
airfield, the lady began to run out of fuel. Given that the crew was relatively green and
had little experience, the malfunctioning direction finder and the fact that it was
night spelled disaster for the men. Worse, the pitch-black night and the poor
visibility led the men to believe that they were flying over the Mediterranean, which
explains why they did not attempt to simply land the plane. Instead all nine men bailed out of the aircraft,
though one of the nine’s parachute failed to open properly and he fell to his death. Another man, Lieutenant Woravka falls far
off course and lands too far away to link up with the rest of the crew. On the ground seven survivors made their way
together northwards, hoping to run into civilization. With only half a canteen of water on each
man though, five soon became too exhausted to continue and were left behind as the other
two pushed on, hoping to find rescue for those they had to leave behind. The desert would claim them all, though incredibly
Sergeant Ripslinger’s remains would be found a whopping two hundred miles away from the
crash site. An inspection of the plane’s wreckage would
find that it was stocked with survival supplies, to include rations and water. The radio was also found to be in working
condition, and it is believed that if the men had remained with their aircraft they
could very well have survived their ordeal. However, believing that they were flying over
the Mediterranean and not over the flat plains of the Sahara, the men made the fateful decision
to bail out, a mistake which would cost them all their lives. What would you have done if you were stuck
in the middle of the desert with no food and little water? Let us know in the comments, and as always
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Top 5 Best Waifus of the Ace Combat Series – Valentine’s Day Edition

November 27, 2019

It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way
of spending this special day other than ranking my top 5 favourite waifus of the Ace Combat
series! Now, the Ace Combat series has several important
female characters including, Rena, Fiona, Cynthia, Yoko, Yellow 4, Nastasya, Marcela,
Camilla, the other Camilla, Janice, Krista, Melissa, Ludmilla, Nagase (AC2), Nagase (AC3),
Nagase (AC4), Nagase (AC5), Nagase (AC3D), Nagase (AC AH) and you guessed it – Nagase
(ACI). As you’ve seen there are many characters
to choose from but here are my top 5 picks for waifu material: At number 5 and probably my most controversial
choice is Camilla from Ace Combat Infinity. While she is the main enemy in the game as
the Butterfly Master one of the things I have to admit is that I like her positive energy
and personality that she brings to the battle when flying her QFA-44. Her laugh and humming of Mappy make me almost
laugh and relax while dogfighting against her.>>Also in terms of appearance I would give
her an 8/10 from her pictures displayed in the game. She does have one minor problem though, she’s
a frickin psycopath with no regards to other people’s lives, so if you interested in
getting to know her make sure you sign up for some life insurance or consider my next
choice.>Coming at number 4 we have Nagase from the
Ace Combat novel Ikaros in the Sky. Nagase is one of the most intelligent and
skilled fighter pilots of Japan’s Air Self Defense Forces to the point she was chosen
as one of the lead test pilots of the ASF-X program. Initially she was a helicopter pilot for the
Japanese navy but ranked up pretty fast when she was transferred to the air force. The one thing that sets her apart from the
other waifus is her very sexy… Hmm… Aircraft of course, just look at that Shinden! In the third place of the list my personal
choice is Yellow 4 from Ace Combat 04. Two things that define Yellow 4 other than
her looks are her skills and her loyalty to Yellow 13, the squadron leader. Yellow 4 was the only female member of the
Yellow Squadron, the elite unit of the Erusian Air Force that took over the skies of the
Usean continent. The loyalty of Yellow 4 was also her downfall,
after an enemy sabotage against her air base which left her aircraft damaged Yellow 4 still
chose to take off on an emergency sortie with a damaged engine because she was afraid to
let her leader Yellow 13 to proceed without her cover. Unfortunately this was the her last mission,
with a damaged aircraft she fell prey to our protagonist Mobius 1 and was killed during
the mission – breaking Yellow 13’s heart. Coming at number 2 we have Fiona Chris Fitzgerald
from Ace Combat 3. She pretty much has all the qualities from
the previous waifus: good looking, caring, smart, a skilled pilot and loyal to her friends
and ideals. Fiona fought for UPEO in order to preserve
the peace in the continent of Usea but in Ace Combat 3 Fiona isn’t very lucky because
almost of the paths of the game lead to her death. In the one path she survives, she ends up
switching sides to Neucom since UPEO’s high command tried to blame and her as a spy and
kill her. Just after arriving at Neucom she re-joins
her sister and begs her not to pursue her aspirations of joining the Ouroboros terrorist
group.>>>>>Unfortunately Fiona is truly unlucky because
even if the player chooses to stay with her she ends up losing her sister.>>>>>Finally at number 1, the waifu you’ve been
waiting for is of course Rosa Cossette D’Elise, the princess of Erusea in Ace Combat 7. Now of course that the game hasn’t even
been released yet but let me tell you why she’s my number 1 pick in this list: her
determination, her will power to fighter for her country, her looks, her attitude, class
and mission which is to fight for her country and burn Osea to the ground, which as a Belkan
that makes me really happy. Now the princess does have one and only one
drawback, from what we know so far she is not a pilot, however at least she does her
own personal transportation aircraft, an aircraft from Kawasaki serving as the Erusian Air Force
1. This concludes my top 5 picks of the best
waifus of the Ace Combat series and I am sure that with Ace Combat 7’s release I will
even have more positive points to praise our Erusian Waifu. On the meantime let me know what you think
about this list and put your waifu pick in the comment section. Thank you for watching, see you guys next
time and don’t forget to burn Osea to the ground on your way out!

