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The F-16C -Windhover-4 Star Aircraft is a Special aircraft depicting the F-16C Fighting Falcon of Daniel Pollini, the leader of Emmeria's Windhover Squadron. It was first released in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation as a downloadable paint scheme with DLC Pack #02 at the price of $2.49 (200 MSP, pre-MSP retirement). It was later featured in Ace Combat Infinity as a Special Aircraft.

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat Infinity[]

F-16C -Windhover- Infinity icon
"A special version of the F-16C based on the aircraft flown by "Windhover Squadron" that fought alongside Garuda Squadron to resist the invasion of a neighboring nation. It is characterized by a wide variety of special weapons, allowing adaption to many different missions. It also features extremely high turning capabilities at the cost of slightly reduced stability. It is an aircraft worthy of the epic tales of the captain who lead the squadron, a passionate man yet always capable of calm and reasoned judgement."
Hangar

How to Unlock

This aircraft was only available to the top 3,000 participants in the "[Back Again!] Fires of Liberation Online Co-Op Missions Ranking Tournament in late September 2015 to early October 2015
Lv. Cst Price GUN MSL 4AAM HCAA QAAM SP MO ST AA AG DF
1 725 [a] 365 126 18 D+ C+ D B D F+
2 768 [a] 401 128 26 C B D+ B+ D E
3 811 [a] 438 130 30 C+ B D+ B+ D E+
4 854 [a] 474 132 34 34 B A D+ A D+ D
5 897 [a] 511 134 38 38 B+ A+ C A D+ D+
6 940 634,920[b] 547 136 42 42 B+ S C A+ D+ C
7 983 288,600 584 138 46 46 24 B+ S C S D+ C+
8 1026 557,960 620 140 50 50 26 A S+ C+ S D+ B
9 1069 808,080 657 142 52 52 27 A S+ C+ S D+ B+
10 1112 1,827,800 694 144 54 54 28 A+ S+ C+ S C A
11 1159 2,328,040 730 148 56 56 29 S S+ B S+ C A+
12 1206 3,097,640 767 152 58 58 30 S+ S+ B S+ C S
13 1253 3,886,480 803 156 60 60 31 S+ S+ B S+ C S+
14 1300 5,425,680 840 160 62 62 32 S+ S+ B+ S+ C S+
15 1347 6,214,520 877 164 64 64 33 S+ S+ B+ S+ C S+
16[c] 1411 7,926,880 911 166 66 66 35 S+ S++ A S+ C+ S+
17[c] 1470 9,062,040 945 168 70 70 36 S+ S++ A S+ C+ S+
18[c] 1529 10,197,200 979 170 72 72 37 S++ S++ A+ S++ C+ S++
19[c] 1588 13,025,480 1013 172 74 74 38 S++ S++ A+ S++ B S++
20[c] 1647 16,430,960 1048 174 78 78 40 S++ S++ A+ S++ B S++
Part Slots
At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 24 BODY, 24 ARMS, and 24 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.
Nickname
Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Warmaker nickname for use at any time.

Skins

  • Default: Daniel Pollini livery; gray body with a black cockpit, vertical tail, and leading edges with Emmerian roundels

Gallery

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation[]

The aircraft is displayed as F-16C -HISTORIC WINDHOVER-.

Overview

The F-16C -HISTORIC WINDHOVER- is the second available F-16C Fighting Falcon variant, after the F-16C -SCARFACE EMBLEM-. As implied, it is modeled after the personal Falcon flown by Daniel "Windhover" Pollini, one of the player's main allies in the single-player campaign. In appearance, the aircraft resembles the standard Emmerian F-16C, with the inclusion of a black and red trim surrounding the canopy, the wingtips and the vertical stabilizer. The tail is painted black and features Windhover's personal emblem.
In performance, the WINDHOVER sacrifices armor and stability for the sake of upgraded air-to-air and speed parameters. As with the CFA-44 Nosferatu, if a "High-G" is activated, it won't cease until the player stops maneuvering. The plane's weapons payload remains unaffected.

Trivia[]

Footnotes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 This aircraft was provided to players at Lv.5 already researching into Lv.6. Previous levels were available when creating an Aircraft Set, but did not need to be researched or purchased.
  2. Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lv. Cap Increase Request Forms were required to unlock Lv.16 and each level afterward, one per level. Credits and research were also required for each level as usual.

References[]

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