The Hrimfaxi launching a burst missile while surfaced
Submarines are naval warships which can operate while completely submerged underwater. A diverse selection of submarines have appeared in Ace Combat, including fictional ones such as those of the Scinfaxi class. Submarines in the franchise have also carried a variety of weapons, from conventional AA guns and SAMs to more unconventional and powerful weapons such as burst missiles and railguns.
Description[]
Submarines typically feature a distinctive cylindrical body and are usually propelled with a propeller or pump jet at the rear of the boat. Submarines are usually referred to as "boats", not "ships".[1]
Several games in the series also feature a special type of submarine, variously referred to as a submersible aviation cruiser, submersible carrier, or submarine aircraft cruiser, combining the aircraft carrying capabilities of an aircraft carrier and the underwater attack capabilities of a submarine. Boats of this type include the Scinfaxi-class submarines and the Alicorn.
History[]
Strangereal[]
Dragonet and Scinfaxi classes[]
The first existing record of submarine development was sometime prior to the 1980s, when the Federation of Central Usea developed the Dragonet-class of submarines. During the Cold War, the Yuktobanian Navy developed the Scinfaxi-class of submarines, which received criticism, particularly from the Osean Foreign Minister at the time, about its similarity to the Dragonet-class.[2]
By the 1990s, two Dragonet-class submarines were fully constructed and operational: the Fensalir and the Folkvangr.[3][4] Both were also developed with the capability to carry cruise missiles. When the Usean coup d'état broke out in the late 1990s, both submarines were captured and used by the Usean Rebel Forces to attack the Usean Allied Forces; notably, the Folkvangr fired a cruise missile intended to destroy Saint Ark.[4][5] However, both submarines (and the cruise missile) were destroyed by Phoenix.[3][4][5][6]
Circum-Pacific War[]
Yuktobania deployed its two Scinfaxi-class submarines during the Circum-Pacific War. Early in the war, the Scinfaxi sunk the Osean carriers OFS Buzzard and OFS Vulture with burst missiles during Operation Whalebird.[7] In response to the attack, the Arkbird was fitted with a ground-facing laser to counter the Scinfaxi-class's burst missiles. Operation Vanguard resulted in the Scinfaxi's sinking by the Arkbird and Wardog Squadron off of Sand Island Air Force Base.[8]
One month later, the Scinfaxi's sister ship, the Hrimfaxi, began striking Osean forces in Yuktobanian territory with long-range burst missiles. It was later attacked and sunk by Wardog Squadron during a resupply operation in the Razgriz Straits.[9]
The Yuktobanian resistance is also known to have operated at least one submarine during the final weeks of the war, when they disarmed and dismantled an Belkan V1 nuclear warhead stolen from the Grey Men.
Lighthouse War[]
The Kingdom of Erusea procured the unfinished submersible aviation cruiser Alicorn from Yuktobania in 2012, and completed it.[10][11] It ran aground underwater on its sea trial in 2016 and was only recovered after two years.[10]
In 2019 during the Lighthouse War, Osea attempted to seize the Alicorn in port at Artiglio. Disobeying orders to scuttle his vessel, Captain Matias Torres of the Alicorn went rogue and took the submarine out to sea, in a plot to conduct a nuclear attack on the Osean capital of Oured. Despite succeeding initially by tricking Osea into chasing Erusean forces away long enough for the sub to obtain nuclear weapons at Anchorhead, Osea's Operation Fisherman sank the Alicorn in the Spring Sea and thwarted its captain's plan.[1][12]
Aurelian War[]
In the Aurelian War, submarines were fielded by the navies of both Aurelia and Leasath.[13]
Midway through the war, the Aurelian Navy's Naiad was deployed to rescue an Aurelian scientist held captive in Terminus Island. The submarine was protected by a diversionary fleet and Gryphus Squadron. Once the scientist was rescued however, the Naiad struck a mine which forced it to surface. The controls were destroyed in the process which put the submarine on a collision course with an iceberg. Gryphus Squadron quickly destroyed the iceberg and incoming bombers headed towards the submarine.[14]
There were two known submarines in the Leasath Naval Forces, these were Proteus and Triton.[15] However, not much is known about their deployment history.
Intercorporate War[]
By 2040, submarines were still used in large numbers. Neucom Incorporated owned at least half a dozen submarines. Some of these submarines used resupply docks near the Petrol Coast,[16] while others were stationed at Megafloat.[17]
Joint Assault universe[]
During the Valahia Crisis, the armed insurgent force known as Valahia fielded a single submarine. It was used to test the Hi-TASM, a thermobaric missile which would later be utilized on a second Spiridus to conduct long-range attacks. The sub was sunk by Antares Squadron during a battle in the Adriatic Sea.
Assault Horizon universe[]
Infinity universe[]
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Gallery[]
A U-boat used by the Belkan Navy
The Beowulf π (a Los Angeles-class submarine) of the Erusean Navy's Aegir Fleet
One of the Typhoon-class submarines used by the Yuktobanian Navy to defend the Hrimfaxi
A Typhoon-class submarine defending the Hrimfaxi
The Hrimfaxi's resupply submarine
A close-up view of Hrimfaxi's resupply submarine
The Hrimfaxi's resupply submarine
Another view of the Hrimfaxi's resupply submarine; note the crane
Another view of the Hrimfaxi supply sub and its crane
A Neucom submarine
A Yuktobanian resistance group's Balao Guppy-II diesel submarine leaving their hideout
A Valahian Los Angeles-class submarine firing Hi-TASM
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SP Mission 01: "Unexpected Visitor", Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
- ↑ FOLLOW, September 1991.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 One Night Stand, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Last Resort, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Last Resort. Ace Combat 2.
- ↑ One Night Stand. Ace Combat 2.
- ↑ Mission 05: "Rendezvous", Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
- ↑ Mission 07: "Front Line", Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
- ↑ Mission 13: "Demons of Razgriz", Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown - Season Pass Mission Trailer.
- ↑ File:Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown - DLC Mission Teaser.
- ↑ SP Mission 03: "Ten Million Relief Plan", Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
- ↑ Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- ↑ Ice Bound. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- ↑ Offline. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
- ↑ Mission 28: "Dilemma", Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (Japanese).
- ↑ Mission 35: "Liquidation", Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (Japanese).