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Know Your Plane #1 | X-02 Wyvern (Ace Combat)

November 27, 2019

Welcome to the “Know Your Plane Series”,
a collection of videos about military aviation that focuses on providing you with key information,
specifications, history and lore about a variety of aircraft, both real and fictional. And to start off this series in our very first
episode we feature an iconic aircraft from the Ace Combat series: the X-02 Wyvern. The X-02 Wyvern was designed by Isshin Yabuki,
member of Project Aces, and the aircraft made its first appearance in the game Ace Combat
04 for the PlayStation 2 in the year of 2001. Although the aircraft doesn’t appear in
the story mode of the game, it can be unlocked as a bonus aircraft that packs some serious
firepower and it’s extremely fast and agile, making it by far the best aircraft in the
game. The second appearance of the Wyvern was on
the next Ace Combat game – Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. This time the X-02 Wyvern appeared as an enemy
UAV in the arcade mode of the game which is known as Operation Katina. Apart from these two games this fighter jet
has also made a non-canon appearance on Ace Combat Zero, Ace Combat X, Ace Combat Joint
Assault and Ace Combat Infinity, making it one of the most popular original aircraft
in the Ace Combat series. In the Strangereal universe the X-02 was created
by the country of Erusea, being developed by the Erusian Air and Space Administration,
to enter service for both the country’s air force and navy. However in addition to Erusea, who created
the aircraft, the X-02 had two secondary operators: the Union of the Yuktobanian Republics and
the military coalition: ISAF. When designing the aircraft Isshin Yabuki
brought elements from the American YF-23 Black Widow II, the Russian Sukhoi 37 and from the
FFR-41 Mave from the Japanese novel “Sentou Yousei Yukikaze”. As a result we’ve got an aircraft that features
forward-swept wings of variable geometry, wings which are adjusted according to the
aircraft’s speed. The X-02 features two very distinguishable
modes, the stealthy and high-speed folded wings mode and the low speed but highly mobile
mode where its wings are extended. As a result the X-02 is well suited for both
high speed interception and dogfighting. In addition to the variable geometry wings,
the X-02 can fold its tails depending on the flight characteristics in order to reduce
drag or provide additional maneuverability. A further advantage of the X-02’s variable
geometry is that it also saves deck space since the aircraft was designed to be operated
from aircraft carriers. However despite its superior maneuverability,
the X-02 has two major disadvantages: its armor is very light and the aircraft has a
limited fuel capacity – although it is able to perform in-flight refueling. Regarding its weapon systems, the X-02 can
carry all of its ordinance internally in three separate locations. The first and largest one is the weapons bay
located just under the fuselage and is meant to accommodate the special weapons. The two other locations, who are responsible
for releasing the standard missiles, are compartments located just under the engines. When an enemy is within range the missile-holders
slide down so that the missiles can be fired and after the missiles are launched the holders
are retracted back up. Now that we’ve talked about the general design
of the aircraft let’s see some of its specifications, according to official sources, and let’s also
make size comparison with an F-35C. The X-02 has length of 21.84 meters, has a
width of 18.30 meters when its wings are extended or 11.54 when they are folded and has a height
of 4.36 or 3.42 meters, which of course depends if the tails are folded or not. As for its weight, the X-02 is said to weight
16.8 tons, which I assume is its empty weight, and the aircraft is powered by two tri-dimensional
ERG-1000 engines which gives the X-02 a top speed of Mach 2.5, around 3,060 km/h, and
a combat radius of 1,050 kilometers. As for its ordinance, the X-02 is capable
of carrying air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles and bomblet dispensers, and of course
don’t forget about the canon that is mounted on the left side of the fuselage. In the Ace Combat games that X-02 carries
from 82 to 84 standard missiles, 14 Advanced Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile, 16 Advanced
Air-to-Ground Missile, 24 Bomblet Dispensers, 14 Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile and in
Ace Combat 04 the X-02 is the aircraft that can carry the largest amount of bullets – a
total of 950 of them.>In the 1980s the Erusian navy was seeking
a next generation fighter jet to operate from its aircraft carriers and as a result the
X-02 project was born. Subsequently the Erusian Air Force also made
a request to upgrade its fighter aircraft and from there the Erusian ministry of defence
decided to modify the navy’s aircraft so that it could also perform the duties required
by the Erusian Air Force. On January 22, 1987, the Erusian Air and Space
Administration, who was in charge of the X-02 program, finished the preliminary blueprints
that would give the shape to the Wyvern, however due to the complexity of the X-02’s design
and because of external factors including the discovery of the Ulysses 1994XF04 asteroid
and the rushed development of Stonehenge, work on the X-02 continued but progress was
slow because the X-02 program was target of several opposition groups who questioned the
high cost of the program and insisted that the air force kept on using combat proven
aircraft. Because of the post-Ulysses reconstruction
effort and the controversy around the project, development of the X-02 once more came to
a halt. In 2003, when Erusea declared war and took
over Stonehenge, the asteroid intercepting railgun, its military advance was so successful
thanks to Stonehenge’s deployment as an anti-aircraft gun that the Erusian military
disregarded the need of the X-02 during the majority of the war. But on April 2, 2005, after the destruction
of Stonehenge the tide of the war had turned in favour of the ISAF and because of that
the X-02 program was restarted. From April to September of 2005, development
of the X-02 had taken top priority and despite lack of resources due to Erusea’s worsening
position as the war progressed, the X-02 was set to enter full production on the month
of September, however by that time ISAF had managed to capture Erusea’s capital of Farbanti
and the war came to an end. Despite losing the war, Erusea did not stop
the development of the X-02 and later even managed to create some unmanned variants of
the aircraft. These unmanned versions were stolen by the
Free Erusea movement in the year of 2006 and were deployed into combat against ISAF forces
during Operation Katina. When the Free Erusea movement was defeated
the ISAF managed to get its hands on some additional X-02 units that were located at
White Valley’s arms factory, which used to be Free Erusia’s headquarters. One notable mention about the X-02 Wyvern
is that it was also later exported to Yuktobania via North Osea’s Grunder Industries which
submitted the aircraft to its cost-cutting techniques. It is unknown how many units were exported
but one of them was shot down and recovered by the Osean military during the Circum-Pacific
War in 2010.>The name Wyvern refers to a creature that
is very similar to a dragon, the main difference being that the Wyvern only has two legs instead
of four. The Wyvern is somewhat famous in heraldry,
the study and design of armorial bearings or armory, and served as the symbol of the
medieval kingdom of Wessex. Apart from old references, the name Wyvern
or its symbol can still be found in recent history, the United States Air Force 51st
Operations Support Squadron based on Osan Air Force base in Korea features a Wyvern
on their patch and their motto is “Breathin’ Fire.” And if you want to go a bit back in the past
there is a British car manufactured from 1948 to 1957 called the Vauxhall Wyvern, and of
course I could not forget about another British creation: the Westland Wyvern, a piston aircraft
that was capable of operating on aircraft carriers, just like the Ace Combat Wyvern,
that was manufactured from 1946 to 1956 and was operated by the Royal Navy. Lastly, there was an X-02 Wyvern model kit
that was sold in Japan in the early 2000s after the release of Ace Combat 04. I believe the kit was sold by Hasegawa, who
still makes Ace Combat kits even nowadays, but the X-02 kit isn’t available anymore
and is a rare model kit. So this was the our very first episode on
the legendary Erusian X-02 Wyvern, a classic aircraft that had its debut in Ace Combat
04: Shattered Skies but appears several other times in the Ace Combat series. Before terminating our video don’t forget
to check the Know Your Plane series’ playlist for more episodes like this and of course
like, share, subscribe and let me know which aircraft you want to see featured next video! This was Ace Combat Fan and I see you guys
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Tips to Improve on Ace Combat 7’s Multiplayer: Aircraft Set and Matchmaking

November 27, 2019

Ace Combat 7’s multiplayer matches are very
fun but they are usually very intense, the multiplayer lobbies are full of F-22 launching
QAAMs this was a Macross movie, railgun snipers and your missile warning keeps beeping so
much you might get PTSD! I’m not even kidding, I was able to meet
a survivor: As soon as I thought I had shook him off,
there he was again. The never-ending sound of the missile alerts
put fear in my heart for the first time. With so much fast-paced action going on in
a 3-dimensional environment, the multiplayer component of Ace Combat can be overwhelming
– especially to new players. So here are some tips and hints on how to
improve yourself on Ace Combat 7’s multiplayer mode and get ready for the dogfights involving
high tier aircraft. Now there’s a lot of hints and tips I can
give you guys, but in order to keep the length of this video short – this video will only
focus on aircraft selection and matchmaking. But fear not, I will be making other videos
including tips on general gameplay, tactics for different aircraft, weapons and more. This video is brought to you by Thrustmaster,
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the same time. Alright, so let’s get started: My tip #1 is: understand your aircraft set
up and its total cost. In the hangar you can select your aircraft,
your special weapon and customize your plane’s performance by tuning it with parts, each
with its different properties such as improving your speed, maneuverability, weapon and so
on – it’s a straightforward concept right? But it is also important to keep in mind the
total cost of your aircraft set. The total set cost is how Ace Combat balances
the matches so that low tier planes don’t go against high-tier planes. When you are making your aircraft set in the
hangar, check the total cost in the upper right portion of your screen. The total cost is broken down by the base
cost of your aircraft and the parts that you equip it with, obviously better aircraft and
better parts will have a higher cost. When making an aircraft set you only need
to remember three magic number: 2000, 2250 and 2500 points. And here’s why… Tip 2:
Pay attention to the aircraft set restriction cost whenever joining a match. The host of every match can set restrictions
to allow aircraft that are either at or below 2000 points, at or below 2250 points, at or
below 2500 or unlimited – and you can see the match rules whenever you’re looking
for a lobby. That’s just how balancing works. My tip #3 is to start slowly and pick a room
with a 2000 point restriction, this is especially helpful to new players. In these matches you’re more likely to see
F-16s, F-14s and MiG-21s in an environment where you don’t have the chaotic pace of
superplanes flying around at Mach 3 spamming missiles everywhere. Once you feel comfortable enough in the 2000
points category, move up and repeat the process until you are ready to take on matches in
the unlimited category – by that time you’re going to realize your missile warning is useless
because that thing is always on, but you get but you used to it. And by the way, many Ace Combat players actually
prefer playing on low tier matches. It’s actually fun. Another setting on multiplayer matches is
the restriction of special weapons. So if you have feel like the players around
you just keep spamming missiles, follow my tip #4 and join matches where only your standard
missiles and guns are allowed. The pacing of these matches is slower and
some people like them as well – just be sure to upgrade your standard missiles with parts! Speaking of which, my tip #5 is about your
standard missiles – they are pretty much useless. That’s because because your enemies can
easily outmaneuver them with a sharp turn in almost all cases. This means that you should either add parts
to improve their performance like missile speed, damage or homing or just don’t even
bother at all. I actually recommend that you focus on your
special weapon instead because it’s more powerful, faster or has better homing, though
there’s way less ammunition. Speaking of which, my tip #6 is that you actually
focus heavily on your special weapon to maximize its potential and by that I mean get all the
relevant parts. For example, if you bringing the railgun to
snipe people, make sure it’s a one hit-on-one-kill otherwise you are not maximizing the number
of points you could get by each shot. The same applies to air-to-air missiles, you
really want to focus on parts that increase the damage and homing to ensure a successful
hit and potentially a kill. Improving missile speed would help too since
enemy aircraft would less time to react, but I wouldn’t recommend getting parts to improve
lock-on speed, I just don’t think it’s that useful and instead you could bring in
another part. Now in regards regards to getting parts that
increase your special weapon ammunition capacity, that is something you will have to evaluate
with experience depending on how often you fire and how many hits you get – as you become
a better player you will be able to identify firing positions and distances that work better
to minimize the number of missed shots and therefore save your ammunition to last the
entire match. My tip #7 is: customize your aircraft on what
is already good at. From time to time I see people using interceptors
as dogfighters and it just doesn’t work out well. So when it’s time to customize your plane
ask yourself, what are the strengths and weaknesses of this aircraft? Once you know that you should maximize your
strengths instead of minimizing your weaknesses. Let me give you an example, the F-15C is fast
plane but not so maneuverable, so if you were to choose it would recommend that you add
parts that further improve your speed to get a competitive edge on multiplayer. If you add in parts that increase maneuverability,
you might just match what your enemies have and then you have no advantage over them. It’s like increasing the maneuverability
of the MiG-31, that was never meant to dogfights. Now this tip will serve as a general guideline
when it’s time to customize aircraft. Those of you who are interested in recommended
set ups for specific planes, look forward to my other videos on this topic – like the
one I made on the Sukhoi-33 with the EML which currently is my favourite set up. The tips for this video are over, but another
video with more tips on how to improve in Ace Combat 7’s multiplayer is coming soon. Right now you should have an idea of how the
balancing system works and how to customize your aircraft – keeping in mind the cost restrictions. If you have any question just let me know
in the comments and you think there’s something I’ve overlooked let me know that too – feedback
is very important and I’d love to hear some other tips from the veteran players. Special thanks to my friends at Thrustmaster
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The Journey Home – (Ending theme / with lyrics) – 91/92 – Ace Combat 5 Original Soundtrack

November 24, 2019

The Journey begins Starts from within Things that I need to know The song of a bird, echoed in words Flying for the need to fly Thoughts endless in flight, day turns to night Questions you ask your soul Which way do I go How fast is too slow The journey has it’s time within us If I man can fly over an ocean And no mountains can get in his way Will he fly on forever searching for something to believe From above I can see from the heavens Down below see the storm raging on And somewhere in the answer there is a heart to carry on When I finally return Things that I learn Carry me back to home The thoughts that I feed Planting the seed With time will begin to grow The more that I try The more that I fly The answer in itself Will be there

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